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Low Back Pain & Sciatica Mythbusting

by Dr. Anthony Davis

I empower people with low back pain and sciatica to understand the facts and research about their pain, so they can reclaim the active life the love using an integrated, evidence-based approach to rehab through exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and sleep. ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5This podcast was formerly known as Health or Hoax.

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  1. 084 - Told You Need SURGERY for Your Herniated Disc? Your Doctor Might Be Missing This

    If your doctor said you need surgery for a disc herniation, low back pain, or sciatica, here's what you need to know first. Here's what to ask your doctor before you go into surgery, and we'll talk about the basic facts that many doctors neglect to tell their patients. Prior to considering…

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  2. 083 - SI Joint Pain Symptoms: Is This What's Actually Causing Your Back Pain?

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now: 7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇 https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Is your low back pain caused by your sacroiliac joint? Should you be worried about anterior pelvic tilt, or a short leg, or a hip hike, or a rotated...

  3. 082 - Disc Herniation: AVOID These 5 Things

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now: 7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇 https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . If you have a disc herniation or a disc bulge with low back pain or sciatica, these are five things you need to avoid. . Unlike what most people…

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  4. 081 - Your LOW BACK PAIN EXERCISES Are Making You WORSE (#1 Rule)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . There's a massive mistake most back pain and sciatica patients are making with their exercises — and it's making their pain worse without them even...

  5. 080 - APOLOGY from a CHIROPRACTOR (You Deserve To Know)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now: 7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇 https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . I'm a chiropractor, and I need to apologize. My profession has lied to you a lot. If you've ever wondered if chiropractic treatment actually works or...

  6. 079 - The Chronic Low Back Pain DOOM LOOP That Makes Everything WORSE

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided .The safest thing you can do for chronic back pain might actually be making it worse.Most people dealing with low back pain, sciatica, disc herniation…

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  7. 078 - I Wish I Would Have Known This Sooner: LOW BACK PAIN (MUST KNOW)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . 10 things I wish everybody knew about chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniations, and their MRI findings. These are the things you need to know…

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  8. 077 - #1 Thing That Makes LOW BACK PAIN WORSE

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . If you have chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniations, disc degeneration, spondylolisthesis, nerve pain, joint pain, muscle pain, or chronic…

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  9. 076 - How Long To Heal A Disc Herniation Without Surgery? (Q&A w/ Dr. Davis)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Have questions about disc herniation recovery? In this Q&A, Dr. Davis and Dr. Blake break down how long healing actually takes, whether surgery gives…

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  10. 075 - Which Exercise Should YOU Do For LOW BACK PAIN & SCIATICA? (Long-Term Solution)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . What are the best exercises for YOU to do if you have chronic low back pain or sciatica? . Which exercises are best for people with disc herniations…

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  11. 074 - Is Running Safe w/ Back Pain, Disc Herniations, & Sciatica? (Q&A w/ Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . In today’s Beyond Back Pain Member Q&A, Dr. Anthony Davis is joined by Dr. Blake to answer a big question: Is running actually bad for your back if you...

  12. 073 - Is CORE STABILITY Making Your Back Pain WORSE? Squat University DEBUNKED

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Dr. Davis reacts to Squat University & Stuart McGill's typical low back pain fear-mongering around core stability.If you've ever been told to never…

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  13. 072 - Annular Tear/Fissure, Disc Pain, PRP, Stem Cells

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . In this episode, we tackle one of the most misunderstood MRI findings in the low back pain & sciatica world: annular tears (annular fissures). If…

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  14. 071 - Everything Makes My Pain Worse (Q&A w/ Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided Why do chronic pain flare-ups last so long? And what do you do when it feels like everything makes your back pain worse?In this member Q&A, Dr. Anthony...

  15. 070 - "What If Every Exercise Causes More Back Pain?" (Q&A w/ Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . In this Q&A with Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake, we answer questions from our members this week about chronic low back pain and sciatica.. We talk about: - How…

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  16. 069 - Will I Ever Heal From Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica? (Q&A w/ Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . In this Q&A with Dr. Davis & Dr. Blake, we answer questions from our members this week about chronic low back pain and sciatica..We talk about:- What…

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  17. 068 - BEST EXERCISES To Safely Squat With BACK PAIN & SCIATICA (Complete Guide)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . If you’ve been told you can’t squat because of back pain, disc degeneration, a disc herniation, a bulging disc, or sciatica, this video will show you…

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  18. 067 - ONE exercise to FIX your low back pain INSTANTLY? (DOCTOR REACTS)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Low Back Ability makes some BOLD claims about curing low back pain and sciatica. Does he really have the ONE exercise to magically CURE low back pain...

