The Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation recently reported, and John’s Hopkins Medical Center concurred, that a supervised program of exercise, particularly for chronic lower back pain sufferers who had experienced chronic lower back pain for 3 months or more, and as part of a total program, received greater back pain relief, faster, than a control group who just received exercise advice, without a supervised, long-term, and lasting exercise program to follow.

The results validate what I have been saying for the last few months, and what other researchers around the world have also discovered, that neck pain, back pain, and sciatica respond faster and the pain relief is far greater, for individuals in exercise programs, particularly supervised exercise programs.

For many years, it was considered gospel that the best way to treat neck pain, back pain, and sciatica was with bed rest. We have since demonstrated through research instituted, and followed up on, by some of the finest medical institutions in the world, among the authorities and institutions of note are the Cleveland Clinic, the Mayo Clinic, Duke University, and Johns Hopkins Medical Center, these institutions, and a myriad of others, have demonstrated that the worst bad back strategy, the way to increase neck pain, back pain, and sciatic nerve pain levels, is bed rest…the most effective pain relief strategy is exercise! Not just exercise, but low impact exercise conducted in a supervised environment and/or as part of a total neck pain, back pain, and sciatic nerve pain relief strategy.

Once again, the data is conclusive! If you want to reclaim your life, a neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica free life, exercise must be an integral component of a supervised, and if possible individualized, program of pain relief…a bad back strategy that works!

For the best individualized program available today, one that can be integrated into a supervised program (call me for details), go to:

TheBadBackGuy.net will change your life!

Wishing you a pain free life!

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
Skype: johnzajaros1
216-712-6526
johnz@ultimatebadbackstrategies.com

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3 Major Myths Concerning Exercise and Back Pain: Neck Pain, Back Pain and Sciatica Relief Strategies!

3 myths relating to neck pain, back pain and/or sciatica and exercise may actually be exacerbate pain, hurting rather than helping the patient, they are pervasive, and wrong!

There are many myths when it comes to neck pain, back pain, and sciatica; and, particularly the exercises that are “good for” people with a bad
back.

There are three myths relating to neck pain, back pain, and sciatica which are particularly problematic. The three most pervasive, and
damaging, are:

1) Swimming is a great exercise for people with a bad back
2) That situps are also good for strengthening the back muscles
3) That abdominal crunches are great for developing adominal muscles and for strengthening the back

Swimming, as an exercise strategy for those suffering from a bad back, and particularly from neck pain, back pain, and sciatica has been around for a long time. President John F Kennedy may have had an impact on the pervasiveness of this myth, as it was said that he swam daily, part propaganda and part true…more propaganda. The fact is, swimming, especially early in the exercise process, may actually exacerbate not only back pain but neck and sciatic nerve pain, as well.

Sit-ups were thought to be a great abdominal exercise for years, one also thought to help people suffering from back pain too. Sit-ups have now been relegated to the obsolete exercise category, although the myth that they are a good abdominal exercise persists, particularly among the uninformed. As with swimming, sit-ups may actually exacerbate neck pain, back pain, and sciatica.

The third kind of exercise that falls neatly into this category is the abdominal crunch. The abdominal crunch, or just crunches, came along and replaced the sit-up as the next-best thing for abdominal development, the King of Ab Development. Crunches are also supposed to help with core muscle development; and, neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief through increased and directed muscle development. The fact is, like the two above, the crunch may exacerbate neck pain, back pain, and sciatica! The crunch should never be used early in a neck pain, back pain or sciatica relief exercise program. Perhaps after an individual has progressed a bit, but never early on.

Overall, the 3 exercise strategies above may do more harm than good, mainly because so many, even among the medical community, still believe in their efficacy. However, these strategies, and their ability to help a person suffering from neck pain, back pain, and/or sciatica, must be viewed as nothing more than uninformed anecdotal gossip…or as outright myths with very little basis in scientific or medical fact.

When commencing a neck pain, back pain and/or sciatica program, start slow, begin with low impact exercises, and above all begin with a program that is designed specifically for neck pain, back pain, and sciatica sufferers…if possible by neck pain, back apin, and/or sciatica sufferers.

http://TheBadBackGuy.net is just such a program for neck pain, back pain, and sciatica relief!

John

Professor John P. J. Zajaros, Sr., The Bad Back Guy
216-712-6526
Skype: johnzajaros1
JohnZ@UltimateBadBackStrategies.com

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