Kyler Brown

Yeah, exactly right. That's definitely on the long list of things I refer out for, for sure. So if you're in that kind of mechanical low back pain or even some disc nerve issues, but no weakness, now there's a ton of strategies we can do almost as a first diagnostic step to see how your body responds.

Yeah, exactly right. That's definitely on the long list of things I refer out for, for sure. So if you're in that kind of mechanical low back pain or even some disc nerve issues, but no weakness, now there's a ton of strategies we can do almost as a first diagnostic step to see how your body responds.

Now, what I mean by that is we're not going to do some crazy aggressive therapy or treatment or manipulation of the spine, but we're going to do some sort of intervention like muscle work or McKenzie exercises for discs, which are highly researched and really effective, to see how the body responds to those things.

Now, what I mean by that is we're not going to do some crazy aggressive therapy or treatment or manipulation of the spine, but we're going to do some sort of intervention like muscle work or McKenzie exercises for discs, which are highly researched and really effective, to see how the body responds to those things.

If your body responds in a positive way, even for two hours, that's a great indicator. Like, let's keep going down this road. Because even the best surgeons that you and I have both talked with about mutual clients, they'll say, let's give this a little time and see what your body does. Things can heal. The natural processes of the body can take care of themselves.

If your body responds in a positive way, even for two hours, that's a great indicator. Like, let's keep going down this road. Because even the best surgeons that you and I have both talked with about mutual clients, they'll say, let's give this a little time and see what your body does. Things can heal. The natural processes of the body can take care of themselves.

So one of my favorite examples actually is a disc herniation. She confirmed on MRI. She was doing McKenzie protocol, which again is fantastic.

So one of my favorite examples actually is a disc herniation. She confirmed on MRI. She was doing McKenzie protocol, which again is fantastic.

So McKinsey Protocol is a really great system that you essentially put the patient in various positions and you do this gentle arching or pumping and you're basically trying to take pressure off that disc to where slowly over time that bulge can recenter and balance out.

So McKinsey Protocol is a really great system that you essentially put the patient in various positions and you do this gentle arching or pumping and you're basically trying to take pressure off that disc to where slowly over time that bulge can recenter and balance out.

Oh yeah, McKinsey Protocol is fantastic. Their website has a database where people can find people in their town. So if they have nerve pain, it's a great place to start because all those McKinsey practitioners know what I just outlined too. It's like, this is a McKinsey thing, this is not.

Oh yeah, McKinsey Protocol is fantastic. Their website has a database where people can find people in their town. So if they have nerve pain, it's a great place to start because all those McKinsey practitioners know what I just outlined too. It's like, this is a McKinsey thing, this is not.

But what's fascinating about McKinsey, sometimes even in the room, they'll get a reduction of nerve symptoms while they're in that position. Nerves provide very productive information. You can trust symptoms of a nerve really well.

But what's fascinating about McKinsey, sometimes even in the room, they'll get a reduction of nerve symptoms while they're in that position. Nerves provide very productive information. You can trust symptoms of a nerve really well.

So if I get what they call a centralization, meaning I had sciatic pain all the way down the leg, and then you put me in this one McKenzie position, and now it centralizes to the hamstring. That's a great diagnostic indicator. Exactly. And so just because that individual might have an MRI with a disc herniation, that doesn't mean it's an injection or surgery right away.

So if I get what they call a centralization, meaning I had sciatic pain all the way down the leg, and then you put me in this one McKenzie position, and now it centralizes to the hamstring. That's a great diagnostic indicator. Exactly. And so just because that individual might have an MRI with a disc herniation, that doesn't mean it's an injection or surgery right away.

Obviously, part of the decision-making is what are they having to deal with in their life? What is their timeline? All those other factors. But if you can encourage a hot disc patient to wait and make sure that they're actually letting things heal and run their course, they could be much better off in four to 10 weeks.

Obviously, part of the decision-making is what are they having to deal with in their life? What is their timeline? All those other factors. But if you can encourage a hot disc patient to wait and make sure that they're actually letting things heal and run their course, they could be much better off in four to 10 weeks.

Yeah, we've chosen the better side for sure. But this case I was going to talk about earlier, she was a fascinating one. So confirmed disc herniation, and then she had an annular tear, which basically the annulus is a part of the disc. Best analogy to describe it is she had like a little thing that was equivalent of like a cuticle that was just kind of peeling off.

Yeah, we've chosen the better side for sure. But this case I was going to talk about earlier, she was a fascinating one. So confirmed disc herniation, and then she had an annular tear, which basically the annulus is a part of the disc. Best analogy to describe it is she had like a little thing that was equivalent of like a cuticle that was just kind of peeling off.