Dr Stuart McGill Build a Strong Pain-Proof Back

In this episode my guest is Dr Stuart McGill Ph D a distinguished professor emeritus of spine biomechanics at the University of Waterloo and a world expert on spine anatomy and physiology back pain and rehabilitation We discuss the most common sources of back pain how back pain can be assessed including self-assessment techniques and how to design a personalized recovery plan to reduce back pain We discuss how to train for lifelong fitness reduce injury risk and protect your back and joints based on your age and personal goals We also discuss how to prevent back pain build core stability and explain how McGill s Big 3 exercises protect and strengthen the back Dr McGill who is exceptionally fit in his late 60s describes his low-time investment personal training routine and the specific exercises he uses for mobility strength and cardiovascular fitness We also discuss controversial issues in the back pain and rehabilitation field including how pain originates the biopsychosocial model of pain and treatments such as platelet-rich plasma PRP This episode provides clear actionable tools to strengthen prevent and remedy back pain and injury so you can be pain-free while enjoying sports exercise and daily activities at any age Access the full show notes for this episode a https 3A 2F 2Fwww hubermanlab com 2Fepisode 2Fdr-stuart-mcgill-build-a-strong-pain-proof-back a Watch the clip on back pain relief and spine anatomy that accompanies this episode a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2F6SSxgAUfFug a Demonstration of The McGill Method a https 3A 2F 2Fyoutu be 2Ff7HLP96HVNM a Thank you to our sponsors AG1 a https 3A 2F 2Fdrinkag1 com 2Fhuberman a Helix Sleep a https 3A 2F 2Fhelixsleep com 2Fhuberman a BetterHelp a https 3A 2F 2Fbetterhelp com 2Fhuberman a Waking Up a https 3A 2F 2Fwakingup com 2Fhuberman a LMNT a https 3A 2F 2Fdrinklmnt com 2Fhuberman a Huberman Lab Social Website Instagram a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2Fhubermanlab a Threads a https 3A 2F 2Fwww threads net 2F 40hubermanlab a X a https 3A 2F 2Ftwitter com 2Fhubermanlab a Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2Fhubermanlab a TikTok a https 3A 2F 2Fwww tiktok com 2F 40hubermanlab a LinkedIn a https 3A 2F 2Fwww linkedin com 2Fin 2Fandrew-huberman a Website a https 3A 2F 2Fwww hubermanlab com a Newsletter a https 3A 2F 2Fwww hubermanlab com a newsletter Dr Stuart McGill Website a https 3A 2F 2Fwww backfitpro com a University of Waterloo academic profile a https 3A 2F 2Fuwaterloo ca 2Fkinesiology-health-sciences 2Fpeople-profiles 2Fstuart-mcgill a Publications a https 3A 2F 2Fwww backfitpro com a medical-publications Books a https 3A 2F 2Fwww backfitpro com a books YouTube a https 3A 2F 2Fwww youtube com 2F 40backfitpro9992 a Instagram a https 3A 2F 2Fwww instagram com 2Fbackfitpro a X a https 3A 2F 2Fx com 2Fdrstuartmcgill a Facebook a https 3A 2F 2Fwww facebook com 2FBackfitpro a Timestamps 00 00 00 Dr Stuart McGill 00 02 33 Sponsors Helix Sleep BetterHelp Waking Up 00 06 23 What Causes Back Pain Genetics Dog Breed Analogy 00 12 55 Tool Skeleton Body Type Spine Flexibility Discs 00 20 25 Flexibility Exercises Discs Collagen 00 25 43 Sponsor AG1 00 27 32 Stress Tipping Point Athletic Tradeoffs Triathletes 00 36 17 Back Pain Goals Training Program 00 45 57 Spine Hygiene Back Pain Powerlifting 00 53 33 Genetics Running 00 59 34 Sponsor LMNT 01 00 46 Rehabilitation Reducing Volume Injury 01 07 42 Tool Training for Lifelong Fitness Injury Joints 01 17 40 Pain Types Biopsychosocial Model of Pain 01 26 15 Coaching Explosivity Endurance 01 32 43 Virtual Surgery Rest Pain Recovery 01 41 25 Tool McGill s Big 3 Building Back Strength Stability 01 46 39 Inversion Tables Spine Deloading Disc Bulge Tool Lumbar Support 01 51 09 Tool Daily Walking Sitting 01 55 33 Deadlift Bone Density Glute-Ham Raise 02 06 20 Training Age Osteoporosis Tool Deadlift Alternatives 02 16 47 Tools Biblical Training Week Spine Stability McGill s Big 3 Shrinking Age 02 24 16 Platelet-Rich Plasma PRP Disc Damage 02 27 56 Tools Biblical Training Week Strength Exercises Neck Strength 02 35 24 Tools Sword Play Distal Limb Loading Training for Symmetry 02 42 38 Tools Biblical Training Week Mobility Cardiovascular Exercises Athletic Panel 02 49 22 Zero-Cost Support YouTube Spotify Apple Follow Reviews YouTube Feedback Protocols Book Social Media Neural Network Newsletter HubermanLab BackPain Title Card Photo Credit Mike Blabac - a https 3A 2F 2Fwww blabacphoto com a Disclaimer Disclosures a https 3A 2F 2Fwww hubermanlab com a disclaimer

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