Back Pain How to Heal! Dr. Stuart McGill, PhD

Dr. Stuart McGill is an expert on back injury & pain mechanisms. Difficult back cases are regularly referred to him for consultation.

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Why is a solution to back pain so elusive for so many? What are some low back pain exercises one can do at home? Is walking, even when painful, a good solution to helping with back pain? What can someone who sits much of the day do to help with back pain? What are the proper postures for sitting, standing, lifting etc.? What are some of the common misconceptions about and treatments for low back pain?

He authored 5 books and over 240 scientific journal papers on back pain. Heavy lifting, sneezing and tying shoes can trigger pain.

Learn how to alleviate and / or prevent these occurrences. Dr. McGills' books include:

Back Mechanic, written for the lay public with pain (also in 20 languages)  Low Back Disorders, third edition (2016), written for clinicians 

Ultimate Back Fitness and Performance, 2017, written for coaches and athletes 

Gift of Injury (2018), a manual for rehabilitating the back-injured strength athlete. 

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Join Stuart McGill is Professor Emeritus (after 32 years at the University of Waterloo, Canada) who authored over 240 scientific journal papers, 5 books, and mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Investigations in the laboratory, training centre and research clinic probed back injury and pain mechanisms, rehabilitation approaches, and performance training. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and hundreds of professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion.