Comments on: Common Injuries (the lower back) http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/ Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:41:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Pilatesring http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-10785 Pilatesring Mon, 23 Aug 2010 13:07:13 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-10785 Great story. In my experience as a pilates instructrr it is all too common seeing lower back injuries in the gym. I believe its due to the imbalance of the larger lower lumber extensors and rectus abdominals compared to the deeper stability muscles (transerve abdominus). The deeper muscles arent developed to ther same level as the more superficial 'movement' muscles which results in deeper instability and inevetibly injury. I try to encourage heavy lifters to dedicated 1/2hr 3 days a week to put the heavy weight down and do specific deep core strengthening exercises. This will help create a more even balance and minimise injury. Great story. In my experience as a pilates instructrr it is all too common seeing lower back injuries in the gym. I believe its due to the imbalance of the larger lower lumber extensors and rectus abdominals compared to the deeper stability muscles (transerve abdominus). The deeper muscles arent developed to ther same level as the more superficial ‘movement’ muscles which results in deeper instability and inevetibly injury. I try to encourage heavy lifters to dedicated 1/2hr 3 days a week to put the heavy weight down and do specific deep core strengthening exercises. This will help create a more even balance and minimise injury.

]]> By: Chiropractor Plano http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-6654 Chiropractor Plano Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:48:18 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-6654 if you hurt your lower back I would suggest that you consider a visit to a local chiropractor. They can offer you pain relief using specific chiropractic techniques that involve hands-on manipulation of the body and thus helping the body to heal itself. You will be surprised what a chiropractor can do for you. if you hurt your lower back I would suggest that you consider a visit to a local chiropractor. They can offer you pain relief using specific chiropractic techniques that involve hands-on manipulation of the body and thus helping the body to heal itself. You will be surprised what a chiropractor can do for you.

]]> By: dacaprice http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5598 dacaprice Sun, 07 Feb 2010 20:42:28 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5598 I roll my glutes on a lacrosse ball (basically position the ball under each cheek and roll); especially my upper glutes for lower back pain relief. The foam roller doesn't seem to be doing it anymore. I've heard of people using 5 or 6 inch PVC as well. I roll my glutes on a lacrosse ball (basically position the ball under each cheek and roll); especially my upper glutes for lower back pain relief. The foam roller doesn’t seem to be doing it anymore. I’ve heard of people using 5 or 6 inch PVC as well.

]]> By: Thursday 2/4/10 | Louisville CrossFit - Derby City CrossFit http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5507 Thursday 2/4/10 | Louisville CrossFit - Derby City CrossFit Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:01:30 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5507 [...] 1, 1, 1 WOD 5 Rounds for time: 30 Overhead Walking Lunge 12 Chest-to-Bar Pullups CF Endurance Here Common Injuries: The Lower Back Common Injuries: The Hip Common Injuries: The Shoulder Common Mistakes in the Clean & Jerk Why [...] [...] 1, 1, 1 WOD 5 Rounds for time: 30 Overhead Walking Lunge 12 Chest-to-Bar Pullups CF Endurance Here Common Injuries: The Lower Back Common Injuries: The Hip Common Injuries: The Shoulder Common Mistakes in the Clean & Jerk Why [...]

]]> By: Kevin http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5333 Kevin Thu, 28 Jan 2010 04:17:55 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5333 Dutch, I'm not sure if you've got this checked out yet or not but you said that the injury happened about a year ago (i saw the video sometime last year on the mainsite, I think you were with Boz, amazing shit, bro). I just wanted to let you know that last May the same thing happened to me, I didn't see anyone about it and I just did some mobility stuff and stuck to mainsite training avoiding heavy deadlifts. The pain never really went away, but it got better throughout the summer. When Field Lacrosse season started in Sept I had to get the problem fixed (athletes have a huge problem with denial lol). So I saw a great chiropractor who is a spine specialist. The pain went away, just like you after working with kelly and Boz, eventually my 1 rep max deadlift pr went up, things were going great for sectionals. Then a couple weeks ago my back went again during a 10 rep max set of deads. From what you described it sounds identical to my injury, you might want to go see a doc and tell him you want to rule out the possibility of a disk lesion, because if that's what it is, without treatment it's just waiting to come back again. I don’t know if you’ve had an athlete with this problem, but it can become very serious, it’ll go away and come back repeatedly for years. One day you’ll wake up and won’t be able to move because your spine is trying to protect the protruded disk with a calcium build up on both of the vertebrae that sandwich the injured disk. Once this happens you’re pretty much fucked. Not trying to scare ya, it just sounds really familiar and you’re probably a lot smarter about getting back into deads than I was. Wish you the best in your training, Kevin Dutch,

