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If you've ever suffered from specific or non-specific back pain, you'll know how debilitating it can be. While you might avoid lifting heavy loads because of the risk of putting your back out, cyclists often have sore lower backs from the hours spent on the bike. Today's guest, Dr. Stuart M. McGill, is a distinguished professor emeritus, University of Waterloo in Toronto, Canada where he was a professor for 30 years. Stuart has authored several books (links in the show notes) and his advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups, elite athletes, and teams from around the world. If you want to learn how to fix your own back pain and enhance both injury resilience and performance you'll find this conversation very interesting! We cover these topics and more: Why do folks suffer from a bad back? What are the most common causes for active folks and athletes? What percentage of chronic back pain sufferers can take their own steps to improving the situation? What steps would he recommend, how often and for how long? He outlines the core, which muscle groups are involved and how they impact spinal health What are the biggest myths that he observes regarding core training? He explains what his "big 3" core exercises are, and why they're so important Which common core exercises does he feel have real benefit and which does he advise we avoid? If you'd like to find out more about Dr. McGill please visit his website at www.Backfitpro.com where you'll find links to his books and courses, all blogs and past podcasts, and also links to clinicians who they have trained. You can also find him on Instagram - @backfitpro Stuart recommended several books: Stuart McGill books His book Back Mechanic was written for people with back pain. Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance is for people interested in training to manage a history of back pain but still train to high levels of performance. His other books are for strength athletes (Gift of Injury, co-authored with Brian Carroll) and clinicians (Low Back Disorders). Recommended Books Supertraining Mel Siff & Yuri Verkoshansky Power of positive thinking - Norman Vincent Peale - written with the sole objective of helping the reader achieve a happy, satisfying, and worthwhile life The quick and the dead - Pavel Tsatsouline - Total training for the advanced minimalist There are many videos of the Big 3 online. This is one that Dr. McGill referenced in the call: Brian Carroll: The Big 3 full breakdown Dr. McGill also mentioned training the fascia. If you're interested in this topic you might like this: Fascia Training Academy Get started with your 8 week mobility plan Become UNbreakable 8 week strength plan for endurance athletes Join our SWAT/High Performance Human tribe using this link, with a happiness guarantee! You can watch a brief video about the group by going to our website here, and join SWAT/High Performance Human tribe here. Purchase a copy of my High Performance Human e-book featuring more than 30 top tips on how to upgrade your life. If you would like to help offset the cost of our podcast production, we would be so grateful. Please click here to support the HPH podcast. Thank you! Visit Simon's website for more information about his coaching programmes. Links to all of Simon's social media channels can be found here. For any questions please email Beth@TheTriathlonCoach.com.
In this episode we speak with Dr. Stuart McGill about fixing back pain. Dr. McGill is Distinguished Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, 4 books, and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training centre and research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. His books include Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages), Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes, Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. Learning Points: Why is a solution to back pain so elusive for so many? What are some of the myths surrounding back pain? Why do we need to pay attention to patterns of movement? Website: https://www.backfitpro.com/
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Dr. Stuart McGill is an expert on back injury & pain mechanisms. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. Watch full interview here. Book & product links below. Be Green With Amy Amazon Store Receive 5 Free Recipes from me. Why is a solution to back pain so elusive for so many? What are some low back pain exercises one can do at home? Is walking, even when painful, a good solution to helping with back pain? What can someone who sits much of the day do to help with back pain? What are the proper postures for sitting, standing, lifting etc.? What are some of the common misconceptions about and treatments for low back pain? He authored 5 books and over 240 scientific journal papers on back pain. Heavy lifting, sneezing and tying shoes can trigger pain. Learn how to alleviate and / or prevent these occurrences. Dr. McGills' books include: Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages) Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. Lumbar support pillow Website: www.backfitpro.com Check out my Amazon Store! Get 5 FREE Recipes! Join Stuart McGill is Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, 5 books, and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training centre and research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion.
In this episode of the PowrLifting Podcast we chat with Dr. Stu McGill about all things PowerLifting, Strength, Back Injuries and much more. Dr. McGill has worked with some of the best PowerLifters in the World. We had a great chat and it was amazing to hear Stu tell stories and share some of his knowledge on lower back injuries, rehab, strength and of course PowerLifting. Dr. Stuart M. McGill is a professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 30 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance. His advice is often sought by governments, corporations, legal experts, medical groups and elite athletes and teams from around the world. His work produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, several textbooks, and many international awards. He mentored over 37 graduate students during this scientific journey. During this time he taught thousands of clinicians and practitioners in professional development and continuing education courses around the world. He continues as the Chief Scientific Officer for Backfitpro Inc. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation. He has published 4 books Ultimate Back Fitness, Low Back Disorders, The Back Mechanic & Co-Authored “The Gift Of Injury” with Brian Carrol. Check out Dr. Stu's books on Amazon here https://amzn.to/2Lhenhn Sponsors: http://BackFitPro.com http://StrongarmSports.com http://WomenWhoPowerLift.com Intro by the one and only @genopowerlifting To sponsor the PowerLifting Podcast email us at powerliftingpodcast@gmail.com. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app
Welcome! and Thank you for listening. Have you ever had back pain? Hip pain? Sciatica? Have you been told to do crunches and sit-ups to strengthen your core? What is core stability? Spinal health? Once a bad back always a bad back? Is walking bad when you have back pain? Dr McGill and I discuss these topics and more during today's episode. Go on over to doctordulaney.com and check out some video links to the episode as well. Our members will get a link to the complete video. Stuart McGill PhD backfitpro.com Books: Back Mechanic, Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, The Gift of Injury, Low Back Disorders. Videos: The New Science of Golf and The Ultimate Back Professor emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario. He was professor for thirty years directing the experimental research laboratory investigating the causal mechanisms of back pain, rehabilitation, injury resilience and performance. Key points: Create proximal stiffness to improve distal power. Training should give more than it takes away. Today's society sits too much and walks too little. Strategic stiffness is key to healthy and improved performance. No athlete or person desiring healthy movement will want to miss this interview. Enjoy! Email me at jami@doctordulaney.com with questions and please check out doctordulaney.com for more information and video links. Thank you for listening.
