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Chronic back issues...omg. You can literally exersize your way out of them. It's the only treatment and it is VERY effective. Living proof.

People run into back issues (very common and will probably happen to everyone) and doctors send them home with print outs showing them them how to repair their back. They throw the paper away and go back when "they need surgery." That makes it worse.

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I have chronic back pain, recently diagnosed as osteoarthritis. I can attest that doing all the exercises the doctor's printout shows keeps the pain at bay.

This is as good a place to mention it as anywhere: My physical therapist told me that people who work at a computer all day have a high risk of osteoarthritis.

Get the Back Mechanic book. Author is a genius.

This works for a lot of back issues but not all of em! For example syringomyelia, depending on where it forms, can be exacerbated by working out. So ideally make sure you have a good idea of why your back hurts before you start, but it can be hard to diagnose.

https://asap.org/disorders/articles/exercise-concepts/

Yeah, there are definitely edge cases but most back pain is self inflicted. The common knowledge around back issues is REALLY bad and doctors, oddly enough, do not help and are often ignorant themselves.

Some people need pain reprocessing therapy. Have you read the book The Way Out by Alan Gordon?

https://www.painreprocessingtherapy.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Way-Out-Revolutionary-Scientifically-...

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