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Core lifting tutorial for back pain (lifting with your legs myth?)

Posted on April 28, 2017 by | 8 Comments

As you can imagine…I get a LOT of questions about back pain and what to do about it. And to be honest, more than half the time it’s the same general theme. Move your hips better and brace like a baby…especially when you lift. So…amazingly…on the exact same place Abraham Lincoln grew up from the age of 7 to 21, by…

2-Step Posture Process To Relieve Shoulder Tension (plus snow shoveling advice to save your spine)

Posted on January 22, 2016 by | 12 Comments

2 big take homes in today’s episode of Core Wellness TV… FIRST…Snow Shoveling safety. We’re getting snow dumped upon us here in Southern Indiana and a lot of people who never do any shoveling of any kind get out and clear their driveways and sidewalks…and hurt themselves in the process. So we revisit the “hip hinge” process to save your spine…

Forward Bends…Should You “Round” Your Spine? (Yoga Controversy)

Posted on March 3, 2015 by | 40 Comments

Today on Core Wellness TV, I answer a very important question about “to round or not to round” your spine when you bend forward. Jackie left this GREAT question about Yoga on my last blog post about keeping a flat back and “hip hinging” to save your spine: ——————– “Dr. Steve, This makes a lot of sense. I have been…

Great “Movement Hack” To Save Your Low Back Discs When Shoveling Snow (or anything else!)

Posted on February 16, 2015 by | 12 Comments

Since we’re in the middle of getting our first good snowfall of the winter (about 10 inches or so) I thought I would re-post this video from a few years back talking about the CRITICAL importance of the “HIP HINGE” when you shovel snow, or dirt, or rocks, or even s*^t 🙂 It also applies ANYTIME you bend over. …

More Hip Hinge Tips To Protect Your Spine Plus…How To Correct Forward Head Posture

Posted on November 18, 2011 by | 11 Comments

[Video Below] Since there's been such a positive response to my recent episodes on how to protect your spine with hip hinging and hip mobility in general, I put this this episode together to take it to another level and help you reverse the "old looking" and damaging "Forward Head Posture". This combination move is a "must do"…

Save Your Spine With This “Hip Hinge” Posture Exercise (How To Avoid A Bulging Disc)

Posted on September 26, 2011 by | 24 Comments

This one leg “hip hinge” exercise is crucially important for sparing your spine and helping you avoid disc injury and the life altering sciatica that often comes along with it. Actually, this is one of the best herniated disc exercises ever because it fixes one of the main CAUSES of disc bulges or disc herniations…too much spinal flexion (bending forward…

Core lifting tutorial for back pain (lifting with your legs myth?)

2-Step Posture Process To Relieve Shoulder Tension (plus snow shoveling advice to save your spine)

Forward Bends…Should You “Round” Your Spine? (Yoga Controversy)

Great “Movement Hack” To Save Your Low Back Discs When Shoveling Snow (or anything else!)

More Hip Hinge Tips To Protect Your Spine Plus…How To Correct Forward Head Posture

Save Your Spine With This “Hip Hinge” Posture Exercise (How To Avoid A Bulging Disc)

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