Comments on: Eric Cressey, Cressey Sports Performance — Tactical Deep Dive on Back Pain, Movement Diagnosis, Training Principles, Developing Mobility, Building Power, Fascial Manipulation, and Rules for Athletes (#675)

By: Ryan Grady

Ryan Grady — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 18:33:05 +0000

Tim, I was losing my mind listening to this podcast! Please look for the Washington Post article titled, “Chronic Pain is Surprisingly Treatable – When Patients Focus on the Brain”.

We are in a golden age of neuroscience, and the vast majority of chronic pain has been found to be brain-induced pain that becomes a conditioned response, triggered by stress. I had 15 years of back pain, neck pain, GI issues, and migraines, but healed myself overnight by learning about what was causing my pain.

I’d love to see you have as a guest Dr. Tor Wager (Director of Cogntive and Affective Neuroscience at Dartmouth College). He is known for his for his research into the placebo effect and into the way the brain processes pain, using emotion-related brain circuitry.

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By: Jackson Adamowicz

Jackson Adamowicz — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 14:16:23 +0000

Very insightful. I wish everyone knew just how beneficial exercise is. Most people understand that it’s good for you, but they don’t understand the sheer magnitude when it comes to the benefits!

By: Rob Ogle

Rob Ogle — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 07:38:14 +0000

Eric knows his stuff and I agree with everything he says about the biomechanical issues, but I’m curious why there was no mention of the emotional/unconscious element that determines pain and asymmetries? I wish you would get Pat Ogden and/or Thomas Myers on the show and let them open your eyes on how big our emotional past and trauma influences our somatic patterns/habits. Dr. Gabor Mate would have something to say about it as well, I’m sure…

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 11 Jun 2023 12:08:39 +0000

Enjoyed the episode, as always. One thing that I didn’t hear mentioned was taking a more active approach to releasing fascia on your own. Foam rolling is obviously one option but I’ve recently come across flossing (not just for teeth!) and I think it’s a game changer.

Look up The Floss (@fasciaflossing) channel on Youtube. There’s a few free videos there that give you an idea of the concept and whether you’ll find it helpful. There is a video specifically for runners (takes about 10 minutes) and another addressing lower back pain. Worth a look.

By: Miranda McGovern

Miranda McGovern — Sat, 10 Jun 2023 05:11:07 +0000

This was an awesome episode I have followed Eric and Gray Cook and many of the others mentioned in this podcast for years. I want to recommend that you check out PDTR for your back. It’s is a method based on functional neurology. It fits with all the methods Eric mentioned but addresses how the nervous system integrates with muscles ligaments and tendons. It’s the work of DR Jose Palomar. You can google him
And PDTR or please contact me if you would
Like more information or help finding a practitioner near you. Thank you for the awesome Interviews. I know you will find PDTR a and the methodology fascinating! It may just be the answer you are searching for.

By: MB

MB — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 16:31:36 +0000

Hey Tim,
Brilliant episode, as usual. A consideration about your recent/current back pain woes: emotional pain. Considering the recent break-up, loss, and transition, if everything else pans out as A-OK spending some mindful time processing the loss and seeing if it’s attached to the emotional loss may be surprising. Just a thought. Best wishes, get well soon!

By: Howard Nelson

Howard Nelson — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 14:52:10 +0000

Fascinating discussion. I was especially interested in the concept of movement diagnosis.
It is a hard to understand why mainstream medicine has not been able recognize faulty movement patterns as an important factor in causing musculoskeletal injuries.
It would be great if you could go deeper into that topic with one of your show’s references – Shirley Sahrmann. She was originator of the concept of Movement System diagnosis.
Thanks for a great show!

By: Walt Morton

Walt Morton — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 02:19:07 +0000

Interesting, state-of-the-art discussion. Tim, I’m sorry to hear about your recent developments in back pain. In the interview, as noted, back pain can be a mysterious and difficult-to-treat issue. For the last decade, whenever I’ve had low back pain I have spent a week following daily practice of the movement pattern recommended by Dr. Eric Goodman as “Foundation Training 12 Minute Back,” simple exercises you can find and follow on Youtube. It may not work for everyone but for me and my friends, this seemingly simple set of exercises has given profound relief after 5-7 days of daily practice. It’s so simple I can hardly believe it works but it often can relieve pain dramatically and the logic behind it is sound.

By: marc

marc — Tue, 06 Jun 2023 18:16:13 +0000

Obviously Mr Cressey is super smart and very knowledgeable, however whenever Tim asked him for some practical tips (what exercises should someone who sits at a desk all day be doing, for example) Mr Cressey never gave any actual answers and went off on another (impressive) tangent. All in all and enjoyable listen but at least for me very little actionable information could be extracted.

By: Ashleigh

Ashleigh — Mon, 05 Jun 2023 21:43:22 +0000

Tim- What do you think is the best post-workout supplement/BCAA to build muscle fast? A little out of context but I thought this might be the most appropriate podcast to comment and ask this question. 🙂 Thank you!