Just an anecdotal "hear hear!" My senior dad has been suffering from back and neck pain for 20 years now. This past year, he said, "I wish I hadn't started with pain meds and gotten scared of moving with pain because then I stopped moving. Now my pain is worse, and I'm even more scared of moving." He recently took pain management classes offered by his provider, and they basically did the "all in your head" speech -a total pendulum swing from their previous approach! Thank you for sharing the good word on getting stronger and empowered in lots of ways. Sincerely, me and my foam roller 😉
Thanks for sharing! There is no consistency among medical providers, so treatment is just all over the place. It’s a mess, and much of it isn’t evidence based. Very frustrating.
So what exercises are safe (ie will not cause disc bulge or muscle spasm)? Every time I start weight training (light weight and very careful) I get hurt. What are your thoughts on Robin McKenzie’s work?
When he did those squats with the dumbbells my fear of back pain went away and emidiately started working out instead of resting wow my body felt stronger than ever thanks doc
Waste of money, there are cheaper ways to do it at home, and it's low value compared to evidence based treatment like exercise, stress management, and education.
I. was diagnosed with Lumbar spondylosis in d yr 1021 March, affected L3 L 4 L5, causing me Excruciating pains, Wkness on my Legs, Stiffness on my left leg, Tingling on my right Leg, ihv bn on Sirdalud muscles reactants, Biopenten, pain killers, but to no avail , even in Physio therapy, pla help me Dr
Not a lot of really good evidence, but generally many people find favorable results. That said, it’s still not a substitute for the basics: exercise to get strong, and sleep, nutrition, and stress reduction to get better recovery. We tend to get sidetracked with fancy stuff because PRP is easier than putting in the time and energy to exercise daily and eat healthy food🤷♂️
@@ShapeshiftWellness Yes, I am exercising 5-6 times a week in gym (strength and conditioning), no smoking, no alcohol, clean eating, Supplements, injections, physio therapy, spine decompression, massage - all done. It has been 4 month now since I got herniation in L4-L5 (6.5mm). I had to give up jiu jitsu for a while. I returned recently again, but after training I have pain in calf. This pain also persists when walking more than 20 minutes. I am happy and grateful I can go to gym, but I do miss BJJ a lot. Hopefully will be able to roll with no fear soon. Thank you for your advice. Your videos are great, and so helpful, I am very grateful for you sharing this information with us 🙏
I just found your channel and I hope it can help me find some answers. I don’t suffer from low back pain, rather chronic middle back pain. It’s so miserable and makes life hard every single day
I hope I can help! Even though it’s middle back pain, you should still watch the masterclass! It will completely change the way you think about pain and rehab: www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
Hello, I appreciate the content. What are your thoughts on peptides or other compounds that have some early research about helping the body heal? I can send the papers if you have not seen them.
Nothing wrong with this, I like the foundations training exercises. However, there's nothing special about them either. It's just one brick on the rehab road.
This does make sense. I'm just not sure I can afford the program. Been dealing with this heavy for over a decade. Doctors and chiropractic etc. Afraid of surgery. Anxiety and panic attacks. Alcoholism. Been through it all. It's frustrating because I instinctively don't want to believe anything else.
I think you'll be shocked at how incredibly similar your story is to mine. If you're curious about how we do things, watch the masterclass where I tell me story and how I recovered. www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
This is how every single physician is supposed to be like, think like, have this kinda attitude.. if it was so, people will get healed very qzuckly and the wolf would be much more beautiful He is so knowledgeable, vecause he is committed to learn, and find out the root cause of a thing.. he is like a god's gift shpwing peopöe the truth instead of false treatements by other doctors wuth lack of knowledge
"Feel good" is literally physiology (pain gating, release of opioids in the spinal cord). So I agree, it has temporary physiological benefits, but those therapies do NOT create long lasting structural changes in the body.
@@ShapeshiftWellnessI agree the physical effects are temporary. However, those physical effects are therapeutic. Sometimes incremental, sometimes immediate. Exercise is also incremental in its effect. I also agree any therapy should be combined with strengthening exercises. However, to proclaim they are a “scam” implies that physical exercise is the only beneficial activity and that all other therapy is fraudulent. Is that your intent? Your channel is full of useful information about physical therapeutics. However, I’m concerned you are using some rhetoric that detracts from your otherwise excellent content.
