HeyJaredBack In Shape Podcast
This podcast is dedicated to providing you with the help you need to fix your lower back pain and sciatica. From specific diagnoses, myths and injuries to the low back, to strategies to recover, we're here to help get your Back In Shape.
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Why Back Rehab Fails for So Many People (opens the original)
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If you've tried exercises for your herniated disc or sciatica and decided "they didn't work", this session explains why that's usually a mismatch of expectations, not a failed treatment. If you've got a herniated disc, a disc bulge, sciatica or you're recovering from a microdiscectomy at L4/L5 or L5/S1, and you've tried stretches, treatments or exercises that didn't stick, this is for you. There are really two categories of things you get given at home: relief practices (stretches, walking, deco
What to Do in a Herniated Disc Flare-Up (opens the original)
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If you're in a herniated disc flare-up right now and wondering whether to wait it out before starting rehab, this session settles the question. If you've got a herniated disc, a disc bulge or sciatica at L4/L5 or L5/S1 and you're in a flare-up, you're in good company — the overwhelming majority of people join a rehabilitation programme precisely because they're in pain at that moment. The mistake is treating a flare-up as one continuous event you have to wait out. It's actually a series of repea
Why Does Sitting Hurt So Much With a Bad Back? (opens the original)
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If sitting is the one activity that reliably sets off your bad back, this session explains exactly why — and what it can teach you about every other flare-up. If you've got a herniated disc, a disc bulge or sciatica at L4/L5 or L5/S1 and sitting has become one of the hardest things you do, this is for you. Sitting increases the load through your lumbar spine by roughly 40 to 90% compared with standing, flattens out your natural lower-back curve, and squashes down on the very structures that are
Is a Squat a Core Exercise? (The Best Core Exercise for a Bad Back) (opens the original)
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If you've got a herniated disc, degenerative disc disease or you're recovering from a microdiscectomy, this session explains why the answer is a firm yes. This came from a real exchange in the Back In Shape Program: a member doing brilliantly on her squats and hip hinges was asked by another practitioner, "but where are your core exercises?" That question is worth unpacking, because so many of us have a placeholder belief that "core exercises" means floor-based moves like the dead bug or the McG
Why a Bad-Looking Herniated Disc Often Does Better Than a Mild One (opens the original)
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It sounds backwards, but a big, angry-looking herniated disc often has a better recovery than a mild little bulge — and understanding why can take a lot of the fear out of your scan.Following on from the recent degenerative disc sessions, this one looks at the herniated disc and a genuinely counter-intuitive truth: the severity of what's on your MRI doesn't reliably predict how disabled you are or how well you'll do. Plenty of people with a minor L5/S1 disc bulge are in agony and barely function
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