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Reddit mentions of A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill And Less Pain

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Found 4 comments on A Guide to Better Movement: The Science and Practice of Moving With More Skill And Less Pain:

u/woktogo · 5 pointsr/AdvancedFitness

Afaik there aren't studies that study this specifically. You'll get results the fastest if you stretch as often as possible, everyday, at least three times a day. In my experience, that should yield noticeable improvements in 1-2 weeks.

But there's no need to be in a hurry. Thrice a week will yield results, too. It'll just take longer. I encourage you to also stretch when you're working. Stand up every hour take 10-15 seconds to stretch each leg, that will prevent some tightness, in my experience.

By the way, the hip flexors aren't the only muscles that influence hip position. So I'd also make sure that you have proper range of motion in other joints and that other muscles aren't excessively tight.

And keep in mind that stretching isn't the only method to improve posture and movement. I'd check out this book if I were you: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0991542304/

u/Wdane · 5 pointsr/physicaltherapy

Disclaimer: I'm not a PT, I'm just on these boards because I'm considering switching careers into it.

I am/was a chronic pain sufferer for many years, with the past 2 years being drastically worse and debilitating. However after making serious dedicated effort I am making huge progress and am at this point fully convinced that I will not only entirely beat chronic pain, but also be even better off than I was.

IMHO, by the time you reach chronic pain > 6mo-year things have become much more complicated than your average PT/MD is going to be looking. 'Climbing out of this hole' is very possible, 'very soon' is unrealistic. What is more realistic is something like 'I will crawl, and walk, and climb from the pit of this ravine until climbing is my friend and I won't even realize I've reached level ground until I look down from the mountain I have climbed.'

You are likely going to have to do a lot of learning, because an MD/PT/Ortho/Chiro whatever is not going to be able to change enough aspects of your life to 'cure' you. Additionally it would be unwise for them to try because the time it would take they could of prevent so many more people from entering chronic pain to begin with. That is not to say that they will be worthless by any means. They will always have the insight that their degree and years of experience have given them, and are in fact invaluable in this way.

While you may or may not have lower cross syndrome, this is not where I'd recommend starting. At this point it would be my guess that you're very tight in may places over your body, and have developed a plethora of compensation patterns. That's totally fine, they are very likely all reversible in time. One problem this presents though is the idea of 'of if I fix compensation X then I'll feel better' but they are all interacting with each other, so as you fix one another will change. But after you work over the entire body over significant periods of time it will start to come together. This is mainly because once you learn how a single compensation is happening you will eventually be able to get more and more corrections on 'auto-pilot' so that these corrections will be happening as you try to correct other patterns.

The first thing I suggest is learning about pain science. It's proven to actually reduce pain, and will help you make more informed decisions through the journey. I highly recommend http://www.amazon.com/Guide-Better-Movement-Science-Practice/dp/0991542304/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1427501143&sr=1-1&keywords=better+movement . It's a good starting point and requires almost no background. It also has some good exercises at the end of the book based on the Feldenkrais method. Feldenkrais is certainly not a cure all, but I find extremely helpful, as it helps address the motor patterns in a very learning friendly environment.

Finally, if you are depressed don't forget the possibility of seeing a psychological therapist. You are depressed because you hurt all the time. That is inevitable, but being depressed can also prevent you from fixing the pain int he first place. You have to fight the war on all fronts. You may also want to consider picking up meditation (or find a mindfulness based therapist). It's also backed by lots of research and from my experience the way you learn from meditation and the way you learn to be pain free have lots of overlap. By mindfully observing and learning from your moment to moment experience you have greater ability to direct your future moments.

Best of luck on your journey.

u/cbroz91 · 4 pointsr/physicaltherapy

If you are looking for something more educational I suggest "A Guide to Better Movement" by Todd Hargrove. It's an interesting read on how the nervous system modulates movement, and it is written intelligently but is still an easy read.

If you are looking for something more along the lines of a novel try "Run, Don't Walk" by Adele Levine. It a story about a PT who worked at Walter Reed Medical Center treating veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan. The book is less about the science of physical therapy and more about her interactions with patients. It's also good in that the book is darkly funny and not depressing.

u/casual_sociopathy · 3 pointsr/bodyweightfitness

That's a fair question. I'm a massage therapist and I found my way into studying pain science for fun as much as anything (I used to be an engineer). Pain is an action signal from your brain - stop doing this, protect this, move this, or seek help. It is not a damage meter. And the brain isn't always good at risk estimation.

In your case my wild guess is you have a lack of flexibility and your back muscles are hitting their end range of motion, so your brain says, "hey be careful, we don't want any strains or sprains."

I will say this - the human spine is far stronger and more resilient than people give it credit for in this culture. Chiropractors and doctors in particular are a big culprit. Chiro's for business reasons along with their hundred years out of date models about how the body works. Doctors because when you go to your GP with low back pain all he really has at his disposal is an x-ray machine, so he does a scan, finds some disk degeneration, and declares that to be the issue, and says no more golf for you. If you're lucky your doctor has a background in modern neuroscience and has read papers like the one I referenced above. But the odds of that are low.

While we're at it, go pick up this book. He goes into more detail with pain science, why movement is important, and why all this really centers on the nervous system.