Thanks, but I do mean it when I say scam. Let me be specific. I’m talking about old school practitioners who sell people on huge packages of outdated therapies with a narrative that somehow this single therapy is magic, and they don’t need anything else. Usually this pitch comes with a scary looking set of X-rays and they make the person feel broken. This is just one example.
@ShapeshiftWellness What about a decompression table program? Is this a scam also? It uses the same principles you talk about with getting fluids to move into the disc and help to suck the disc back in place. I have a 5mm broadband posterior rupture at t11-t12 and it's causing pain symptoms in my rib cage and some organs. Same with my L5-S1 which is causing severe tingling and numbness in my feet and causing me to have difficulty balancing. I am contemplating doing this treatment to help me get back on my feet, help relieve some pain, and to get me to be able to be at a point to exercise daily.
@@thetunnelmaynia Sounds like you already have proper imaging and diagnosis. If you've had a neurological work-up by a doctor who specializes in spine care, then yes, non-surgical decompression might be worth looking in to. It's a matter of creating a concentrated but gentle opposing force along the spine. The technique used depends on the type of traction/decompression being applied. Look for doctors and therapists who offer "non-surgical spine decompression."
I know how confusing it can be, that’s why I made a masterclass examining TONS of peer reviewed research on the topic to clear up the confusion and take an evidence based approach to rehab: www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
It's BS. Completely out of date, these myths have been thoroughly debunked. I don't have a video specifically on PRI but watch this one on posture: ua-cam.com/video/ANLlkDaWTY4/v-deo.html
@@ShapeshiftWellness Some of that Pri stuff is really out there and extreme but some do use some certain aspects of Pri such as the breathing and certain specific body position. Also just like everyone/gurus they say they have scientific evidence to back up what there saying so it's really hard to go through all this quote research and see what is good or not. You also mentioned in this video that your program helps most people but maybe not all so what do or would you suggest to the people that don't get relief or pain free after doing your holistic approach? Love your content by the way
@@georgehernandez8015 I seriously doubt they have any legit research to back their claims. Most of the time these guys are making up BS based on what we call "anatomical possiblism." This means they take the raw anatomy and biomechanics and extrapolate from there to from an untested/unverified hypothesis and they pretend it is hard science. For example, they might talk about mutation and counternutation of the sacrum, or pelvic tilt, which are real things. Then they assert that if the pelvis doesn't tilt correctly and symmetrically, bad things happen, and that in order to fix pain, you MUST fix the biomechanics. They never bother to research the following questions: - CAN we even "fix" biomechanics in the first place? (No.) - If we do, do these changes stick around long term? (No.) - Is there any correlation between asymmetry and pain? (Not really) - Is there potential harm to obsessing about biomechanics? (Yes, well documented kinesiophobia)
Thanks! I’d challenge you to not only define an adhesion, but then show evidence that soft tissue treatment changes it, AND that the adhesions must change in order to improve symptoms. All the research I’ve read shows no correlation.
