Here are 7 scam treatments for chronic low back pain and sciatica that you need to avoid! . Most likely - you've already tried many of these terrible treatments for chronic low back pain and sciatica and gotten no pain relief. . These 7 scam treatments simply don't work! Even so - they are the most common treatments out there! . If you really want a long term solution to chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniations, and disc degeneration, you need to avoid these 7 treatments! . Instead, foc...
May 18, 2024•20 min•Season 4Ep. 8
If you want to know the real root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica, you need to understand the biopsychosocial cup analogy. . Chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniations, disc bulges, and disc degeneration are responsible for more years lived with disability than any other health condition. . There is no singular root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica. Instead, if we view chronic pain from a holistic perspective, we begin to see how pain actually occurs as a multifacto...
May 14, 2024•8 min•Season 4Ep. 7
Here are 5 HUGE lies you probably believe about low back pain and sciatica! . If you have chronic low back pain, sciatica, a lumbar disc herniation, disc bulge, or disc degeneration - you need to understand how to heal - what exercises to do, and what to avoid! . These common LIES about chronic low back pain and sciatica are pervasive even in the physical therapy and chiropractic worlds! Maybe you've already tried physical therapy exercises for low back pain & sciatica. . These are 5 lies yo...
Nov 05, 2023•15 min•Season 4Ep. 6
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Chronic low back pain and sciatica are the number 1 cause of disability in the world! This means that you are more likely to have to take time off work due to low back pain than from any other medical condition. . Don't let chronic low back pain and sciatica take your job from you! . Nearly half of people who deal with chronic low back pain or sciatica as a major health problem are unabl...
Oct 28, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 5
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Chronic low back pain and sciatica wreck your body. . Chronic low back pain is the #1 cause of disability in the world! Disc herniations, disc degeneration, sacroiliac joint (SI joint) pain, and sciatica are debilitating. . So how do you fix chronic low back pain and sciatica? How do you heal a disc herniation? How do you do physical therapy exercises for low back pain and sciatica? . . ...
Oct 18, 2023•26 min•Season 4Ep. 4
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Health insurance is not helpful when you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, or really any chronic conditions. . Health insurance charges you huge premiums, deductibles, and copays, and meanwhile, if you have chronic low back pain or sciatica it won't pay for many of the things that actually help get you better! . For example, if you have chronic low back pain you need education, exe...
Oct 13, 2023•24 min•Season 4Ep. 3
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Low back pain is the number ONE cause of disability in the WORLD. It's also more expensive than any other health condition! . Add disc herniations and sciatica to the mix, and you've got a perfect storm for lifelong disability and financial bankruptcy. . If you're dealing with chronic low back pain and sciatica, it is critical to get ahead of it NOW, before it escalates to a lifetime iss...
Oct 05, 2023•14 min•Season 4Ep. 2
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . . Low back pain and sciatica are a global crisis. Chronic low back pain is more disabling than heart disease, or even cancer. . Low back pain costs people more money in a lifetime than heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or autoimmune conditions. . Chronic low back pain can absolutely ruin your life, and leave you bankrupt and disabled. . What's worse is that our healthcare system is notori...
Oct 01, 2023•19 min•Season 4Ep. 1
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Are you doomed to have low back pain or sciatica? How do you prevent low back pain? How to you prevent sciatica? What if you have a disc herniation, are you doomed to a lifetime of low back pain?. If you have family members who have had low back pain, sciatica, surgery, and been on pain meds from disability you might be worried that you have "bad genetics" and that your spine is likely t...
Aug 06, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 12
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . .Does stretching prevent low back pain and sciatica? Is you're struggling with a disc herniation, SI joint pain, sciatica, or chronic back pain will stretching and increasing flexibility have an impact on your pain or disability?.Although most people tend to think that stretching and flexibility is important to healing from chronic low back pain and sciatica, the research tells a differe...
Jul 31, 2023•21 min•Season 3Ep. 11
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass. If you have low back pain or sciatica and you get an MRI, will you need to get surgery? . When should you get an MRI for low back pain and sciatica? . When should you AVOID getting an MRI for low back pain and sciatica? . Can getting an MRI actually make low back pain and sciatica worse? Do you really need to know if you have a disc herniation or disc bulge? Can disc herniations heal on t...
