Back Pain Treatment, Prevention and Insights from Leading Spine Expert Dr. Stuart McGill #346
Muscle Intelligence
Ben Pakulski
4.8 • 745 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2023
⏱️ 91 minutes
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According to the NIH, 8 out of 10 people are affected by back pain at some point in their lives...
I've seen it in those who are quite sedentary, as well as in my most high-performing, active clients.
As with most problems, however, there is an effective framework and process that can lead to a solution. And, so, I went to see the world's foremost expert in assessing, diagnosing, and treating back pain...
Today on the Muscle Intelligence Podcast, I'm joined by Dr. Stuart McGill, who is THE go-to expert for high performers who experience back pain, and for the most difficult cases of back pain.
Dr. McGill spent 30 years as a professor at the University of Waterloo, where he is a distinguished professor emeritus. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people and enhance both injury resilience and performance.
Dr. McGill now operates as the Chief Science Officer of his BackFitPro Inc. clinic, where I was lucky enough to record this in-person interview.
We discuss everything from the affect of muscle hypertrophy on joints, to the different pain patterns that present in various sports and activities (and how to address them), to the mindset of elite athletes...
If you (like me), are fascinated by how the human body works - this one's for you.
You'll learn:
- The Mechanics of Muscle Hypertrophy and Effects on Joints
- How the Mindset of Elite Athletes Affects Pain and Performance
- What is Required of the Spine in Different Sport Settings
- How Spinal Joint Architecture Aids in Specific Activities
- How to Understand Pain Triggers to Navigate and Manage Back Pain
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| 0:00.0 | Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the muscle intelligence podcast. I'm Rous Spent Pocolski. Today, we are doing a live recorded podcast. I actually traveled to see this gentleman in Ontario, Canada. Dr. Stuart McGill joins me today. |
| 0:22.8 | If you don't know, Dr. Stu is the go-to expert for high performers who experience back pain. |
| 0:28.6 | He is the number one authority in the world when it comes to back pain when it comes to back research. |
| 0:34.6 | Dr. Stu McGill is the guy on top of that. He's truly an acceptable human, |
| 0:38.7 | penitent gentleman. He's a distinguished professor emeritus from the University of Waterloo, |
| 0:43.5 | where he was a professor for over 30 years. His laboratory experimented with research |
| 0:48.3 | and investigated issues from mechanistic back pain, ultimately how to rehab back pain, |
| 0:53.6 | and ultimately enhance injury, |
| 0:56.1 | resilience, and performance. |
| 0:58.1 | He's written books. |
| 0:59.1 | He is the guy that governments reach out to when it comes to understanding the implications |
| 1:04.5 | of back pain companies reach out to when it comes to doing research. |
| 1:07.7 | In the center view, we talk about the mechanics of hypertrophy when it comes to back function. In this interview, we talk about the mechanics of hypertrophy |
| 1:11.6 | when it comes to back function. We talk about mindset and pain management and the anatomy of |
| 1:16.6 | elite athletes and how that may be different from yours. The different pain patterns, specific |
| 1:22.6 | sports tend to exude and the requirement for stability versus flexibility of the spine, |
| 1:28.1 | this is a really interesting kind of divergence from the typical thought process. Most people |
| 1:33.1 | think it's a very specific thing. Dr. Sue says it's something different. The world of strong |
| 1:39.9 | athletes and major leaps in becoming a world-class performer, ultimately how to create a truly |
| 1:44.7 | resilient back. I really enjoy this conversation. We talked to Stu, I feel truly grateful to be able |
| 1:51.2 | to sit with him in his home and dive into his life's work, really. Today's podcast is bought to you |
| 1:57.5 | by our friends over at Buy Optimizers. Our favorite product, MAG |
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