I literally did it on my body in multiple places... Adhesions can cause pain and limit mobility (and therefore put you at an higher risk of reinjury since a non pliable muscle gets injured more easily). Eccentric exercises help, but are often not enough to remove these adhesions. Systemic enzymes also helped me, but are not enough on their own. Other treatments I tried : shockwave therapy for very strong adhesions following a quad tear, cups that use suction and that you move around to remove adhesions (on my bicipital aponeurosis). I'm very surprised you disagree with me on this topic. Ask physical therapists, people who restored muscle flexibility, people who got rid of pain by removing adhesions... About the evidence: I don't need a paper to tell me what I've seen with my eyes and I've experienced! If you think adhesions don't exist, then IDC as long as you give the treatment that fixes it and IDK what you think works other than the most common treatments to remove adhesions. Even if a study says something, what matters is how you solve your problem. Call them adhesions, call them Xgrius, call them stuck muscles - doesn't matter!@@ShapeshiftWellness
Those treatments are fine, and can be effective for a variety of outcome measures, but they don't do what you think they're doing. They provide novel pain relief and increased range of motion, but they do NOT "release" adhesions. I'm a doctor specializing in pain rehabilitation, this is my field of expertise. That said, don't take my word for it - Instead see this paper showing that in order to even produce 1% shear or compression of these tissues, it would take unreal forces (outside physiological limits) to "break" adhesions. Once again - there is an effect from these treatments, but it's NOT breaking up tissue. See this paper: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18723456/
Just an anecdotal "hear hear!" My senior dad has been suffering from back and neck pain for 20 years now. This past year, he said, "I wish I hadn't started with pain meds and gotten scared of moving with pain because then I stopped moving. Now my pain is worse, and I'm even more scared of moving." He recently took pain management classes offered by his provider, and they basically did the "all in your head" speech -a total pendulum swing from their previous approach! Thank you for sharing the good word on getting stronger and empowered in lots of ways. Sincerely, me and my foam roller 😉
Thanks for sharing! There is no consistency among medical providers, so treatment is just all over the place. It’s a mess, and much of it isn’t evidence based. Very frustrating.
What if your pain is possibly from Lumbar Retrolisthesis?
What do you suggest then?
You're very good , I finally found someone who can explain everything in detail thanks doc, please continue with educating us. God bless you.!😊
This bkoke gets it. I love your videos mate .
2 years chronic back pain and only just seeing a relief knowing that i am healed and their is no problem
Glad this helps!
Where is this doctor?
@@Lot-4656 I work with people all over the world, through online rehab programs.
So what exercises are safe (ie will not cause disc bulge or muscle spasm)? Every time I start weight training (light weight and very careful) I get hurt. What are your thoughts on Robin McKenzie’s work?
Thank you for your reassuring and informative videos.
You are so welcome!
When he did those squats with the dumbbells my fear of back pain went away and emidiately started working out instead of resting wow my body felt stronger than ever thanks doc
Glad this helped!
What do you think of decompression tables? Inversion tables? They are expensive. Ty.
Waste of money, there are cheaper ways to do it at home, and it's low value compared to evidence based treatment like exercise, stress management, and education.
I. was diagnosed with Lumbar spondylosis in d yr 1021 March, affected L3 L 4 L5, causing me Excruciating pains, Wkness on my Legs, Stiffness on my left leg, Tingling on my right Leg, ihv bn on Sirdalud muscles reactants, Biopenten, pain killers, but to no avail , even in Physio therapy, pla help me Dr
Very informative, Thank you. What is your opinion on PRP injections ?
Not a lot of really good evidence, but generally many people find favorable results. That said, it’s still not a substitute for the basics: exercise to get strong, and sleep, nutrition, and stress reduction to get better recovery. We tend to get sidetracked with fancy stuff because PRP is easier than putting in the time and energy to exercise daily and eat healthy food🤷♂️
@@ShapeshiftWellness Yes, I am exercising 5-6 times a week in gym (strength and conditioning), no smoking, no alcohol, clean eating, Supplements, injections, physio therapy, spine decompression, massage - all done. It has been 4 month now since I got herniation in L4-L5 (6.5mm). I had to give up jiu jitsu for a while. I returned recently again, but after training I have pain in calf. This pain also persists when walking more than 20 minutes. I am happy and grateful I can go to gym, but I do miss BJJ a lot. Hopefully will be able to roll with no fear soon. Thank you for your advice. Your videos are great, and so helpful, I am very grateful for you sharing this information with us 🙏
I did 2x prp injections for my knee,.cost $1000 AUD for both. Did nothing
@@brettc4387Oh, it is frustrating it didn't help you. I have got it done yesterday, hopefully will work
I just found your channel and I hope it can help me find some answers. I don’t suffer from low back pain, rather chronic middle back pain. It’s so miserable and makes life hard every single day
I hope I can help! Even though it’s middle back pain, you should still watch the masterclass! It will completely change the way you think about pain and rehab: www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
What ypu are. Saying. Is. Completly. Reasonable. Thankyou. Xx
Hello, I appreciate the content.
What are your thoughts on peptides or other compounds that have some early research about helping the body heal?
I can send the papers if you have not seen them.
Bpc 157 and tb500 healed my shoulder in 4mths post surgery after 2 massive tendon tears which the surgeon s said need 18 mths.
Great title; I am intrigued
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what do you think about phisiotherapy? is it a scam? because i kinda feel it is, after 12 sessions.... low back pain+sciatica
That's super common, have you watched the masterclass? It's in the description of this video!
Where can I get your program?
Watch the masterclass and book a call to apply! www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
Very educational.
Thanks 🙌
What are your thoughts on Decompression Breathing/Founder Exercise that is taught in Foundation Training?
Nothing wrong with this, I like the foundations training exercises. However, there's nothing special about them either. It's just one brick on the rehab road.
Do you have anything on hip pain? And also on Elbow Ulnar Nerve Entrapment at the Elbow (Cubital Tunnel Syndrome)?
Everything you are. Saying. Is. COMPLETELY. REASONABLE THANK YOU XX
Strong body I agree and it is everything not just one thing.. Listened for two years now on this subject. Keep it up you seem to have the best message
Thanks a ton! It's critical to see the bigger picture with chronic pain.
This does make sense. I'm just not sure I can afford the program. Been dealing with this heavy for over a decade. Doctors and chiropractic etc. Afraid of surgery. Anxiety and panic attacks. Alcoholism. Been through it all. It's frustrating because I instinctively don't want to believe anything else.
I think you'll be shocked at how incredibly similar your story is to mine. If you're curious about how we do things, watch the masterclass where I tell me story and how I recovered. www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
This is how every single physician is supposed to be like, think like, have this kinda attitude.. if it was so, people will get healed very qzuckly and the wolf would be much more beautiful
He is so knowledgeable, vecause he is committed to learn, and find out the root cause of a thing.. he is like a god's gift shpwing peopöe the truth instead of false treatements by other doctors wuth lack of knowledge
Pls. Help me. Im dealing the pain for almost 5yrs😢
That i believe ... No two person is the same when dealing with sciatica pain ... Customized 😊
"Scam" is a strong word - similar to "fraud." Also, manual manipulations and flexion distraction have physiological benefits - not just "feel good."
"Feel good" is literally physiology (pain gating, release of opioids in the spinal cord). So I agree, it has temporary physiological benefits, but those therapies do NOT create long lasting structural changes in the body.
@@ShapeshiftWellnessI agree the physical effects are temporary. However, those physical effects are therapeutic. Sometimes incremental, sometimes immediate. Exercise is also incremental in its effect. I also agree any therapy should be combined with strengthening exercises. However, to proclaim they are a “scam” implies that physical exercise is the only beneficial activity and that all other therapy is fraudulent. Is that your intent? Your channel is full of useful information about physical therapeutics. However, I’m concerned you are using some rhetoric that detracts from your otherwise excellent content.
Thanks, but I do mean it when I say scam. Let me be specific. I’m talking about old school practitioners who sell people on huge packages of outdated therapies with a narrative that somehow this single therapy is magic, and they don’t need anything else. Usually this pitch comes with a scary looking set of X-rays and they make the person feel broken. This is just one example.
@ShapeshiftWellness
What about a decompression table program? Is this a scam also? It uses the same principles you talk about with getting fluids to move into the disc and help to suck the disc back in place. I have a 5mm broadband posterior rupture at t11-t12 and it's causing pain symptoms in my rib cage and some organs. Same with my L5-S1 which is causing severe tingling and numbness in my feet and causing me to have difficulty balancing. I am contemplating doing this treatment to help me get back on my feet, help relieve some pain, and to get me to be able to be at a point to exercise daily.
@@thetunnelmaynia Sounds like you already have proper imaging and diagnosis. If you've had a neurological work-up by a doctor who specializes in spine care, then yes, non-surgical decompression might be worth looking in to. It's a matter of creating a concentrated but gentle opposing force along the spine. The technique used depends on the type of traction/decompression being applied. Look for doctors and therapists who offer "non-surgical spine decompression."