I’m not sure if you’ve got this checked out yet or not but you said that the injury happened about a year ago (i saw the video sometime last year on the mainsite, I think you were with Boz, amazing shit, bro).
I just wanted to let you know that last May the same thing happened to me, I didn’t see anyone about it and I just did some mobility stuff and stuck to mainsite training avoiding heavy deadlifts. The pain never really went away, but it got better throughout the summer.
When Field Lacrosse season started in Sept I had to get the problem fixed (athletes have a huge problem with denial lol). So I saw a great chiropractor who is a spine specialist. The pain went away, just like you after working with kelly and Boz, eventually my 1 rep max deadlift pr went up, things were going great for sectionals. Then a couple weeks ago my back went again during a 10 rep max set of deads. From what you described it sounds identical to my injury, you might want to go see a doc and tell him you want to rule out the possibility of a disk lesion, because if that’s what it is, without treatment it’s just waiting to come back again.
I don’t know if you’ve had an athlete with this problem, but it can become very serious, it’ll go away and come back repeatedly for years. One day you’ll wake up and won’t be able to move because your spine is trying to protect the protruded disk with a calcium build up on both of the vertebrae that sandwich the injured disk. Once this happens you’re pretty much fucked. Not trying to scare ya, it just sounds really familiar and you’re probably a lot smarter about getting back into deads than I was.

Wish you the best in your training,

Kevin

]]> By: Chris V http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5327 Chris V Wed, 27 Jan 2010 22:55:08 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5327 I had something similar. I wrecked it being stupid with KB's. I spent the next week laying on my back in the living room. I felt like a 60 year old man and I'm 23. I found a lot of relief in ZHealth. I stumbled on it when I was home on leave and stopped in at CrossFit Plano. The mobility drills and interesting ideas on the nervous system seemed to help out a lot. Never really realized how bad my mobility was until they started to show me how different parts of my body didn't move and other parts compensated for it. I had something similar. I wrecked it being stupid with KB’s. I spent the next week laying on my back in the living room. I felt like a 60 year old man and I’m 23.
I found a lot of relief in ZHealth. I stumbled on it when I was home on leave and stopped in at CrossFit Plano. The mobility drills and interesting ideas on the nervous system seemed to help out a lot. Never really realized how bad my mobility was until they started to show me how different parts of my body didn’t move and other parts compensated for it.

]]> By: Björn Uddenfeldt http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5322 Björn Uddenfeldt Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:14:35 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5322 I concure :) I concure :)

]]> By: Josh http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5318 Josh Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:54:13 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5318 Good post Dutch! Really good insight! Thanks again Good post Dutch!

Really good insight!

Thanks again

]]> By: Steven Low http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5306 Steven Low Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:51:08 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5306 The frustrating thing with the lower back is that the things that help are pretty variable. The two thing that almost help universally are: 1. Proper posture 2. Strengthening the core That may be obvious to us, but yeah not very obvious to most people. The tough part for rehab though is that not everyone responds well to the same exercises for the most part, so as a physical therapist/chiro/trainer/etc. you have to have a flexible plan for how you approach it. Again, like the knee strengthening the glutes seems to universally help. I wrote in the shoes article I referenced last post some studies that show glute medius and maximum directly helping low back pain. The thing that whenever there's increased mobility in the low back which is meant to not move much at all, you have a high potential for injury and pain. Taking the strength and mobility back to the hips, t-spine, and ankles helps immensely with alleviating arch/knee/low back pain by minimizing the amount of movement of those joints and increasing stability there. Anyway, I'm gonna stop rambling now. The frustrating thing with the lower back is that the things that help are pretty variable.

The two thing that almost help universally are:

1. Proper posture
2. Strengthening the core

That may be obvious to us, but yeah not very obvious to most people. The tough part for rehab though is that not everyone responds well to the same exercises for the most part, so as a physical therapist/chiro/trainer/etc. you have to have a flexible plan for how you approach it.

Again, like the knee strengthening the glutes seems to universally help. I wrote in the shoes article I referenced last post some studies that show glute medius and maximum directly helping low back pain.

The thing that whenever there’s increased mobility in the low back which is meant to not move much at all, you have a high potential for injury and pain. Taking the strength and mobility back to the hips, t-spine, and ankles helps immensely with alleviating arch/knee/low back pain by minimizing the amount of movement of those joints and increasing stability there.

Anyway, I’m gonna stop rambling now.

]]> By: Jesse Blomberg http://www.dutchlowy.com/2010/01/26/common-injuries-the-lower-back/comment-page-1/#comment-5300 Jesse Blomberg Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:59:54 +0000 http://www.dutchlowy.com/?p=963#comment-5300 This is a good series of posts. Keep up the good work. This is a good series of posts. Keep up the good work.

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