Why getting that MRI won't help you get any better.
Ankle pain, EBM Fitness Solutions, Foot pain, Imaging, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Neck pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Shoulder pain, X-ray, Diagnostic imaging Dr. Tom Biggart Ankle pain, EBM Fitness Solutions, Foot pain, Imaging, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Neck pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Shoulder pain, X-ray, Diagnostic imaging Dr. Tom Biggart

Why getting that MRI won't help you get any better.

MRIs can be very good at detecting certain “problems” in and around the spine. MRI demonstrated high sensitivity for spinal soft tissue injuries. However, MRI showed a definite trend to overestimate interspinous ligament, intervertebral disc, and paraspinal muscle injuries [6].

Don’t get too wrapped up in googling the vocab words above. Here’s part of the problem with the above information. If the doctor is trying to appease the patient by ordering the MRI or the patient has demanded one, they will find something.

Whether that something is the actual problem is another discussion completely.

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The best guide to rehabbing injuries.
EBM Fitness Solutions, Ankle pain, EBM rehab, Foot pain, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Neck pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Shoulder pain Dr. Tom Biggart EBM Fitness Solutions, Ankle pain, EBM rehab, Foot pain, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Neck pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab, Shoulder pain Dr. Tom Biggart

The best guide to rehabbing injuries.

At some point you are going to deal some sort of an injury. Maybe you are already have. Maybe you are dealing with something right now.

I am going to walk you through some different ideas as you approach different scenarios or pain and rehabbing injuries.

There are going to be 6 parts to this post, with each part having its own video.

  1. General guidelines for rehabbing injuries.

  2. Post surgery.

  3. Your post-surgery home exercise program.

  4. Chronic pain.

  5. The idea of layers. Fixing one problem often reveals another one.

  6. Modify your approach to sets and reps.

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5 best strategies to manage low back pain.
Core stabilization, EBM Fitness Solutions, LBP, Low back pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab Dr. Tom Biggart Core stabilization, EBM Fitness Solutions, LBP, Low back pain, Physical Therapy, Rehab Dr. Tom Biggart

5 best strategies to manage low back pain.

Low back pain (LBP) is common. Way too common. Treating it is difficult as there are often many factors contributing to your pain. The strategies I am going to share are meant to improve your situation. At worst, they should do nothing, meaning they will not make it worse.

All of the strategies will have multiple videos to help guide you through the process. These are strategies I have used with both clients and patients to not just manage, but ultimately resolve their LBP.

I am going to go over each in more detail, but the 5 strategies are:

  1. Supine deloading - I will also share how to deload in sitting and standing

  2. Core stabilization - it’s not so much what you do but HOW you do it

  3. Glute exercises - in general, when the glutes are strong there are less issues with the knees and low back

  4. Hip mobility - when the hips are tight, there tends to be more movement through the low back to compensate

  5. Hip hinge - poor awareness and understanding of how to properly bend at the hips will routinely flare up the back

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Tired of dealing with chronic low back pain? [video]
EBM Fitness Solutions, EBM rehab, Physical Therapy, Low back pain, LBP, Core stabilization Dr. Tom Biggart EBM Fitness Solutions, EBM rehab, Physical Therapy, Low back pain, LBP, Core stabilization Dr. Tom Biggart

Tired of dealing with chronic low back pain? [video]

Low back pain is complex. No one thing is going to resolve your back pain so stop looking for it. If you truly want to resolve your pain, you will have to tackle this on multiple levels. This means you will have to:

  • strengthen some areas

  • stretch others

  • change how you sit

  • change how you move

  • change how you lift

  • change how you bend

  • spend time focusing on movements that you have been doing for a long time and routinely do not think about

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