#31 - Lower Back Pain, Pt. 3: Fight Pain with Education and Exposure Therapy




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Summary: Coach D and Trent are back on the topic of back pain, this time tackling the treatment of back pain. As discussed in previous episodes, many people experiencing back pain lack both strength in their back musculature and proper control over motor patterns. Back pain can lead to nervous system changes in which the patient becomes hypersensitive to new sensations of pain, and it can lead to maladaptive behaviors, which in turn can lead to comorbidities. So, how do we pull someone out of this spiral?