Back Care: Treat, manage & eliminate back pain

Back Care: Treat, manage & eliminate back pain

Back pain affects around 80% of us at some time or other, with many people living with constant chronic back pain.  In most cases, back problems can be eliminated and prevented with some very simple strategies. 

“If your spine is inflexibly stiff at 30, you are old.  If it is completely flexible at 60, you are young.” - Joseph Pilates

This course uses Pilates, yoga and other therapies to help you live a life free from back pain.  Pilates is widely recognised as a means of correcting muscle imbalances and improving posture, crucial for the health of your spine.  The majority of my clients see an improvement within the first 3 or 4 weeks of starting this program.

"I am a physiotherapist and have to teach a lot of clients to self-manage their symptoms of mechanical low back pain. I found this course to be exceptionally good at explaining and demonstrating many effective strategies, exercises and stretches to guide clients through a back care routine and to manage and improve their symptoms. The different sections are excellent in breaking down the stages of recovery and guiding the client into longer-term maintenance and self management. I definitely found this course beneficial to me."

This course will teach you

• How to relieve pain and reduce inflammation in the early acute phase 

• Yoga Nidra relaxation to release tension and help you relax in order to promote healing

• Stretches for the three muscle groups that commonly contribute to back pain

• Exercises to get you moving safely again and further promote healing

• Basic anatomy & physiology to help you understand how back problems occur and why exercise is key in preventing future problems

• Simple core strength exercises to offer support for your spine

• An exercise sequence to aid recovery and build a girdle of strength

• An exercise sequence to maintain a healthy back

• Ball rolling self-massage techniques to release myofascial tension and decompress the spine to allow for freer movement

   

Learn how to manage acute & chronic back pain and how to avoid a recurrence with these simple exercise programs

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What you will learn

• How to treat back pain and eliminate it
• Simple exercises to address muscle imbalances and improve posture
• Simple self-massage ball rolling techniques and stretches for those muscles that most commonly contribute to back problems.

Rating: 4.6

Level: All Levels

Duration: 2 hours

Instructor: Josie McKenlay