The Curriculum
The Pain to Performance low back rehabilitation and conditioning curriculum is largely an organic process that starts with a thorough assessment of the student's pain triggers to converge on a precise diagnosis of and targeted treatment of mechanically-based low back pain.
Stage 1
Remove the pain triggers to prevent pain and allow the spine to heal naturally.
​​Chronic pain is acute episodes of painful motions, postures, and loads throughout the day. Gain control of your pain by deliberately moving with greater awareness to spare your spine. Breathing techniques to enhance recovery, manage inflammation, and promote mental well-being will be instructed. Together, these strategies will help desensitize the nerves and foster tissue repair, and improve movement awareness to prevent reoccurring acute pain. ​​
Stage 2
Build a foundation for pain free movement.
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Therapeutic corrective exercises will assigned target specific deficits in joint asymmetry, mobility, and stability. You will apply the principles of these exercises to your daily tasks and activities to increase your productivity and prevent pain.
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Stage 3
Enhance endurance to resist fatigue.
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​Endurance is the ability to maintain pristine movement quality while being fatigued. This is one of the fundamental prerequisites for enhancing your capacity to do work, maintain sturdy postures, and safely bear and move loads.
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Note: Individuals whose goal it is to return back to sport, or a physically demanding occupation, will continue on to Stage 4. For most, completing and maintain the requirements of stage three, is sufficient enough to enjoy a pain free life.
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Stage 4
Build a foundation for pain free fitness and injury resistance.
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Increase your endurance and build whole-body strength at hips and shoulders while never breaking neutral spine. The emphasis now is training movement patterns, not body parts, to develop the ability to use the body as a whole rather than disconnected individual parts.
Stage 5
Develop sufficient athleticism for pain free performance and anti-fragility.
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Build from the foundation created in stages one through four. Learn super stiffness techniques and the ability to store and recover elastic energy. Training sessions will be carefully tailored to specifically match the demands of your occupation, duty, or sport.