I am really getting confused with different physiotherapist is advising different things and orthos is also confusing
I know how confusing it can be, that’s why I made a masterclass examining TONS of peer reviewed research on the topic to clear up the confusion and take an evidence based approach to rehab: www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass
you forgot that decompression pulling machine
What do you think of pri/biomechanics? Curious on your take of this. They say and show people being helped with this type of therapy.
It's BS. Completely out of date, these myths have been thoroughly debunked. I don't have a video specifically on PRI but watch this one on posture: ua-cam.com/video/ANLlkDaWTY4/v-deo.html
@@ShapeshiftWellness Some of that Pri stuff is really out there and extreme but some do use some certain aspects of Pri such as the breathing and certain specific body position. Also just like everyone/gurus they say they have scientific evidence to back up what there saying so it's really hard to go through all this quote research and see what is good or not. You also mentioned in this video that your program helps most people but maybe not all so what do or would you suggest to the people that don't get relief or pain free after doing your holistic approach? Love your content by the way
@@georgehernandez8015 I seriously doubt they have any legit research to back their claims. Most of the time these guys are making up BS based on what we call "anatomical possiblism." This means they take the raw anatomy and biomechanics and extrapolate from there to from an untested/unverified hypothesis and they pretend it is hard science. For example, they might talk about mutation and counternutation of the sacrum, or pelvic tilt, which are real things. Then they assert that if the pelvis doesn't tilt correctly and symmetrically, bad things happen, and that in order to fix pain, you MUST fix the biomechanics. They never bother to research the following questions:
- CAN we even "fix" biomechanics in the first place? (No.)
- If we do, do these changes stick around long term? (No.)
- Is there any correlation between asymmetry and pain? (Not really)
- Is there potential harm to obsessing about biomechanics? (Yes, well documented kinesiophobia)
I think this guy is exactly what he's preaching against😂😂
Oh I'd LOVE to hear it. Please, go on...
👏👏👏
Scars you can't get rid of in muscles, but adhesions you can. Good video otherwise!
Thanks! I’d challenge you to not only define an adhesion, but then show evidence that soft tissue treatment changes it, AND that the adhesions must change in order to improve symptoms. All the research I’ve read shows no correlation.
I literally did it on my body in multiple places... Adhesions can cause pain and limit mobility (and therefore put you at an higher risk of reinjury since a non pliable muscle gets injured more easily). Eccentric exercises help, but are often not enough to remove these adhesions. Systemic enzymes also helped me, but are not enough on their own. Other treatments I tried : shockwave therapy for very strong adhesions following a quad tear, cups that use suction and that you move around to remove adhesions (on my bicipital aponeurosis). I'm very surprised you disagree with me on this topic. Ask physical therapists, people who restored muscle flexibility, people who got rid of pain by removing adhesions... About the evidence: I don't need a paper to tell me what I've seen with my eyes and I've experienced! If you think adhesions don't exist, then IDC as long as you give the treatment that fixes it and IDK what you think works other than the most common treatments to remove adhesions. Even if a study says something, what matters is how you solve your problem. Call them adhesions, call them Xgrius, call them stuck muscles - doesn't matter!@@ShapeshiftWellness
Those treatments are fine, and can be effective for a variety of outcome measures, but they don't do what you think they're doing. They provide novel pain relief and increased range of motion, but they do NOT "release" adhesions. I'm a doctor specializing in pain rehabilitation, this is my field of expertise. That said, don't take my word for it - Instead see this paper showing that in order to even produce 1% shear or compression of these tissues, it would take unreal forces (outside physiological limits) to "break" adhesions. Once again - there is an effect from these treatments, but it's NOT breaking up tissue. See this paper:
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18723456/
I like this paper - thank you! However, I talked about adhesions, not fascia! Not the same thing! @@ShapeshiftWellness
@@DonaldGaron Adhesions are cross links in collagen fibers (fascia). So… they are indeed the same thing.
Boring lengthy...simply time wasted
Carnivore diet is the way to go.
Thanks for the extremely relevant comment? 🤨
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