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Join Dr. Steve Noseworthy as he engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Stuart McGill, a preeminent figure in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. In this episode, Dr. McGill, a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, shares his life's journey, from his extensive academic achievements to his personal commitment to health and fitness. Explore Dr. McGill's philosophy on maintaining an active lifestyle, his views on training methodologies, and his dedication to helping both athletes and everyday individuals enhance their physical capabilities. Learn how his unique approach to movement competency and body mechanics can transform not just the lives of his patients but also anyone seeking to improve their overall wellness. This episode is packed with inspiring stories, wisdom on enduring life's physical demands, and engaging anecdotes, including a lighthearted discussion about Dr. McGill's iconic mustache. Don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights into achieving a balanced, fulfilling life through enhanced movement and fitness strategies. LINKS Dr. McGill on the Web. Dr. Noseworthy on the Web. Join the Func Med nation updates list .

Join Dr. Steve Noseworthy as he engages in a captivating conversation with Dr. Stuart McGill, a preeminent figure in spine function, injury prevention, and rehabilitation. In this episode, Dr. McGill, a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo, shares his life's journey, from his extensive academic achievements to his personal commitment to health and fitness. Explore Dr. McGill's philosophy on maintaining an active lifestyle, his views on training methodologies, and his dedication to helping both athletes and everyday individuals enhance their physical capabilities. Learn how his unique approach to movement competency and body mechanics can transform not just the lives of his patients but also anyone seeking to improve their overall wellness. This episode is packed with inspiring stories, wisdom on enduring life's physical demands, and engaging anecdotes, including a lighthearted discussion about Dr. McGill's iconic mustache. Don't miss the opportunity to gain valuable insights into achieving a balanced, fulfilling life through enhanced movement and fitness strategies. Dr. McGill on the Web.

This episode is brought to you by Birch , Plunge , and AquaTru . Back pain is a common affliction exacerbated by our modern and sedentary lifestyles. This discomfort frequently hinders work and daily activities. Our guest today delves into the back's anatomy, identifying movements—or lack thereof—that contribute to pain and discussing factors contributing to its increasing prevalence. Today, on The Dhru Purohit Show, Dhru and Dr. Stuart McGill delve deep into back pain. Dr. McGill shares insights into why back pain is so prevalent, dispels myths surrounding it, and discusses the types of repetitive stress and strain that can lead to chronic pain. He also outlines his approach to treating back pain and highlights the limitations clinicians face in treating their patients. Dr. Stuart McGill is a distinguished professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and the chief scientific officer at Backfitpro Inc. McGill has written more than 300 scientific publications on the topics of lumbar function, low back injury mechanisms, investigation of tissue loading during rehabilitation programs, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies. He has received several awards for his work, including the Volvo Bioengineering Award for Low Back Pain Research from Sweden. In this episode, Dhru and Dr. McGill dive into (audio version / Apple Subscriber version): The prevalence of back pain (00:00:36 / 00:00:36) Drivers of back pain in our modern world (3:17 / 3:17) Repetitive stress and strain that leads to back pain (12:00 / 8:36) Types of training and how to choose what is best (22:00 / 17:50) Dr. McGill’s Origin story (34:00 / 28:00) The myth of non-specific back pain (49:00 / 43:50) How to find an appropriate clinician (57:00 / 52:17) The Big Three principles to prevent back pain (1:04:00 / 59:06) Ancestors ability to engage in a variety of movements (1:15:00 / 1:10:10) Training in cycles (1:23:00 / 1:18:27) Advice for Dhru’s pain (1:33:00 / 1:28:00) Dr. McGill’s Seven-Day Approach (1:37:00 / 1:32:30) Strengthen what is weak and stretch what is tight (1:47:00 /1:52:30) Also mentioned in this episode: Dr. McGill’s book, Back Mechanic BackFitPro.com Spine Models For more on Dr. McGill, follow him on Instagram or his website . To get 25% off your Birch Living mattress plus two free eco-rest pillows, head over to birchliving.com/dhru today. Right now, Plunge is offering my community $150 off cold plunges and their core products. Just go to plunge.com/dhru or enter code DHRU to revolutionize your wellness journey today. AquaTru is a countertop reverse osmosis purifier with a four-stage filtration system that removes 15x more contaminants than the bestselling water filters out there. Go to dhrupurohit.com/filter/ and get $100 off when you try AquaTru for yourself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

