Back Problems??

 If you are like many Americans, back pain seems to be something we just tend to live with. Having said that most back pain comes from poor movement which transfers over to muscular imbalances and other issues which cause pain and discomfort. Now before I go any further with this discussion it is crucial that you see a Licensed Chiropractor or Doctor if you are feeling chronic pain. I lean towards the chiropractic route in many cases since modern medicine has rarely shown me a remedy that consistently shows results. If you need some good professionals feel free to ask me and I will give you some good names. So now on to the discussion.

As someone that has spent thousands of dollars on chiropractic care, massage therapy, surgical consults, and MRI's for back pain, I can now say that I have been nearly pain free for over a year and a half and have continued to strength train aggressively and consistently.
If you are under the care of a chiropractor or physical therapist and feel that you continually need to get fixed, then you must be doing something that is causing the issue to reoccur and it's not usually lifting heavy things that cause it. It can be as simple as how you are walking or standing that is the culprit. So what is the cure?? Well I don't claim to be a therapist, chiropractor, or a witch doctor, but I do know a few things about identifying certain issues with how the body moves and may be able to show you how to start on the path of correcting these issues. Many times it is about flexibility and other times not. I do know one thing, if your lower back hurts and you continually try to fix it by stretching your lower back........STOP IT!!!  Many times back problems don't come from the lower back being tight so stretching your lower back may actually be furthering the problem. I have done postural assessment for years and have recently added numerous tools to screen movement issues. I use the Functional Movement Screen as a very strong tool in understanding how the body moves or in some cases how it is not moving.
If you or someone you know are interested in finding out more about how to start on the path getting reconnected to your body then feel free to contact me for a free consultation. If you don't live in Tucson then I know many other qualified people around the country that I would be very happy to refer you to.