This year Ken Cieslak, DC, ATC, CSCS was a featured presenter at EATA, where he led an EBP workshop on using directional testing and postural provocation to enhance assessment of lower back disorders. In this episode we get nerdy and highly clinical as Ken and I recap the session and discuss the key takeaways! Ken has been in the field of athletic training for over 29 years. A 1989 graduate of the Kean College athletic training program, he also completed his doctor of chiropractic degree in 1995, graduating as valedictorian of his class at Life University. Since 1997 he has been employed as the Teaneck high school athletic trainer in addition to having a chiropractic practice in Bogota, New Jersey. Ken is a preceptor in the Montclair State University AT program. He is the northern regional representative for the ATSNJ and has served as the nominations chair for the past four years, as well as serving as a volunteer review were for the NATA convention proposal review committee. He has been fortunate to lecture on a variety of topics, including presentations at in 2018 NATA meeting and the National Strength and Conditioning Association meeting in 2018. to check out tens presentation from EATA, click this link to access the PDF of the PowerPoint. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1fiv_pLYkaouT_UBQz56DXmPMXxUcA3Nh/view?usp=drivesdk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/catalyzing-podcast/message
Ospite del primo episodio è uno dei maggiori esperti di movimento del nostro Paese, il dott. Daniele Barbieri.Referente italiano del professor McGill e del Functional Movement System, chiropratico e responsabile medico del centro Atlas di Roma, il dott. Barbieri educa e forma i professionisti del movimento in lungo e in largo per la Penisola.In questo episodio ci racconta dei suoi studi in Inghilterra, delle sue prime esperienze lavorative, dell'incontro con Cook e McGill, della fondazione del centro Atlas e in generale dei principi che, giorno dopo giorno, animano la sua vita professionale e non solo.Se vi è piaciuto il podcast ricordatevi di seguire il dott. Barbieri e il suo team:- http://www.atlas-roma.com- https://m.facebook.com/atlas.roma/?__tn__=C-RSe volete sapere di più sugli eventi FMS, FCS e SFMA tenuti dal dott. Barbieri in Italia vi lascio i link del sito FMS dove potrete trovare tutte le informazioni relative all'iscrizione:- https://www.functionalmovement.comSe vi interessa leggere qualcuno dei libri citati nel podcast, vi lascio i link diretti per l'acquisto:-BRIDGING THE GAP FROM REHAB TO PERFORMANCE https://www.amazon.com/Bridging-Gap-Rehab-Performance-Falsone/dp/1931046662/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=sue+falsone&qid=1573024133&sr=8-1-LOW BACK DISORDERS https://www.amazon.it/Low-Back-Disorders-Evidence-based-Rehabilitation/dp/1450472915/ref=sr_1_1?__mk_it_IT=ÅMÅŽÕÑ&keywords=McGill&qid=1573024306&sr=8-1-http://www.atlas-roma.com/mal-di-schiena/libro-ultimate-back-performance.html
This episode features spine care legend, Stuart McGill. Stu is retired but for many years served as a Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, and is Chief Scientific Officer of Backfitpro. As a professor for 30 years he explored low back mechanics and has been the author of hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific journal papers that address the issues of lumbar function, low back injury mechanisms, tissue loading during rehabilitation, and the formulation of work-related injury avoidance strategies and high-performance training. He has been the mentor to many graduate students. This work has received several international awards. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various agencies, and corporations. He has authored several books including “Low Back Disorders: Evidence-Based Prevention and Rehabilitation” and “Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance”. He is widely recognized by his peers as a world expert on back-related injury and rehabilitation.
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Stu McGill. Nothing else to say.This interview was career fulfilling for me, as professor McGill has served as one of the fathers I never had.As recommended in this interview, be sure you pick up copies of Professor McGill's book "Back Mechanic" by the case, and make them available to your patients. All of Professor McGill's books should be part of your library:- Low Back Disorders (as I mis-named "low back pain" in the podcast)- Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance- Back Mechanic- Gift of Injury: The Strength Athlete's Guide to Recovering From Back Injury and Winning AgainThe books can be found at http://www.backfitpro.com/books/back-mechanic-the-mcgill-method-to-fix-back-pain/ and so much more.Enjoy our conversation!
This episodes guest is Dr. Stuart McGill, who is a professor of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Dr. McGill is also the author of two books - Low Back Disorders, and Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance. He also has produced two DVDs - The Ultimate Back - Enhancing Performance, and The Ultimate Back - Assessment and Therapeutic Exercise. On this episode Dr. McGill and myself discussed - common reasons why the low back breaks down, common problems Dr. McGill see's with core training, problems Dr. McGill see's with some rehabilitation protocols that are used to treat low back pain, and/or dysfunction, Dr. McGill's 5 stage protocol at rehabbing low back pain and/or dysfunction, and many more topics. I hope you guys enjoy the show. Stay Strong, RB