💭 “If the disc had lost more than 70% of its height, the McKenzie prone press up tended to not vacuum in the disc bulge.” - Dr. Stuart McGill. 👉🏻 Our guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, PT, PhD. Stuart is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, and 4 books and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training center, and back pain experimental research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms, and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred to special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. Many of the athlete clients have returned set records and won international competitions in many sports. His books include Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages), Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes, Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. His work has been recognized with many awards including the Order of Canada (2020) for international leadership in back pain issues. 📚 You will learn about: ▪️ Stuart's story and career ▪️ The different mechanisms of back pain ▪️ The most common causes and cases of back pain ▪️ Treatment strategies ▪️ Dr. McGill’s opinion on press ups ▪️ Lumbar flexion different back/disc mechanics in Yoga versus weightlifters 🔎 Stuart's favorite resource of information: Website 📲 Stuart's contact information: E-mail: mcgill@uwaterloo.ca Instagram: @backfitpro Facebook: Backfitpro Inc 🎥Link to interview on Youtube 👉Here is the link for the quick survey 🎙Join our email list to receive podcast updates 📸Instagram 📱Facebook 💻LinkedIn 🐦Twitter 📩Email: mariana@ptprotalk.com PT Pro Talk Podcast is only possible with the support of forward-looking and innovative companies like: Systems 4PT and Fitterfirst

In this episode, Dr. Stuart McGill discusses the cause of and solutions to back pain. He shares his insights and advice on how to fix your back pain using a variety of techniques. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a “distinguished professor emeritus”, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people, and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world. Stuart McGill Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/ Back Mechanic Book: https://amzn.to/3Kg8tfw

The key to pain-free activity is to assess the pain mechanism and employ a matched approach. In this episode of The ABMP Podcast , Kristin and Darren are joined by Dr. Stuart McGill to discuss how he made the switch from lab scientist to clinician, his approach to identifying back pain, thoughts on "non-specific" back pain, and how he employs his "virtual surgery" approach. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a "distinguished professor emeritus", University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world. His work produced over 245 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, several textbooks, and many international awards including the "Order of Canada" in 2020 for leadership in the back pain area. He mentored over 37 graduate students during this scientific journey. During this time, he taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners in professional development and continuing education courses around the world. He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc . Difficult back cases, and elite performers, are regularly referred to him for consultation. Any product associated with this website has been tested in Dr. McGill's laboratory. Resources: www.backfitpro.com Get Dr. Stuart McGill's book, The Back Mechanic , here Hosts: Darren Buford is senior director of communications and editor-in-chief for ABMP. He is editor of Massage & Bodywork magazine and has worked for ABMP for 22 years, and been involved in journalism at the association, trade, and consumer levels for 24 years. He has served as board member and president of the Western Publishing Association, as well as board member for Association Media & Publishing. Contact him at editor@abmp.com . Kristin Coverly, LMT is a massage therapist, educator, and the director of professional education at ABMP. She loves creating continuing education courses, events, and resources to support massage therapists and bodyworkers as they enhance their lives and practices. Contact her at ce@abmp.com . <p class="paragraph" style= "margin: 0in; vertical-align: baseline;"