Jul 16, 2023•19 min•Season 3Ep. 10
✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Are your joints actually misaligned? Do joints really go out of place? What does a chiropractic adjustment really do? Do chiropractors actually put bones back into place and fix subluxations? . If you have low back pain and sciatica you may have been told that your posture and alignment are bad, and that you need to realign your joints in order to avoid chronic low back pain and sciatica....
Jun 23, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Do you really need to strengthen your core for low back pain? . Why does every physical therapist and chiropractor tell you to strengthen your core, brace your core, and work on core stabilization for low back pain? . Is it really as important as everyone makes it seem? Are you doomed to live a life of chronic low back pain if you don't do a million dead bugs and bird dogs every day for your core strength? Is DNS (dynamic neuromuscular stabilization) really so important? . Or have therapists jus...
May 16, 2023•20 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Is fibromyalgia real? What is fibromyalgia? Is fibromyalgia just depression? Is it a mental health condition? is it all in your head? Or is fibromyalgia a connective tissue disorder, making collagen and joints weak and painful? Is it safe to exercise with fibromyalgia? Or perhaps it's neither of these things... Maybe fibromyalgia is a multifactorial condition that deserves respect and understanding.
Apr 05, 2023•28 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Yesterday I had a new patient come see me because his “disc was out again.” This happens all the time. I asked him when he had a disc injury, and he told me it was from high school football. He was 32 years old. He hadn’t had an MRI or major injury since high school. So, why did he think it was his disc? Well, a lot of my patients think that disc herniations and bulges last forever. They think these are fairly severe injuries. It's understandable when you have severe low back pain or neck pain. ...
Mar 23, 2023•25 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Is Meditation All It’s Cracked Up to Be? Does meditation actually work to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression? Let’s explore the evidence-based benefits, and limitations of meditation. Can meditation reduce stress? Can meditation alter blood glucose in diabetics? Can meditation change your heart rate and blood pressure? Meditation and yoga can be powerful mindfulness-based tools for our mental health and even for chronic pain rehab, but they aren't magic. . WORK WITH ME 1-on-1 (Virtual or In-...
Mar 15, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Can you rely on MRI for chronic pain? Can you trust your MRI results? Should you get an MRI or should you avoid getting an MRI? Does special imaging help tell you what is causing your pain, and does it help tell your doctors exactly how to treat you? Or does getting an MRI make things worse? Can the results of these special tests (or any special tests including labs and bloodwork) be positive or negative for your health? Do we really need to stick you in the special magnet tube and charge you th...
Mar 08, 2023•29 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Can a Diagnosis Make Pain Worse? If you have chronic pain or chronic illness, does it help to know about your diagnosis? Or should you forget about your diagnosis and leave the labels behind? Nocebic language and fear-based explanations can make a patient feel fearful and anxious about their health. This can lead to fear of exercise, disability, and higher pain levels. Let's explore when a diagnosis matters, and when we can forget about it entirely. Does your diagnosis matter? . WORK WITH ME 1-o...
Mar 01, 2023•32 min
If your doctor does any of these things, run! This video will teach you how to spot a terrible doctor. Do you have a bad doctor? Do you know how to find a good doctor? Healthcare providers are good and bad sometimes, and it can be hard to find a good one. I'll teach you the signs that you should ditch your doctor. We'll talk about things that bad doctors say, and red flags to watch out for when choosing a doctor or healthcare provider. This includes how to find a good chiropractor, physical ther...
Feb 22, 2023•36 min•Season 3Ep. 2
What is the root cause of chronic pain? Is it even possible to identify a single root cause of chronic pain or chronic illness? The biopsychosocial model helps explain that pain is multifactorial and that we need to broaden our understanding of pain and health. Rarely is low back pain, knee pain, neck pain, or other chronic pain simply due to a single cause like a disc herniation, or a pinched nerve. There are usually many other variables to account for. . WORK WITH DR. DAVIS 1-on-1 (Virtual Reh...
