I have so many people who come to me for massage therapy with low back pain. Hardly anyone gets away without some form of low back pain at some point in their life.
Let me make this completely clear. You do not experience back pain because the spinal column is weak. Your lower spine or lumbar spine is incredibly resilient and strong. Usually, it’s not just one incident that creates low back pain. It is often a combination of things that you repeated throughout the decades.
This video I talk about how rotations in the pelvis can cause low back pain. The reasons for these rotations can be varied. For example, you can create a rotation because of a broken toe. The pain leads your body to compensate so you don’t create more pain. This is the beginning of a learned rotation in the body. Over time this can cause issues and lead to pain in a completely different area than the original injury.
The body only knows holistic movement. Period. End of story. It does see the toe as separate from anything else. Do me a favor and read that sentence again! because it’s important. Your body is amazing in its ability to adapt. Initially, it always does this adaptation for a very good reason. Our job in our exploration is to invite your body to move in a different way. So the nervous system can feel that that movement is safe.
This opens up the possibility for different movements. These new movements erode those compensation adaptations. Hopefully, that makes sense, and if it doesn’t, leave your question in the comments section.
Go ahead and watch the video. Do the exercises with me and let me know how you feel afterward.
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