In my Portland, OR clinical practice, I see people daily that have recent or chronic lumbar disc injuries. Many of these people, ironically, have injured themselves repeatedly, while performing exercises that they thought would be helpful for them. Disc injury responds well to exercise intervention, but the exercise needs to be specific and well-timed. If you are in the Portland, OR area or would like to travel to Portland and spend a week working with us, you can book an appointment with our team at 503-235-5484. Moreover, folks dealing with a tricky disc, need to avoid doing certain exercises and movements. FixYourOwnBack.com was put together to help shed some light on this process and to empower people to get their life...back! The material represented at FixYourOwnBack.com is the synthesis of 10 years of clinical practice managing this type of back pain daily, combined with the research and work of icons in physical medicine and rehab like Robin McKenzie, Stuart McGill, Brian Mulligan, Craig Liebenson, Vladimir Janda, Pavel Kolar, David Butler, Gray Cook and others. You'll also find representative info from the kettlebell community of Pavel Tsatsouline, legendary coach Mike Boyle, and the TRX community. As the site evolves, users will also find detailed sport-specific information to help them manage the disc-associated stresses with training and avoid re-injury.