For Dr. Stuart McGill, surgery should be the last resort. In fact, for many patients who don’t properly address their pain, surgery is, at best, a temporary option . Consider this: following a disc hernia procedure, many patients, including those Dr. McGill sees, usually fall back into old habits and run the risk of re-injuring their damaged spine. “So you are going to have to change the way that you move [and] become more efficient in purposefully stimulating the adaption that you need in your body to become robust again,” he says. The problem, Dr. McGill says, is that most orthopaedists don’t do a full exam of the whole patient to find the source of the pain. That can take two to three hours. “The assessment, if it's thorough enough, will always give you the answer,” says Dr. McGill. And that answer is rarely putting a patient under the knife. Other solutions, which can often include long-term therapies, will get to the source of the pain and lead to long-term healing “95% of the time,” he says. Dr. McGill knows what he’s talking about: he has literally written the book on the mechanics of back pain , how to assess it, and published award-winning research on spine biomechanics. Also, as a distinguished Professor Emeritus at University of Waterloo, he is considered one of the world’s leading biomechanists. On this episode of Back Talk Doc, Dr. McGill joined Dr. Lakhia with special guest Dr. John Lesher , MD, MPH, of Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates to talk all about spine biomechanics: from the benefits of a technique experts refer to as “virtual surgery,” to the mechanics of strengthening exercises for back pain. Read the Full Show Notes on our website BackTalkDoc.com . 💡 Featured Expert 💡 Name: Dr. Stuart McGill, PhD What he does: Dr. Stuart McGill is one of the world’s most renowned spine biomechanists. He is a distinguished Professor Emeritus of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, where he published over 200 peer-reviewed papers and award-winning research in the field of low back biomechanics. He is also the author of several books, the most recent being Back Mechanic (2015). Company: BackFitPro Words of wisdom: “The way to stay pain-free is, one day a week, rest. Don't do anything. That's the day that your body adapts. So all the stimulation that you've done all week long, let it adapt.” Connect: Website | Twitter Subscribe & Contact 👉 If you enjoyed this episode of Back Talk Doc, check out our recent episode Back Pain Relief Through Posture and Movement, with Esther Gokhale . 🔎 For more information on Dr. Sanjiv Lakhia and the podcast visit BackTalkDoc.com . 🎧 <a href="https://

In episode 121, Martins Licis (the 2019 World's Strongest Man) and Dr. Stuart McGill (the world's foremost authority on back mechanics) join for an amazing conversation on all things atlas stone lifting. We touch on technique, whether or not the amount of flexion shown is safe for the back and much more! Show Sponsor: Bearfoot Athletics. Head to https://www.bearfootathletics.com/ and use the code "SquatU" for 10% off their products! Order MY NEW BOOK: https://www.amazon.com/Rebuilding-Milo-Foundation-Enhancing-Performance/dp/1628604220/ Check out more from Dr. Stuart McGill on www.backfitpro.com Support the show on https://www.patreon.com/SquatUniversity Recommended products: https://squatuniversity.com/recommended-products/ Connect with SquatUniversity: Visit the website: http://www.squatuniversity.com Like the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SquatUniversity/ Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/squatuniversity Follow on TikTok: @SquatUniversity Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/squat_university

Send us Fan Mail Becoming your own back mechanic? What a great idea! Professor Stuart McGill shows us how! Back pain is a big problem for so many people. And Professor McGill has spend his life becoming a true master of his craft. As a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo for 30 years, he has helped thousands of people to not only get out of pain, but to learn how to assess and correct issues for themselves. His book Back Mechanic was so important for us and the people we work with for understanding these issues. He is now the Chief Scientific Officer of backfitpro.com , and is still helping people to this day. We are so grateful for Professor Start McGill and his great work to help people get out of pain! Find Prof. McGill at- https://www.backfitpro.com/ FB- @Backfitpro Find Boundless Body at- myboundlessbody.com Book a session with us here!

Back pain is incredibly common in sport, including all combative sports like jiu-jitsu, MMA, boxing and judo. That is why I was thrilled to talk to Dr Stuart McGill, one of the world's leading experts on back pain. Dr McGill spent 30 years researching and teaching spinal mechanics at the University of Waterloo in Canada. He has published more than 300 scientific papers, written 3 textbooks, and has worked to improve sports performance with countless athletes from almost every sport. His book, "Back Mechanic: The Step-by-Step McGill Method to Fix Back Pain" has become a classic manual for living a painfree life and "Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance" is a guide for many coaches to bring their athletes up to the next level of performance while avoiding a debilitating back injury. Here is just a little of what we covered today... 00:42 - How to become a world class expert in spinal mechanics and back pain 08:16 - Studying spines in the lab and what that tells you about spines in athletes 14:08 - Disc herniations and back pain 19:42 - Dr McGill's work with Olympians and elite athletes 24:00 - The athleticism of MMA fighter George St. Pierre 29:55 - Principles for avoiding back pain injury 34:40 - The power of the neutral spine 45:24 - The advantages and dangers of developing power through spinal rotation 51:04 - How elite strikers hit so hard 54:28 - Posture and spinal position in jiu-jitsu 1:01:07 - Hip morphology and leg flexibility of great jiu-jitsu fighters 1:06:07 - Books and other resources by Dr McGill Injury is the enemy, and avoiding injury is the key to a long and successful athletic career, so I hope you enjoy this episode! Cheers, Stephan Kesting P.S. If you get the chance a rating or a review of this podcast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to your audio would be HUGELY appreciated.

