#270 - Dr Stu McGill - Protecting Spinal Health When Working From Home

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 16 January 2021

⏱️ 76 minutes

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Summary

Dr Stuart McGill is a professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and a world expert in back pain.

In the new WFH world, many people are changing their routines, desk setups and posture. Combined with limited access to gyms and less chance to move and exercise, this is a perfect storm for creating back pain.

Expect to learn the number one cause of back pain Stu sees in his patients, why most physicians are wholly unprepared to deal with spinal injuries, why social media can stop you from being a master of your craft, whether our ancestors suffered with back pain and much more...

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0:00.0	Oh hello friends, welcome back to the show.
0:03.2	My guest today is Dr. Stu McGill, the world expert in back pain.
0:08.1	In this new working from home world, many people are changing their routines, desk setups
0:12.1	and posture, combined with limited access to gyms and less chance to move and exercise,
0:17.0	this is the perfect storm for creating back pain.
0:20.0	So I thought it would be a good opportunity to bring Stu back on the show to delve into
0:24.2	his insight around spinal health.
0:27.0	So today, expect to learn the number one cause of back pain, Stu sees in his patients.
0:31.9	Why most physicians are wholly unprepared to deal with spinal injuries, why social media
0:36.2	can stop you from being a master of your craft, whether our ancestors suffered with back pain
0:40.9	and much more.
0:42.8	Lots of takeaways from today and I basically I wish that I'd had this podcast four years
0:48.5	ago because it would have saved me an awful lot of discomfort, but we have it now.
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