Feb 12, 2023•26 min•Season 3Ep. 1
In this episode, we discuss flexibility, mobility, and stretching. Does flexibility matter? Do you need to stretch before you exercise? Does stretching prevent injuries? Does being flexible improve your health and wellness in any meaningful way? Find each of us individually here: Dr. Anthony Davis: @shapeshiftwellness Dr. Blake Loxtercamp: @blake.loxtercamp_dc Dr. Dan Brown: @vectorsportandspine
Apr 10, 2022•34 min
In this episode we discuss all forms of treatment from chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, and other bodyworkers. What kind of treatment is worth getting if you have pain or injury? What does treatment actually DO? Does it do ANYTHING? Should you fix your posture? Can chiropractors put bones back into alignment? Do you need to get any treatment at all? Find each of us individually here: Dr. Anthony Davis: @shapeshiftwellness Dr. Blake Loxtercamp: @blake.loxtercamp_dc Dr. Dan ...
Apr 03, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
In this episode of Health or Hoax, we discuss chiropractic treatment, physical therapy, and other manual therapy as it relates to how much treatment you really need. How much treatment is too much? Do you even NEED treatment in the first place? Chiropractors, physical therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists, and other bodyworkers can be great, but sometimes they sell patients on excessive amounts of unnecessary treatment. Find each of us individually here: Dr. Anthony Davis: @shapeshiftwe...
Mar 27, 2022•26 min
In this episode of Health or Hoax, we talk about being new graduates from our Doctor of Chiropractic program, and the job opportunities that await new grads. There are many paths that a new chiropractor may take, including working as an associate doctor, starting their own practice, or buying a practice. Dr. Davis, Dr. Dan, and Dr. Blake discuss what they chose to do and why. Find each of us individually here: Dr. Anthony Davis: @shapeshiftwellness Dr. Blake Loxtercamp: @blake.loxtercamp_dc Dr. ...
Mar 20, 2022•36 min•Season 2Ep. 2
In this episode of Health or Hoax, we talk about being new graduates from our Doctor of Chiropractic program, and the job opportunities that await new grads. There are many paths that a new chiropractor may take, including working as an associate doctor, starting their own practice, or buying a practice. Dr. Davis, Dr. Dan, and Dr. Blake discuss what they chose to do and why. Find each of us individually here: Dr. Anthony Davis: @shapeshiftwellness Dr. Blake Loxtercamp: @blake.loxtercamp_dc Dr. ...
Mar 13, 2022•30 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Mass Psychogenic Illness is a really interesting phenomenon, where essentially a bunch of people get sick because they THINK they were exposed to a germ or virus or toxin, but in reality they weren't. They get all the same symptoms and sickness as if they had truly caught some nasty virus, but the symptoms being produced are entirely created by their own hyper-reactive nervous system. It's pretty interesting to consider how powerful our brains are in creating our physical experience. . . . Pleas...
Jul 04, 2020•7 min•Season 1Ep. 13
We sat down with Dr. Melissa MacDonald (DC ICSC CCSP® NREMT) to speak about when to return to play, when/if people really need to take time away from their sport or favorite activities due to injuries, and how movement and exercise can play a huge role in active rehab from musculoskeletal injuries. We spoke about the psychology that comes into play with injuries, and the importance of offering assurance and movement optimism to patients/players when they are in recovery. . There are many myths a...
Jul 01, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 12
🤔 Some people believe you can test for allergies by placing a glass vial with an allergen on/near a person, then testing the strength of a particular muscle for weakness. They believe weakness would indicate an allergy to the substance in the vile. . . . This study tested whether practitioners of “Health Kinesiology” (a subset of “Applied Kinesiology”) could accurately detect allergies to WASP VENOM in patients with a clear history of anaphalactic reactions, and who had been already been confir...
Jun 30, 2020•12 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Dr. Alex Sundin is a sports chiropractor (DC, CCSP, ICSC) in Maple Grove, MN, as well as a fellow in the Human Performance Center at Northwestern Health Sciences University (NWHSU) in Bloomington. . Find him here : Web: https://www.amplifymotion.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/amplifymotion/ . We took time to speak with Dr. Alex about common chiropractic misunderstandings, by addressing common questions about what a chiropractor does, what they don't do, what subluxations are (and aren't), an...
Jun 29, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 10
The nocebo effect is when a clinician's harmful or scary language makes the patient feel worse, not better. It's often thought of as sort of the opposite of the placebo effect. Our language matters a lot for healthcare. The words we use can heal, or our words can harm. . 😱Are you accidentally scaring your clients/patients? . . . 💬From the article: "Many patients with musculoskeletal conditions are anxious about their future and are naturally predisposed to see the negative rather than the posi...
Jun 28, 2020•8 min•Season 1Ep. 9