Rob and Dave are with Prof. Stuart McGill a world-leading expert in spine and back pain. He takes a different approach to other clinicians and through assessment and identifications of patterns is able to test very specifically to identify the problem. People often think that back pain is something you have to live with but in this episode, Prof. McGill discusses why a detailed assessment and understanding lifestyle and the pain patterns is key in being able to make a precise diagnosis and create hacks that make the difference. This is a fascinating and detailed insight into how Professor McGill works and why it’s so successful, with great content and value helping anyone to understand more about their backpain and the positive ways forward. KEY TAKEAWAYS The primary cause of back pain is a stress concentration that exceeds the tolerance of that particular area. People create stress concentration by the repetitions of activities that they complete. If you have no load and no stress your body doesn’t thrive, you need an optimal amount of loading and stress but you cannot cross the tipping point We create a very precise understanding of the problem and then look to build hacks to get around the issue. We stop using the problem area to desensitise it then work to build it up to meet the required demand. The spine is a flexible rod but when we carry load on it the demand changes and its necessary to use the support of the three-dimensional muscle girdle. There are different layers of stability and there is always an appropriate stability for what you are doing. The key is to coach the client to achieve sub-clinical symptoms. Back pain changes as the tissues evolve and adapt. BEST MOMENTS ‘Biology takes time for adaptation’ ‘We use pattern recognition to converge on exactly what to test’ ‘We investigate the person’s life to see if their body can meet the demands of their life’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast Backfitpro website The Back Mechanic - Stuart McGill Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance - Stuart McGill http://www.isaec.org/uploads/1/3/1/2/13123559/newsletter_11.pdf ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him @ hello@thebackpainpodcast.com if you have any questions for him. -Instagram Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bri

In this episode, we had the honour of having a long conversation with world-renowned researcher and professor Dr. Stuart McGill. Dr. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world. We asked him many questions about the biopsychosocial model of pain, chopping firewood and drinking beer, the frustrations of being misrepresented and his words being taken out of context, why he has distanced himself from social media, how he got into his current research of studying pain during certain sexual positions, why treating people with compassion is important, why "degenerative disk disease" isn't a useful term, how the communication of a diagnosis can be harmful to a patient, how he has learned to manage situations where he has failed a patient, the importance of understanding the psycho-social factors of pain, why a strong back isn't necessarily a pain-free back, why the Big 3 isn't for everyone, the importance of being precise in your language when communicating, whether imaging is useless for diagnosing pain, his own exercise routine, how a psycho-social "diagnosis" can be used as a cop-out by some clinicians, and being damn good human. We appreciate your feedback as always! Rate, review, shares, and comments all help us grow the show. Thanks for listening! Dr. Stuart McGill's Info: Facebook: www.facebook.com/Backfitpro Instagram: www.instagram.com/backfitpro Website: www.backfitpro.com Tim Walcott Info: Website: www.motusstrength.ca/personal-training Facebook: www.facebook.com/MotusStrengthHealthClub Email: tim@motusstrength.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/tim_mshc Facebook: www.facebook.com/tim.walcott Tyler Paterson Info: Website: www.motusstrength.ca/massage-therapy Email: tyler@motusstrength.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/tyler_mshc Facebook: www.facebook.com/tyler.paterson.96 Tyler Morrow Info: Website: www.motusstrength.ca/blog Email: tmorrow@cmcc.ca Instagram: www.instagram.com/tyler_morrow_mshc Facebook: www.facebook.com/tdawg93

