Courses Followed: Spine Control
I took the course because I had an episode of acute back pain back in February which came on after a dull backache over several months previous to the acute episode. I assumed the ‘dull ache’ would get better, but then one day it developed into sth unimaginably worse. Eric’s rope analogy helped me realize what was going on – repetitive pilates where I was forcing myself to do stretch more and more to achieve what for my body is probably an unobtainable level of flexibility.
I found the changes in pain to be pretty fast with your course and within 3 weeks I was 80% over the acute pain, but mentally I have not forgotten what a shock the whole episode had/has been. I have religiously followed your course, sometimes going back and redoing phases,
Spine Control has taught me so much about how I was misusing my body and had all sorts of wrong movement patterns that have caused both problems. I have tried the usual back stretching exercises in the past and they don’t work for all the reasons you talk about in your videos and can actually make the problem worse.
I have also tried things like Chinese chiropractors and previously they did the trick for e.g. sore neck from too much computer use but on the whole, I no longer trust these types of therapy and I feel that your courses are extremely safe and well researched and don’t rely on one ‘expert’ chiropractor/physio to make the difference. It’s all within oneself.
I also really appreciated the support from Joshua, one of the programme coaches, who quickly answered my questions about the exercises and how to adjust them based on the level of pain or difficulty I was having with my back. To have such timely email support was invaluable especially when you are busy and don’t have time to consult physiotherapists in person, or during times like COVID when it was impossible to see anyone who could help.
I am grateful to have had this experience in my 40s when I have enough strength and confidence to work on this day today,
Thank you!