  19. 066 - Sacroiliac (SI) Joint Pain Relief Exercises - Avoid These Stretches! (DOCTOR REACTS)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Is your SI joint really out of place?.Is your SI joint actually unstable?.Is your SI Joint even the cause of your pain?.As usual, I'll be contrasting...

  20. 065 - If I WOKE UP With BACK PAIN Tomorrow, Here's How I'd FIX IT FAST

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . If I woke up tomorrow with back pain or sciatica, and my goal was to calm the pain, stop the flare-up, and get back to normal life and exercise as fast...

  21. 064 - Why Most Chronic Back Pain FAILS (And What To Do Instead)

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Struggling with chronic low back pain or sciatica? 😣 You’ve tried physical therapy, chiropractic, injections, core exercises, posture fixes… but…

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  22. 063 - Is Chronic Pain In The Brain Or The Body?

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . Is chronic pain in the brain? Is pain simply a result of stress, anxiety, fear, depression, or trauma? . Or is chronic pain in the body? Is pain just a...

  23. 062: My Story Of Chronic Pain Recovery

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . In this episode I talk about my personal story with chronic pain. I open up and tell you how devistating chronic pain can be, how chronic pain can lead...

  24. 061 - Safely Overcome the FEAR of BENDING Your Spine w/ BACK PAIN

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now: 7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇 https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided . If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica it's easy to become afraid of bending your spine into spinal flexion. Especially if you're scared about...

  25. 060 - 14min Meditation For Fear of Chronic Pain | Let Go of Fear & Stress

    Start Your Chronic Back Pain & Sciatica Program Now:7-Day Free Trial HERE 👇https://shapeshiftwellness.com/beyond-back-pain-program-self-guided

  26. 059 - BEST Myofascial RELEASE For LOW BACK PAIN & Sciatica

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5.If I had a dime for every person who told me they had "muscle knots" or "adhesions" or "imbalances" or "tightness"....First - your muscles are NOT in "knots"... That's a made up thing. . You...

  27. 058 - Why "Nothing Works" For Chronic Low Back Pain & Sciatica

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica . https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 .. . #lowbackpain #lowbackpainrelief#lowbackpainexercises #discherniation #sciaticarelief#sciatica #sciaticatreatment

  28. 057 - Overcoming Fear of Back Pain & Sciatica

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5.Fear of pain is more disabling than pain itself. With chronic low back pain and sciatica it's natural to be afraid of flare ups. It's natural to want to protect your spine from reinjury....

  29. 056 - Afraid of the Doctor? How to Navigate Medical Anxiety With Chronic Pain

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5. If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, or any type of chronic pain, it's natural to feel fearful of going to the doctor. . You might be afraid they'll tell you something is wrong…

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  30. 055 - What Is The Best Exercise For Chronic Low Back Pain & Sciatica?

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5. What is the best exercise for chronic low back pain and sciatica? What's the best exercise for a disc herniation, or nerve impingement? . How can you decide which exercises are appropriate...

  31. 054 - Is Chiropractic A SCAM? Chiropractors DEBUNK Themselves

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5.Is chiropractic a scam? Are chiropractors real doctors? Are chiropractic adjustments effective for chronic low back pain and sciatica?.Two chiropractors who have left the in-person hands-on...

  32. 053 - The Real Reason You Still Have Chronic Back Pain Or Sciatica

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . The real reason you still have chronic low back pain or sciatica has nothing to do with your disc herniation, degeneration, pelvic tilt, muscle imbalances, or core weakness. . Chronic low...

  33. 052 - 5 Reasons Physical Therapy Failed You

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . If physical therapy didn't work for you this episode tells you why. . If you have chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc bulges, disc herniations, disc degeneration, SI joint pain, or…

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  34. 051 - Do Chiropractic, Acupuncture, Massage, Cupping, & Other Therapies WORK For Low Back Pain & Sciatica?

    Do passive therapies like chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, dry needling, massage, cupping, and scraping work for chronic low back pain and sciatica? . Are there alternative home treatments that will save you money and give YOU the power to take care of yourself? . Are hands-on therapies…

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  35. 050 - The WORST Thing For Chronic Low Back Pain: Fear & Catastrophizing

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/egweb-reg-b . You've been conditioned to avoid bending, lifting, twisting, and stressing your low back. I get it - you've got the proof! You've had so many flare-ups that it's perfectly natural to become...

