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Lower Back Pain Solutions.
Bicep Femoris or Hamstrings are at the back of the legs as you can see attached to the hip girdle and are like 2 large elastic bands from the hip girdle to behind the knee. These muscles in particular are generally very weak in most people due to office work scenarios (i.e. sitting down all day). Disproportionate tension of the hamstrings for example the right pulls harder then the left and as you can see on this diagram that will directly effect the pull on the hip girdle of which the spine sits in attached by ligaments and tendons. Net result your back alignment can be seriously effected by disproportionate hamstring muscle pull.
How do you correct it?
I have found in many well known athletes have found that stiff legged dead lifts ( light weights) done through the full range of motion will eliminate the disproportionate pull of the hamstrings and bring the hip girdle back into balance in amazingly short periods of time (4-6 Weeks Generally).
Pain associated with lower back?
Generally this is due to either the hip or spine or both being disproportionately pulled by one muscle group or the other and as a result generally the spine pressing on a nerve extrusion. (for example the sciatica nerve runs from the lower back down the back of the leg to the heel and can cause excruciating pain as a result).
Traditional Treatments?
Doctors generally prescribe painkillers physios may prescribe different forms of exercise ( they will not prescribe stiff legged dead lifts) Chiropractors will adjust mal alignment (Healy's Preferred Treatment) but the chiropractor can only adjust but not change the muscle synergy you must do exercises specifically for that purpose and i have found stiff legged dead lifts one of the key exercises that has helped me and hundreds of clients.
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Postural imbalance and the theory of tonic and phasic muscle groups or the yin and yang of the bodies muscle synergy.
Please click the yin and yang symbol above for a complete breakdown and anatomy cahrt of tonic and phasic muscles (tight and grabbing or slack and sloppy)
Click this image for a more comprehensive specific exercises and a view of the yoga "master stretch" for lower back and hips/hamstrings this is martial arts stretching but can be applied to lower back problems generally (under supervision of a Healy's Health and Fitness Professional)
After 30 years of experience Graham Healy has developed a synergistic way to stretch all of the above muscle groups especially the lower spine muscles hamstrings and internal hip flexes to give pain free lower back relief. Please click the above image for comprehensive information.
If you require specific personal training to resolve lower back problems we will treat that separately and specifically apart from your normal training or office routine. Please give yourself 4-6 weeks to see improvement. Note a medical report must be filled out by all clients so that we can analyse your background profile be encouraged many people who have been to all the so called experts have come to Healy's Health and Fitness as a last resort and have had the problems resolved in 4-6 weeks as a result.
source of all anatomy charts is Stone and Stone - Functional Anatomy please purchase this book from the american bookshop if you require further self study.
If you require more information or would like us to tailor a package specific to your lower back needs please fill out the form located here and we will contact you to organise a no obligations free appointment!