Welcome to FitPros Guide to Growing Their Fitness Business Podcast! In this episode of the FitPros Guide to Growing Their Fitness Business Podcast, Travis Mattern interviews Dr. Stuart McGill about "Back-pain, Injury Resilience and Performance ". Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus at, the University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes, Personal Trainers and teams from around the world. His work produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, several textbooks, and many international awards. He mentored over 37 graduate students during this scientific journey. During this time he taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners in professional development and continuing education courses around the world. He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. Follow Dr. Stuart McGill Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/drstuartmcgill -- Note: Podcast episodes are hosted by either Jono Petrohilos, Travis Mattern or Claudia Li Fitness Education Online Click the link below to join our Community Facebook Group (we have over 13 000 Fitness Professionals / Personal Trainers in there and we all share tips and ideas) www.facebook.com/groups/fitnesseducationonline EOFY SALE NOW LIVE! Use the code EOFY at checkout for 50% off all CPD courses https://fitnesseducationonline.com.au/

In episode 33 of the podcast, Dr. Stuart McGill stops by to talk everything from low back pain to enhancing core stability. Dr. McGill is considered to be the foremost expert in the world on spine biomechanics and low back pain. Master squat technique: https://squatuniversity.com/book/ Subscribe to my YouTube channel here: https://tinyurl.com/y2eq7kpr Visit the website: http://www.squatuniversity.com Like the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/SquatUnivers ity Follow on Twitter: https://twitter.com/squatuniversity Follow on Instagram: http://instagram.com/squat_university

Dr. Stuart McGill is the man who restores very difficult backs. He is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. He conducted laboratory and experimental research into the causal mechanisms that cause back pain. His work has resulted in books, products, courses, over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, textbooks, and the answers to fixing back problems and pain. He has mentored graduate students and taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners.He is the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. where all products offered have been tested in his laboratory. He has helped elite athletes and everyone in between. His website is full of testimonials from people he has helped including actor Ed O’Neill from Modern Family, and father of Kettlebell workouts Pavel Tsatsouline. He is here today to talk about his new book Gift of Injury: The strength athlete’s guide to recovering from back injury to winning again which he co-authored with powerlifter Brian Carroll.Today’s topics include: McGill shares his love of researching and understanding everything about the spine and rehabilitating it. He focuses on the very difficult cases and in helping elite athletes. His whole history has been driven by sport and performance. McGill loves the application of fitness and strength and working with elite athletes and understanding how to tune their bodies a little more to unleash their athleticism and unload the history of back pain. The challenge of helping MMA fighters with not locking up their bodies when heading into the fight. They need to control the fear and unleash their bodies. Their is a full spectrum of challenges with optimum athleticism for competitive fighters and martial artists. How typical medical practice doesn’t access pain. The story of Brian Carroll’s injury and how having pain was compromising his entire life. In Gift of Injury they tell the story of how Dr. McGill helped Brian Carroll come back from his injury and begin winning again. Moving in ways that don’t respect the injury and the pain mechanism. The examination begins with an interview in Dr. McGill’s house where his laboratory is now. He pays attention because he has to coach these people through movement patterns. It’s an exercise in pattern recognition. It’s about understanding the mechanism of pain and then doing the opposite to take the pain away. Nothing can be interpreted without examining the person at the start. Brian Carroll’s injuries were more extensive than he thought. They followed Dr. McGill’s plan to get Brian out of pain. Athletic training and getting out of pain can’t be mixed. Then they made a plan to make Brian’s body so robust he was able to lift and compete again. The technique of pain provocation. How there is no such pain as back pain. There is something that determines the mechanism of the back pain. Nonspecific back pain doesn’t exist. Find the pain mechanism and the differential diagnosis. Get through the list and systematically probe the pain and find reactions to different things and find what causes pain. How the role of Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate and review us now! Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts FREE Downloads To learn more about Strength Matters and our high-performance training system, download your FREE copy of The Strength Matters System of Athletic Development. Get it at - www.strengthmatters.com/system