  36. 049 - Stretching For Chronic Low Back Pain & Sciatica: Yes or no?

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . In this episode we talk about stretching and flexibility for low back pain and sciatica. . Some say stretching is useful, or even dangerous. . Others say you MUST stretch certain magic...

  37. 048 - How To Pick Things Up With LOW BACK PAIN

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . What is the best lifting technique for low back pain, sciatica, and disc herniations? What is the safest way to pick things up if you're dealing with severe low back pain or sciatica? .…

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  38. 047 - Back Pain? Don't Worry About The Disc Herniation

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica with a disc herniation, disc bulge, or disc degeneration, stop worrying so much about the disc herniation on the MRI. . Yes, sometimes disc...

  39. 046 - Everything You Know About Chronic Low Back Pain Is WRONG

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . You've been told that chronic low back pain is caused by disc herniations, disc bulges, degeneration, tight muscles, imbalances, bad posture, misalignments, and pelvic tilt. . You've been...

  40. 045 - Low Back Pain Flare-Up Fix Formula

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . If you had a low back pain flare-up, what's the best way to fix the flare up at home? . Whether you have a disc herniation, disc bulge, muscle strain, or sciatica, there are a few steps…

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  41. 044 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.8) - Closing the Gates on Chronic Pain

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5 . Chronic pain is multifactorial, and is caused by many overlapping factors. Chronic low back pain and sciatica create neurochemical changes in the synapses in the body, spinal cord, and...

  42. 043 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.7) - Does Stress or Anxiety Cause Chronic Pain?

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/egweb-reg-b . Does stress or anxiety cause chronic pain? . Is it possible that chronic low back pain and sciatica are caused by stress and anxiety? . Does this mean that chronic pain is all in the brain, or…

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  43. 042 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.6) - Is Chronic Pain In The Brain?

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass .What is the real root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica?.Most people tend to worry about things like disc herniations, disc bulges, disc degeneration, tight muscles, pelvic tilt, and…

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  44. 041 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.5) - Low Back Inflammation (Peripheral Sensitization)

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, it's easy to think that the pain is all coming from tissue damage like a disc bulge, a disc herniation, disc degeneration, tight muscles, or a...

  45. 040 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.4) - Low Back Inflammation (Central Sensitization)

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass .If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, it's easy to think that the pain is all coming from tissue damage like a disc bulge, a disc herniation, disc degeneration, tight muscles, or a...

  46. 039 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.3) - Chronic Pain Lives In The Whole Body

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Chronic low back pain and sciatica can not be reduced down to a single structure like a disc herniation, disc degeneration, muscle tightness, or posture. . Chronic low back pain and sciatica...

  47. 038 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.2) - Three Types of Pain

    ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . What is the real root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica? There are only three types of pain: nociceptive, neuropathic, and nociplastic. Discover the neuroscience behind each type…

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  48. 037 - The Real ROOT CAUSE of Chronic Back Pain (pt.1) - What Is Pain?

    What is the real root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica? What causes chronic pain in the first place? . If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, you've probably gone down the rabbit hole of trying to improve core stability or core strength. You've tried to fix your posture, pelvic...

  49. 036 - How to Diagnose and Treat SI Joint Pain (Sacroiliac Low Back Pain)

    How to diagnose and treat SI joint or sacroiliac joint pain! If you have low back pain and you're wondering if it's coming from your SI joint, I'll show you common tests you can perform at home to diagnose and treat your SI joint pain. . These simple stress tests for the sacroiliac joint can help...

  50. 035 - Your SI Joint Is NOT Out Of Place

    Your SI joint is NOT out of place! Despite what your chiropractor or physical therapist told you, the sacroiliac joint or SI joint does NOT go out of place. It barely even moves! . You've been told your chronic low back pain is from an SI joint misalignment, that your joint is out of place, that...

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I empower people with low back pain and sciatica to understand the facts and research about their pain, so they can reclaim the active life the love using an integrated, evidence-based approach to rehab through exercise, nutrition, stress reduction, and sleep. ✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica.https://visit.shapeshiftwellness.com/bbp-masterclass-5This podcast was formerly known as Health or Hoax.

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