The vicious cycle of back pain. Right from childhood from being a national junior squash player travelling to tournaments all over the country and cross country runner, I ended up with quite a lot of back problems on and off, it was a vicious cycle that I would go from being okay for awhile and then overuse in sport and doing training that was too heavy for my young body at the time, ending up seeing a physio, osteopath and chiropractor, being okay for a while again and then it would repeat again and gradually over the years the symptoms worsened and the bad episodes got more severe, eventually having MRI scans, spinal injections , Prolapsed discs diagnosis and spinal stenosis diagnosis.
I discovered Pilates in Australia when I was travelling around the world, and after a really severe life-threatening road traffic accident it really helped me in my recovery both mentally and physically.
Pilates help me break the cycle, finally I had something to empower myself with and to help myself with on a daily basis both with a daily six minute practice, weekly one hour practice and incorporating it into my lifestyle all day long. It helps when you think about how you sit, stand, walk, move and get out of bed in the morning, and also incorporating stretches into your day.
sometimes it completely breaks the cycle and sometimes you continue to need regular support from a practitioner such as a physio, osteopath and chiropractor, but in my teaching experience it always reduces symptoms, increases back strength, increases core stability, strength and doing the right stretches for your back and body can make the world of difference.
Adding in the relaxation of meditation and mindset of positive affirmations is the icing on the cake which actually is vital in changing your mindset from a pain, worrying, stressed mindset about your pain, back and body to a mindset knowing that you are strengthening your back and body and mind.
The goal is to get in the injury Freezone, where are you at least maintain much better quality of life and perhaps even enjoy your favourite sport, hobby or exercise again, whether that is walking, gardening cycling, swimming and lifestyle.
watch the vicious cycle of back pain & 1 way to help break it or improve (1 minute)
It’s never too late to make change
Love Bev
Helping back pain sufferers to alleviate their discomfort and enjoy their favourite exercise, sport & lifestyle by doing the one-to-one reduce back pain mindfulness Pilates programme.