SHOW NOTES After receiving my copy of the Gift of Injury , the story of Brian Carroll's return to powerlifting after a horrific back injury, I asked the two authors to be on the podcast. Brian Carroll and Dr. Stuart McGill blend the worlds of science and powerlifting together perfectly… the moral of the story is that if Brian can feel better and win again then many other people/ weekend warriors/ athletes can overcome their back pain. Here's Brian's bio: Brian Carroll: Brian is a world class powerlifter with over a decade of elite class lifting under his belt. Coming back from a devastating back injury in 2012 that broke multiple bones that most experts said he would never recover from, he has returned to the pinnacle of world class lifting (while 100% pain and symptom free). He is now dedicated to helping others avoid the same mistakes that he made in the past through private and group coaching Brian flew to Dr. McGill's lab in Canada for a full assessment and develop a plan of attack. His goal was to be at the top of his game again… better than before his injury. Dr. Stuart McGill was the right guy to see. Here's his bio: Dr Stuart McGill's Bio: Dr. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance injury resilience and performance. This produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, many international awards, and has mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. The Gift of Injury was born of their experiences/relationship together. It's an excellent book packed with examples of loading programs, building tension, and the guy wire system all in an effort to allow Brian's spine to heal before his push to be at the top of powerlifting again. After Brian's recovery he was able to he lifted a 2615lbs total at the 2017 Arnold Sports Festival, claiming the 242lbs class open and overall titles for the 3rd time. Get the book today! www.powerrackstrength.com/ http://www.backfitpro.com/ Social Medias : @backfitpro @briancarroll81 Sebastian's Youtube Channel Dr. Sebastian Gonzales is an expert in trouble shooting sports injuries and overuse conditions. This podcast is intended for sports medicine topics to become easier for patients and athletes to understand. Don't get confused by what your doctor told you in your appointment. If you like in Orange County CA, book an exam with Dr. Gonzales, your Huntington Beach Chiropractor.

Welcome to Everyday Athlete the podcast for the everyday athlete who wants to train smarter and live to be 100 years old. I am your host, Josh Kennedy. Today, I am talking to Dr. Stuart Mcgill, a world renowned back specialist and Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo. He has a laboratory and clinic that explores lower back mechanics, injury mechanisms, rehabilitation protocols, and performance enhancement.He is the author of numerous journals and papers, and his work has received numerous International awards. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on lower back injury to government agencies, corporations, and professional sports teams. He is the author of several books including Lower Back Disorders, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, and Back Mechanic. Dr. McGill shares insight into reasons behind back pain and how to treat back conditions.Today’s Topics Include: McGill has recently left the University and now he is a consultant. There are a lot of athletes and patients who have mysterious back pain. In school, he discovered math and science, and then after visiting a spine biomechanics lab, he decided to get his Ph.D. The scientific approach is different than the basic medical approach. Assess the pain mechanism, then eliminate the precise cause, build a pain-free foundation for movement. Back injuries set themselves up over time. Adaptation - tissue becomes stronger up until the tipping point. Loading is good, but not too much or too little. Build in appropriate rest to allow time for adaptation. Prevention, train in cycles and be sure to have rest periods. Practice better spine hygiene and use lumbar support. Don’t try to progress too quickly during training. Pavel and decompression after each lift. Kettlebells and training only one side of the body. Walking and loaded carries would be a wise progression. Go for a walk and reset disc stress from sitting by going for a walk. Assess the demands of the sport. Assess your abilities compared to those demands. Train to make up the difference. Without the appropriate neural wisdom, injuries can happen. The best athletes have plosive strength. Activated muscle creates muscle force. Faster pulses and faster muscles create relaxation and speed. Hip hinges and pulses in kettlebell swings. Power breathing, spine stability, and athletic performance. Training to stop motion with the core creates core strength and stability. Carries are a great way to build strong obliques. Sit ups can create back pain for soldiers. Planks may be safer core training for the back. Training for mental toughness in the military. Sex and spinal pain. There are motions and pain triggers that clinicians can use to help avoid injuries.Links and resources: BackFitPro Back Mechanic Low Back Disorders Ultimate Back Fitness and PerformanceQuotes:“There is a reason for back pain, it is just a matter of assessing it.” Dr. Stuart McGill“I get to interpret patients through this scientific method and then the work helps my laboratory analysis.” Dr. Stuart McGill“Every patient has something to teach you.” Dr. Stuart McGill Show Your Support: Rate and Review Us! If you enjoyed today's episode, please consider giving us a 5-star rating and a review on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts. Your support helps us reach more people and bring you even more quality content. Click the link below to rate and review us now! Rate and Review us on Apple Podcasts FREE Downloads To learn more about Strength Matters and our high-performance training system, download your FREE copy of The Strength Matters System of Athletic Development. Get it at - www.strengthmatters.com/system