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OVERCOME YOUR BACK PAIN! YOU CAN DO IT WITH POSTURAL RESTORATION
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N E W S L E T T E R
OVERCOME YOUR BACK PAIN! IS BACK PAIN SLOWING YOU DOWN?
INSIDE : • How To Take Care Of Your Back • Refer A Friend
• Patient Success Spotlight • Relieve Back Pain In Minutes
Back pain can hinder your day-to-day activities. Left untreated, it can even lead to long-term joint, spine and nerve damage. As one of the most common physical complaints, over 80 percent of the U.S. population will suffer from it at some point in their lifetime. The pain itself can hinder your ability to reach, lean, kneel, lift or bend. It can also hinder your time spent with friends and family. Direct pain aside, minor aches and cramps associated with a back pain problem can make you
Unfortunately, a lot of people don’t seek treatment when back pain arises. Before they know it, they have a big problem.They might assume nothing— except for medication—can solve their back pain problem. Medication might mask the pain, but it won’t cure the problem’s root cause. Back Pain Solutions You’re in luck: Back pain can be cured! The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke covers a number of back pain remedies. These include the use of strength exercise, physical therapy and medication. Where medication isconsidered, anti-inflammatory drugs, analgesicmedicationsandcounter-irritantsare the most popular. Before you can treat your back pain, however, you need to knowwhy it started. Whether you’ve tweaked a muscle or have a deeper injury, a spine specialist can help. Back Pain Prevention A little prevention goes a long way. If you want to avoid future back pain, you can make sure you’re being good to your back. Lift Properly You pick things up constantly. Even if you’re lifting something right, make sure you’re
facing theobject.Squat,keepingyourspinestraight. Lift with your leg muscles, as this will reduce the pressure placed on your spine. Use Good Posture When you’re standing, imagine a string is attached to the top of your head—lifting you up. This will keep your hips, spine, shoulders and neck aligned. If you’re sitting, don’t slouch. Use StrengthTraining Your body has hundreds of muscles. These muscles protect and control your spine. By lifting weights, running and swimming, you can keep them strong. Train your core muscles. In doing so, you’ll easily control quick, lifting movements. It never hurts to visit a physical therapist, either. Get regular check-ups, and make sure your body is in good condition. If you have a history of back injuries, pain or minor aches, don’t hesitate to talk to a professional. You deserve a pain-free life, and your back will thank you.
irritable—ruining your good time. What Causes Back Pain?
A few things cause back pain. The American PhysicalTherapyAssociationcoverseachof these,
but the following are leading causes: • Spinal and core muscle weaknesses • Bad posture • Spinal muscle and tissue damage • Improper lifting form
• Limited hip, spine and thigh muscle flexibility • Bad abdominal, pelvic and back muscle coordination
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How to Take Care of Your Back
1. Make Good Posture A Habit Don’t just focus on what mom told you about standing up straight. We have to look at posture in 3 different views. Front to back, side to side and rotation.Take a look in the mirror. Is one shoulder higher than the other? Do you stand with most of your weight on one leg? Are you leaning to one side or rotated one way?Try to even things out by standing on both feet, adjusting your shoulders to be straight or rotating your torso to be aligned. Your body will thank you for finding a neutral position! 2. Flexibility In the Right Places Flexibility is often looked at as the more the merrier. However too much flexibility can also equal lessstability.Lessstabilitycanequalpain.At Austin PT, we view flexibility as proper alignment. WhenpracticingourPostural restorationexercises, which focus on getting your body neutral, flexibility naturally happens. Our rib cage, back & hips are no longer being restricted by misalignment, thus allowing the joints to move freely. 3. Stay Flexible Flexibility is key to maintaining a healthy back. By keeping your body flexible, the normal forces of movement and lifting can be distributed across
the spine, rather than focused on a few segments, whichcan then fail. AtAustinPTwecansetyouup with a home exercise program to ensure continued success that helps with flexibility and mobility. 4. Stay Strong You have hundreds of muscles, which control the movement of your spine. Major muscles that support the spine include your abdominal, pelvic, spinal and hip muscles. By keeping these muscles strong, you support your spine and have the ability to easily control lifting, quick movements, bending, breathing and functioning.
5. Physical Therapy If you have a history of or are currently suffering from back pain, our experts can evaluate and construct an individualized treatment program with Postural Restoration and targeted muscle specific exercises, we can help you return quickly to feeling your best. If you suffer from chronic pain, we can help and get you back to living the life you deserve.
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Austin Golf & Performance was established combining the same “unconventional” therapy with high performance fitness. Not only are you improving your athleticism, but you’re improving how WELL your body moves in your sport. Training incorporates the proven “postural restoration” approach while combining strength, power and speed. Your Titleist Performance Institute Certified trainer
is also a therapist and movement expert, which ensures a safe and medical approach to speed, strength & power. We understand a golfers “Body Swing Connection” and ensures success to all athletes by training the body the way it was intended to move.This means that we movement patterns not just individual muscles.
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Patient Success Spotlight
Who Do You Know That Needs Our Help?
Do You Have Friends Or Family That Can’t:
� Move without pain � Bend and move freely � Balance confidently & securely
� Sit for long periods � Walk for long distances � Live active and healthy
“Pain gone and stronger on the bike than ever before! ” “Highest recommendation I can give! Came to Jay A. and Jay S. with low back pain from 10 years of cycling. Added these guys to my “committee” (chiropractor, massage therapist, etc.). After 60 days of therapy - tremendous difference! Rebuilt my core with completely unique exercises and movements. Pain gone and stronger on the bike than ever before! Great guys and great staff - go see them!” K.P. Relieve Back Pain In Minutes Try this movement if you are experiencing back pain. SUPPORTED BRIDGE Lie on your back with knees bent and feet hip distance apart. Place your feet close enough so they can be touched by your fingertips. Inhale and lift the hips, place a block under the sacrum. Keep the chest open. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat 10 times. Strengthens Core www.simpleset.net
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