Craig Abrams, DC

Craig Abrams, DC Chiropractic care driven to help you "Move well to be well"
We use diet, exercise, adjustment & laser therapy to get you on the path to recovery and beyond

03/17/2026

A cyclist came in with low back pain.

Not from riding.

From loading the dishwasher.
From lifting.

He had been told to stop lifting.
“That’s dangerous for your back.”

But that wasn’t the problem.

His hips didn’t move.
His upper back didn’t rotate.

So his lower back kept doing the work.

Every time.

When we addressed the root cause—his lack of rotation—his pain resolved.

He kept lifting.

And his power on the bike improved…

without changing anything on the bike.

Fix the root cause → fix the human → keep your life full and active.

03/16/2026

Most people think pain means their body is breaking down.

That’s wrong.

Pain is usually the last signal, not the first.

Long before pain shows up the system has already started compensating.

Range of motion disappears.
Rotation disappears.
Strength shifts to the wrong places.

The body adapts… until it can’t anymore.

That’s when people are told they have:

a bad back
a bad knee
tight hips
degeneration

But those are almost never the root cause.

They’re the result.

I spent years trying to understand why some bodies break down early while others stay strong.

That question eventually became my life’s work.

Because when you understand the root cause…

you can rebuild the system.

03/15/2026

A cyclist came in convinced he had “lost power.”

But when we looked closer the issue wasn’t fitness.

It was rotation.

Once rotation disappears the chain reaction begins.

Back tightens.
Shoulders overwork.
Position collapses.
Power drops.

That’s the root cause behind a lot of cycling pain.

Rebuild rotation and the whole system starts working again.

03/14/2026

A cyclist came in this week frustrated because every ride over about 90 minutes started the same way.

Back tightening.
Shoulders working overtime.
Sitting up more and more.

He assumed it was just getting older.

But when we looked closer the real issue wasn’t fitness.

He had lost the ability to control his spine under load, so everything else had to compensate.

When we rebuilt that control, his position on the bike changed almost immediately.

This part of the flow helps reconnect the spine so the whole system works together again.

Part 3.

Like it, share it with a cyclist, and follow along for the last part tomorrow.

03/13/2026

Back tight on long rides?

Most cyclists assume it’s just part of being on the bike for hours.

But a lot of the time the issue starts at the hips.

When hip rotation disappears, the spine starts doing the work.

That’s when low back tightness shows up on the bike.

This part of the flow helps restore that rotation.

Part 2.

03/11/2026

“Stop doing that.”

A lot of active people hear this after pain or imaging.

Stop riding.
Stop climbing.
Stop lifting.
Stop running.

The activity usually isn’t the problem.

The movement system underneath it is.

Over the next few days I’ll show you the movement flow I use with patients to rebuild that foundation.

03/10/2026

Injuries change plans fast.

Life shifts in a moment.

But the body isn’t fragile.

It’s adaptable.

Recovery starts when you rebuild movement.

02/27/2026

f you hesitate before bending, that’s not weakness.

That’s protection.

Your nervous system doesn’t trust your stability.

Avoidance won’t fix that.

Rebuilding capacity will.

You don’t need to move less.
You need to move stronger.

Follow if you want confidence back.

02/26/2026

Your MRI says disc bulge.

Now you’re afraid to move.

Disc bulges are common.

Fear is what keeps pain persistent.

Imaging doesn’t decide your capacity.

Control does.

Follow if you want clarity instead of anxiety.

02/25/2026

You stretch every day and your back is still stiff.

Stretching isn’t the problem.

Overload is.

When your back does the work your hips should be doing, it locks down.

You can’t stretch your way out of compensation.

Follow if stretching hasn’t solved it.

02/24/2026

Back flare ups aren’t random.

They’re accumulated instability finally hitting a limit.

Treating the flare misses the root cause.

Weak stability.
Poor rotation.
Low load tolerance.

Rebuild capacity and the cycle stops.

Follow if you want durability instead of temporary relief.

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3249 S La Cienega Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA
90016

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Tuesday 8am - 7pm
Wednesday 8am - 7pm
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Friday 8am - 5pm
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