Resources/links
Jeff Fine’s website: https://mytotalself.com
Jeff Fine’s Total Self blog: https://mytotalself.com/blog/
Erika Muraski’s website https://setptusa.com/erika-muraski/
In this episode of the TotalSelf Considered, Jeff Fine interviews Erika Muraski, physical therapist extra-ordinaire. Erika was a competitive ice-skater until she had a career ending injury. She had always wanted to be a physical therapist and the experience of getting hurt and having to give up the sport she loved has made her highly attuned and compassionate to the needs of her patients.
Jeff and Erika discuss back pain and treatment approaches from multiple perspectives: first, Erika explains the physical structure of the spine and surrounding soft tissue, and the related “mechanical” issues or imbalances that can lead to back pain. After going over the symptoms of various types of back pain, and when one should seek medical attention, Jeff and Erika delve into the impact of lifestyle factors, particularly the role that our sedentary lifestyles and stress have for so many of us experiencing back pain.
There’s an overwhelming amount of recommendations out there to reduce back pain – core strengthening, zero drop shoes, standing desks, stretching, ice, heat, doing more, doing less, laser therapy – but which of these actually help?
Summary of Episode
Quotables
“I tend to always think from their perspective. How horrific is it to wake up and the moment they move they’re in immediate pain. It’s horrible. Understanding that component of it and then giving them even five minutes of relief… it makes a difference.”
Erika Muraski
“When we’re upset, there are physiological and hormonal and chemical changes in the brain and the body that contribute to how muscles are functioning. They can become tighter, more brittle just from being in this fight or flight kind internal experience.”
Jeff Fine
Resources/links
Jeff Fine’s website: https://mytotalself.com
Jeff Fine’s Total Self blog: https://mytotalself.com/blog/
Erika Muraski’s website https://setptusa.com/erika-muraski/
The post Back Pain: Symptoms, Causes, Practical Solutions appeared first on TotalSelf Counseling & Fitness.
9 episodes
In this episode of the TotalSelf Considered, Jeff Fine interviews Erika Muraski, physical therapist extra-ordinaire. Erika was a competitive ice-skater until she had a career ending injury. She had always wanted to be a physical therapist and the experience of getting hurt and having to give up the sport she loved has made her highly attuned and compassionate to the needs of her patients.
Jeff and Erika discuss back pain and treatment approaches from multiple perspectives: first, Erika explains the physical structure of the spine and surrounding soft tissue, and the related “mechanical” issues or imbalances that can lead to back pain. After going over the symptoms of various types of back pain, and when one should seek medical attention, Jeff and Erika delve into the impact of lifestyle factors, particularly the role that our sedentary lifestyles and stress have for so many of us experiencing back pain.
There’s an overwhelming amount of recommendations out there to reduce back pain – core strengthening, zero drop shoes, standing desks, stretching, ice, heat, doing more, doing less, laser therapy – but which of these actually help?
Summary of Episode
Quotables
“I tend to always think from their perspective. How horrific is it to wake up and the moment they move they’re in immediate pain. It’s horrible. Understanding that component of it and then giving them even five minutes of relief… it makes a difference.”
Erika Muraski
“When we’re upset, there are physiological and hormonal and chemical changes in the brain and the body that contribute to how muscles are functioning. They can become tighter, more brittle just from being in this fight or flight kind internal experience.”
Jeff Fine
Resources/links
Jeff Fine’s website: https://mytotalself.com
Jeff Fine’s Total Self blog: https://mytotalself.com/blog/
Erika Muraski’s website https://setptusa.com/erika-muraski/
The post Back Pain: Symptoms, Causes, Practical Solutions appeared first on TotalSelf Counseling & Fitness.
9 episodes
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