Archive for the ‘Low Back Pain’ Category

Herniated Disc: Non-Surgical Solutions and Physical Therapy

Eight out of every 10 people will have back pain at some point in their life.  You are probably one…

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Herniated disc

Spinal Stenosis Exercises Proven to Help Back and Leg Pain

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the space around your nerves and spinal cord in your back.  Many people with…

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Spinal stenosis exercises

Sciatica Relief: 3 Proven Treatments to Ease Back and Leg Pain

Back pain shooting down your leg is debilitating.  We know that dealing with sciatica is no fun.  You want sciatic…

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Exercises for sciatica

Deadlift: Harmful or Helpful for Low Back Pain?

The deadlift is essentially a hip hinge with weight.  The hinge occurs by flexing your hips and maintaining a flat…

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Lower back pain

Hip Manual Therapy Improves Low Back Pain

Loss of range of motion in your hip may be causing you lower back pain.  People with low back pain…

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persistent low back pain

5 of the Best Hip Exercises to Help Back Pain

Have you tried all types of low back exercises for your lingering back pain?  You might want to have your…

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Back pain

5 Fundamental Low Back Exercises

Low back pain leads to poor control and coordination of your back muscles.   Basically, pain shuts down the muscles in…

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Bird Dog

Low Back Pain: 5 of the Best Abdominal Exercises

Low back injuries do not always occur from one single incident or event like lifting a heavy box.  Instead, most…

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Abdominal exercise

Self-Management of Pain: Your Physical Therapist as a Guide

Too many medical approaches in today’s society are dependent on others (therapists, doctors, etc) and include passive treatments (medications, injections,…

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therapeutic relationship

How Your Physical Therapist Can Help Your Back Pain

Low back pain is the most common cause of disability and lost work time in industrialized countries.   Persistent low back…

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persistent low back pain