The Deep Core Connection to Back Pain
Working with the deep core can be an illuminating pathway towards profound changes in both our physical and energetic body. This work requires us to slow down, listen, and connect to our inner strength and intuition.
Get To Know Your Multifidi, Your Spine Will Thank You
Over the past 30 years back pain researchers have seen found a direct correlation between atrophy of the multifidi that they can see on MRI scans and incidence of disc degeneration, limited mobility in forward folds, and chronic low back pain. Unfortunately many doctors have not kept up with these research findings and atrophy of the multifidi continues to go undiagnosed.
Activate Your Inner Corset
One of my favorite ways to access the strength of the core is by looking at the integrity of the muscle that lays directly over the internal organs, called the Transverse Abdominus or the TVA.
Twisting From Your Center
Your internal and external obliques provide vital support for the low back, hips, ribcage, and shoulders. When the obliques are long and strong they can prevent strain during our daily lives by providing the deep structural support needed to do things like twisting, lifting, and even something as simple as rolling over in bed at night.
Breathing From Your Core
Conscious breathing practices that focus on utilizing the diaphragm and pelvic floor can be the missing link to rewiring deep core connections, easing back pain, and down-regulating the nervous system.