Get your back out of the way of your training
Low back pain affects most adults at some point and is rarely as fragile as it feels. Disc irritation, joint stiffness, and muscular guarding all produce similar symptoms. The path out is almost always graded loading, not rest and avoidance.
Common symptoms
- — Aching or stiffness across the low back, worse in the morning
- — Pain bending forward, sitting, or standing for long periods
- — Pain, numbness, or tingling running into the glute or leg
- — Sharp catches with rotation or lifting
- — Difficulty bracing under load
What causes it
- — Sudden spikes in lifting or training load
- — Prolonged sitting and limited hip mobility
- — Disc or facet joint irritation
- — Weak trunk and hip musculature under load
- — Poor breathing and bracing mechanics
How we treat it
Screening to rule out anything that needs medical referral
Directional preference testing to find what calms symptoms
Manual therapy and mobility work for the hips and spine
Progressive trunk, hip, and posterior chain loading
Rebuilding your deadlift, squat, and carry patterns safely
Questions we get
Should I rest until the pain goes away?
Extended rest usually makes it worse. Modified movement, done early, is the most reliable predictor of a fast recovery.
Does a bulging disc mean surgery?
Rarely. Disc findings are common on imaging in people with no pain at all. The vast majority resolve with conservative care.