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You guys want a real solution. Okay. Sitting for extended periods tends to leave your muscles hypertonic and hence the pulling of the spine misaligning things and the pain with bending over for starters. Two things: stretch your hamstrings, but do so without flexing at the spine. You should use your hips as a hinge to do the stretch. You'll find when your back is straight, the hamstring stretch doesn't require you move forward all that much. The second muscle is called the psoas. It flexes the hips and assists with leg crunches. It also attaches to almost all of the lumbar vertebrae pulling them forward if they are hypertonic. The stretch will have you with one knee bent, foot on the ground, the other leg pushed behind you with the attempt to make your gluten reach the floor. As you lower in the squat with the front leg, let the rear leg continue to drift backwards. Additionally the hand on the side of the rear leg will reach upwards and backwards to further promote the stretch. You'll know this is being done correctly if you get a hamstring stretch in the front leg and the psoas in the rear.
Engaging the muscles (glutes, abs, etc) as you recommend, for more posterior tilt, has taken some practice, coordination, and is like a mini work out while driving, but this has really helped alleviate my back pain. Thank you for this great advise and video.
Great explanation, shall try your suggestions. Started to get severe left hip pain when driving for more than 20 minutes occasionally, 🚗 I wonder if it could be related to right knee pain ? Also get the same pain when lying on the sofa 🛋 in the evening.
I had been a cyclist for 6 years. I rode 20,000 miles on a bicycle. Not riding in a car or sitting down except for meals in all of that time. Then 3 years ago I got a Prius and I drove a 14,000 mile road trip in my Prius. I have had debilitating lower back pain/tightness since that trip. I do stretches all the time but nothing quells this spasm feeling. Will ab strengthening make this stop. If driving forced my body into an unnatural position then what stretches or excersises will pull everything back to normal??
I'm in so much pain I'll jump into a frozen lake Michigan if it will help! This video is great with good tips on this painful condition and he gets right to it which I appreciate. I should watch it once in a awhile BEFORE I hurt. Also for over a year we've had to deal with covid 19 which means even more sitting.
interestingly enough, on long drives I'll slouch and go into posterior tilt with a rounded back. I can't actually figure out how to sit in an anterior tilt with a rounded back like mentioned as the problem at the beginning of the video. To fix it, I have to sit up with a neutral spine and neutral pelvis. It's hard to do that though the way car seats are designed these days, which sucks.
There are a few tips for ways to exercise back muscles Slowly build up to walking 3 miles per day Try an anti-inflammatory diet Consider trying yoga lessons Checkout some online courses (I learned these and why they work on Fergs Pain Ease site )
thank you...I am a commuter (about 6 years now). Currently in PT for groin pulls associated with nerve problems keeping me up at night. I also have a bulging L3 L4 and L4 L5---coupled with bilateral Bartolotti's syndrome. I'm a mess! I can relate to your video well and do relax my thighs outward while on cruise control. Would strapping my thighs together be recommended? I do use a special prescribed back support from my Chiropractor which is much better than no back support pillow.
Lot of really helpful points, any thoughts on my TFL pain? It feels like the pressure or the seat belt is really irritating my TFL and hip flexors. Please share if you don’t mind.
I find it very hard to walk the first 20 m after a couple of hrs driving , I am 50 and a veteran sp wondered if this was normal for my age or have I worn myself out from the army
Middle of my back burns while driving. I have a full power, fully adjustable lum ar for bottom, mid and upper and I still cant find the right spot after 2 years. .... I'ts killing me... 2013 bmw 328i x drive (sport model) With sport seats.(deep seats side bolsters on seat bottom and back rest. )
What is crazy is my most comfortable vehicle is my oldest. It's a '78 Chevy truck. There is nothing fancy about it. The seats make you sit up straight at 90° as if in a chair.
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Told you have FAI? To free yourself from hip pain, check out the FAI Fix at www.thefaifix.com
No FAI but still want to make your hips pain-free, strong, and mobile? Check out Healthy Hips! www.uprighthealth.com/healthy-hips
You guys want a real solution. Okay. Sitting for extended periods tends to leave your muscles hypertonic and hence the pulling of the spine misaligning things and the pain with bending over for starters. Two things: stretch your hamstrings, but do so without flexing at the spine. You should use your hips as a hinge to do the stretch. You'll find when your back is straight, the hamstring stretch doesn't require you move forward all that much. The second muscle is called the psoas. It flexes the hips and assists with leg crunches. It also attaches to almost all of the lumbar vertebrae pulling them forward if they are hypertonic. The stretch will have you with one knee bent, foot on the ground, the other leg pushed behind you with the attempt to make your gluten reach the floor. As you lower in the squat with the front leg, let the rear leg continue to drift backwards. Additionally the hand on the side of the rear leg will reach upwards and backwards to further promote the stretch. You'll know this is being done correctly if you get a hamstring stretch in the front leg and the psoas in the rear.
