Rob and Dave continue their discussion around what they talk most about with patients on a daily basis. In this episode, they bust the myths and misconceptions about whether your back is fragile and weak and look at the narrative around ‘putting your back out’ They share great information and content in a way that is easy to understand and explain how they work with their clients towards successful recovery building strength, resilience and adaptability KEY TAKEAWAYS Your back isn’t fragile, the back is one of the strongest parts of the body Pain back can be some of the worst pain experienced so people become fearful of hurting their backs Our backs put up with a huge amount of stress on a daily basis The type of stress we put our backs through is a good thing The stress we place on our bodies is how we grow and get stronger, our muscles and joints require stress and work to grow Your back will become weak if you don’t use it at all because you won’t be exposing it to anything new Exposure to load is a really important part of recovery Breaking down a movement that is a trigger for back pain into small parts is part of effective recovery You gradually expose the spine and body combining the movements and adding load and as a result, get stronger Your back and body are inherently strong and adaptable if you put gradual and increasing stress on them False beliefs and misconceptions can mean that people become afraid of doing certain movements because they think it will put their back out Clinicians and therapists should be helping clients to improve their resilience and helping them to achieve improvement BEST MOMENTS ‘We are strong, resilient and adaptable and put up with stresses very well on a day to day basis’ ‘The stress and work we go through is what helps our backs to recover from injury’ ‘It’s become a common narrative in our culture to see the back as being weak’ THE BACK PAIN PODCAST PROVIDER MAP - FINDING SOMEONE TO HELP YOU WITH YOUR BACK PAIN https://thebackpainpodcast.com/index.php/members-map/ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast website The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link Our Rode Mixer https://amzn.to/3waU8bx Our Microphones https://amzn.to/3rzSZ9Z Second Microphone https://amzn.to/2ObKMeA XLR Cable https://amzn.to/3rBL8ZB Studio Headphones https://amzn.to/3u082LE Laptophttps://amzn.to/3dhfafT Our webcam https://amzn.to/31uUefQ ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliott 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 at [email protected] 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 bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Instagram Twitter Facebook CONTACT US [email protected] Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com

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