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19: How to sit with lower back pain / sciatica

Today’s episode is entitled “How to sit with lower back pain / sciatica” and the main points covered are:

  • Variety and breaks: how to sit with lower back pain / sciatica
  • Perching and wobbling
  • How to sit with lower back pain / sciatica: supported-slump
Use it, but don’t abuse it. Don’t do things that aggr...
19.01.24 01:18 PM - Comment(s)
18: How to sleep well with low back pain / sciatica

Today’s episode is entitled “How to sleep well with low back pain / sciatica?” You will learn:

  • The importance of preparing for bed to sleep well with low back pain / sciatica
  • The value of supports in bed
  • The impact of attention when trying to sleep well with low back pain / sciatica
  • The value of medicat...
19.01.24 01:18 PM - Comment(s)
17: How to walk with low back pain / sciatica?

Today’s episode is entitled “How to walk with low back pain / sciatica?” You will learn:

  • Revisiting the “Use it but don’t abuse it” rule
  • The value of walking
  • When to use a stick to walk with low back pain / sciatica
  • Is it OK to stoop or not
  • The power of bracing (when you walk with low back pain / sciatic...
19.01.24 01:17 PM - Comment(s)
16: How to get your socks on with back pain / sciatica

Today’s episode is entitled “How to get your socks on with back pain / sciatica”. You will learn:

  • The role of inflammation and disc swelling
  • The value of warming up (or just waiting)
  • How to actually get your socks on with back pain / sciatica
19.01.24 01:17 PM - Comment(s)
15: Why does back pain / sciatica affects appetite

Today’s episode is entitled “Why does back pain / sciatica affects appetite”. You will learn:

  • When you should take loss of appetite seriously
  • Why back pain / sciatica affects your appetite
19.01.24 01:17 PM - Comment(s)
14: How to turn over in bed with back pain

This episode is entitled “How to turn over in bed with back pain”. You will learn:

  • The most common cause of pain turning in bed
  • How to test it clinically (don’t try this at home)
  • What to do about it (how to turn over in bed using the brace)
19.01.24 01:16 PM - Comment(s)
13: How to bend over with back pain / sciatica

This episode is entitled “How to bend over with back pain / sciatica”. You will learn:

  • Why bending over with back pain / sciatica is such a problem
  • What watching tobacco pickers 23 years ago taught me
  • The power of the hip hinge
19.01.24 01:16 PM - Comment(s)
12: How to stand with back pain / sciatica

This episode is entitled “How to stand with back pain / sciatica”. In it you will learn:

  • Why standing still can be such a challenge with back pain / sciatica
  • Why forcing a stand with back pain / sciatica is a bad idea
  • The power of the wobble
  • Sticks aren’t just for old men
19.01.24 01:16 PM - Comment(s)
11: How to get dressed with back pain / sciatica

This episode is entitled “How to get dressed with back pain / sciatica?”. You will learn:

  • Why socks are such a nightmare when you get dressed with back pain / sciatica
  • That warming-up to get dressed isn’t as crazy as it might sound
  • The power of bracing to get dressed with back pain / sciatica

Let’s star...

19.01.24 01:14 PM - Comment(s)
10: How to get up from sitting with lower back pain / sciatica

How long you sit may matter more to your lower back

This episode is entitled “How to get up from sitting with lower back pain / sciatica”.  In this episode you will learn

  • How long you sit may matter more to your lower back
  • What you sit on matters as much as how you get up.
  • What you should sit on.
  • Wh...
19.01.24 01:08 PM - Comment(s)
9: How much should I rest with back pain / sciatica?

In this episode I’m answering the question, ‘how much should I rest with back pain / sciatica’ and I will be dispelling some myths, which exist in both ends of the spectrum.

At one end of the spectrum we have the old advice, which is take to your bed for two weeks with back pain or sciatica. That is ...

19.01.24 12:35 PM - Comment(s)
8: What is sciatica, and do I have it?

This episode is entitled, ‘what is sciatica, and do I have it?’. You will learn why sciatica isn’t what you think it is, exactly which parts of your sciatica can affect you, how to differentiate the two main types of sciatica, what symptoms can be part of sciatica and how to improve it as a label.

19.01.24 12:21 PM - Comment(s)
7: What causes lower back pain?

This episode is entitled ‘what causes lower back pain’. Now in this episode you will learn why the ‘misaligned vertebra’ or ‘bone out’ theory is wrong and how it’s holding you back, why diagnoses are often unhelpful and what is better. And finally, what the real causes of lower back pain are.

19.01.24 12:18 PM - Comment(s)
6: Why does my lower back hurt so much? Part 2

This is the final pillar episode.  If you haven’t listened to the five pillar episodes before this one, then do. Everything comes together when done in order.  You’ll get value from every episode, but so much more value if you listen to episodes one to five before this one. In episode numb...

19.01.24 12:13 PM - Comment(s)
5: Why does my lower back hurt so much? Part 1

This episode is entitled “Why does my lower back hurt so much? Part 1”. It is the 5th of our six pillar episodes. This is part one, which is a story about a curious incident that occurred last Friday which led to the Grand unifying theory of pain. In part two (episode six), I will elaborat...

19.01.24 12:03 PM - Comment(s)
4: How to prevent lower back pain / sciatica? Part 2

This episode is entitled “How to prevent lower back pain / sciatica? Part 2 ” and is episode four in a series of six pillar episodes. If you have not listened to episodes one to three, please do yourself a favor and go back and start at the beginning. In the last episode, I focused on the How, that ...

19.01.24 11:54 AM - Comment(s)
    1: Why does my lower back pain / sciatica keep coming back

This episode is entitled “Why does my lower back pain or Sciatica keep coming back”, in which I will be introducing you to the Cliff of Pain. Now, before we dive into that, it’s worth mentioning that this is the first episode of the Active X Backs podcast on lower backpain / sciatica. Ther...

19.01.24 11:29 AM - Comment(s)
3: How to prevent lower back pain / sciatica? Part 1

How can I prevent lower back pain / sciatica? Part 1 of 2. In part 2 I’ll be covering the detail of the steps that you can take, whereas this episode very much focuses on the how, the method. We have six pillar episodes in the ActiveX back show. In these I cover the foundation of understan...

19.01.24 11:52 AM - Comment(s)
2: How can I relieve my lower back pain / sciatica?

This episode is about #lowerbackpain and #sciatica in which Active X Backs Chief Back Officer Gavin Routledge, answers the question “How can I relieve my lower back pain / sciatica?” Gavin’s focus is on the #relief of pain.

Following on our previous post “Why does my lower back pain or scia...

19.01.24 11:47 AM - Comment(s)