Engaging the muscles (glutes, abs, etc) as you recommend, for more posterior tilt, has taken some practice, coordination, and is like a mini work out while driving, but this has really helped alleviate my back pain. Thank you for this great advise and video.
Good information thank you I wish I'd seen this video at the start of my driving career....
My hip felt better just hearing your advice! Let's see how this goes!!
How did it go?
Great explanation, shall try your suggestions.
Started to get severe left hip pain when driving for more than 20 minutes occasionally, 🚗 I wonder if it could be related to right knee pain ?
Also get the same pain when lying on the sofa 🛋 in the evening.
These suggestions will actually CAUSE problems rather than resolving them.
What do you suggest? See my comment... Please
why?
can you recommend an amazon product for the car to help with the anterior pelvic tilt? thanks!
I had been a cyclist for 6 years. I rode 20,000 miles on a bicycle. Not riding in a car or sitting down except for meals in all of that time. Then 3 years ago I got a Prius and I drove a 14,000 mile road trip in my Prius. I have had debilitating lower back pain/tightness since that trip. I do stretches all the time but nothing quells this spasm feeling. Will ab strengthening make this stop. If driving forced my body into an unnatural position then what stretches or excersises will pull everything back to normal??
ua-cam.com/video/YpnNvh5cpi8/v-deo.html&ab_channel=Bob%26Brad
try that video for lumbar support
Any improvements?
I'm in so much pain I'll jump into a frozen lake Michigan if it will help!
This video is great with good tips on this painful condition and he gets right to it which I appreciate. I should watch it once in a awhile BEFORE I hurt.
Also for over a year we've had to deal with covid 19 which means even more sitting.
interestingly enough, on long drives I'll slouch and go into posterior tilt with a rounded back. I can't actually figure out how to sit in an anterior tilt with a rounded back like mentioned as the problem at the beginning of the video. To fix it, I have to sit up with a neutral spine and neutral pelvis. It's hard to do that though the way car seats are designed these days, which sucks.
I put a flat board over my seat. It helped a bit but not totally
There are a few tips for ways to exercise back muscles
Slowly build up to walking 3 miles per day
Try an anti-inflammatory diet
Consider trying yoga lessons
Checkout some online courses
(I learned these and why they work on Fergs Pain Ease site )
These guys give great helpful videos but it doesn't look like they respond to people's questions if they ask for more help?
The tips are really very helpful. Thanks
thank you...I am a commuter (about 6 years now). Currently in PT for groin pulls associated with nerve problems keeping me up at night. I also have a bulging L3 L4 and L4 L5---coupled with bilateral Bartolotti's syndrome. I'm a mess! I can relate to your video well and do relax my thighs outward while on cruise control. Would strapping my thighs together be recommended? I do use a special prescribed back support from my Chiropractor which is much better than no back support pillow.
I put thumbs up before the video started ... 😉
Haha thank you! 😅
Thanks
Lot of really helpful points, any thoughts on my TFL pain? It feels like the pressure or the seat belt is really irritating my TFL and hip flexors. Please share if you don’t mind.
I find it very hard to walk the first 20 m after a couple of hrs driving , I am 50 and a veteran sp wondered if this was normal for my age or have I worn myself out from the army
Really really like your channel. I see that you're in the bay area. I got a UA-cam audience that could really use your help. Please respond
Middle of my back burns while driving. I have a full power, fully adjustable lum ar for bottom, mid and upper and I still cant find the right spot after 2 years. .... I'ts killing me...
2013 bmw 328i x drive (sport model) With sport seats.(deep seats side bolsters on seat bottom and back rest. )
What is crazy is my most comfortable vehicle is my oldest. It's a '78 Chevy truck. There is nothing fancy about it. The seats make you sit up straight at 90° as if in a chair.
Amazing
Lmao bet on all this but how do I get rid of the pain from the bad driving to begin with 🤣🤣
I wonder lf it cause cramping in my abs ?
Internal hip rotators
Lol @ hip flexors that’s not even hip, you only have internal and external rotation.
TY :)
Just look for Unflexal page. You will find there the best workouts instructions.
Hi there! Could we use your footage in the MailOnline / Dailymail.com video player on our website, apps and our social accounts? We will on screen credit you and link back to you as well. You can find our t's&c's here: www.dailymail.co.uk/home/article-4252192/Legal-Terms-Conditions-Submission.html?cb=45675 Let us know! Thanks - Anne
What a lame explanation. No real showing of how to do it. Could’ve watched this with my eyes closed and learnt just as much. Dislike.