326 | Our Tips to Avoid & Improve Low Back Pain

Tune into part 1 of our back pain series where DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into the most aggravated and common pain point in the back - Low Back Pain. DocJen and Dr. Dom dive into what may be causing your recurrent lower back pain, whether all your lower back needs are stability and the biopsychosocial model with emphasis on what the biological aspect includes. Through anatomy, they explain the mobility-stability continuum and what it means to develop control over the body. By providing your solution, they discuss the relevance of using external load and building resilience. What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 3:41 - What is causing recurrent low back pain? 4:56 - Does the lower back just need more stability? Fear-avoidance behaviour 7:32 - Biopsychosocial Model 9:16 - The biological aspect is not just biomechanical 11:34 - Mobility-Stability within the body 15:53 - The importance of awareness and control of the body 17:44 - What is the core? And, the importance of the breath? 20:37 - Adding external load 24:46 - Your solution. To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/watch/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode326/⁠⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tobpodcast/message

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Join top-40 Physical Therapy Influencer, Doc Jen, and her Physical Therapy husband Dr. Dom, as they bring you the body tips and PT Pearls you need to help you understand your body, relieve your pains and restrictions, and answer your questions. Along with expert guests, the goal of The Optimal Body is to help you discover what optimal means in your own body.