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Is rucking (running with weight in backpack) a bad idea?
Your spine and shoulders should be fine, the biggest risk is to the knees. In particular, running with any kind of weights (vest, ruck sack, etc.) puts much more stress on your knees. If you have ...
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How can I make my elderly father exercise regularly?
First, and foremost, you may not be able to force him to exercise. You don’t indicate how long he’s been plagued by spinal pain, but, he may also be dealing with depression from chronic pain. It’s ...
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How can I make my elderly father exercise regularly?
You already have some good suggestions so I'll just add a few more. The best way that you can be supportive is to help him find a good physical therapist. The therapist will evaluate your father's ...
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Playing soccer in morning bad?
Your discs are constantly filling up and reducing the amount of fluid inside them. The Spine Institute mentions
The water within these discs is squeezed out during the day from normal movements.
The ...
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Is cycling good or bad for lumbar hyperlordosis?
I wouldn't say that cycling is "bad" for your health. There's solid research that cycling can fix a bum knee, as an example:
It is suggested that cycling might be a useful exercise in the
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How does one strengthen the muscle that keeps the neck erect?
The major muscle that keeps the neck erect is the trapezius.
It is fairly simple to strengthen it assuming you put in a consistent effort. To strengthen it in the best way possible, you should ...
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Lower back rounding
In general, muscles should take more load than connective tissues. Even big strong ligaments and tendons (like the Achilles) do not have the absorption and range of the calf muscle they're connected ...
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What muscle am I stretching when I pull my chin back and tilt my head to the side
It's a little hard to tell, but since you have ruled out the scalene, trapezius and levator scapulae, my first suspects would be the sternocleidomastoid, or possibly (if it is towards the front of the ...
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Is it safe to suddenly add more weight to weighted pull-ups and dips?
If it's harmful for the spine, it will let you know in the form of pain or exhaustion.
Since you're working with weights less than 100kg, there generally isn't much reason to believe that your back ...
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Crossing Legs and Scoliosis
First I must say that we do not give medical advice on this SO, I am not a doctor and am not providing advice of any kind. You should consult a doctor for any action you take.
There is a 2016 study ...
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How to maintain spinal decompression?
So, I have found no way to decrease spinal compression or the speed at which it happens to maintain a decompressed spine for longer. The spine usually returns from decompressed to partially ...
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core strengthening for weak lower back
I am answering this followup question: To my understanding, muscles can only pull, so that sounds like they ...putting more pressure on the disc."
You are right that muscles can only pull. And yes, ...
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core strengthening for weak lower back
It sounds to me as though you need to move beyond the standard gym exercises that you have listed and learn segmental stability exercises. Let me explain. I'm going to be quoting directly from this ...
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Back Brace for Posture?
Don't get a back brace!
I've seen them advertised lately, and I'm actually stunned by how many people react positively to it. It shows a clear lack of understanding of what a posture problem is.
I'...
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Lower back rounding
Strengthening and building a muscle optimally requires the muscle to be stretched against resistance then contracted. Then why is it band to round the lower back,shouldn't it strengthen the spinal ...
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How does one strengthen the muscle that keeps the neck erect?
Lie on your back against a flat surface with your head resting on that same surface (i.e. not on a pillow). Lift your head as far as possible and hold for 5 seconds; repeat about 10 times. Do this ...
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Running with lumbar spinal stenosis
First, I'll echo Alec's comment. If you've been diagnosed with spinal stenosis, you should seek the advice of a qualified therapist. Additionally, you may wish to get another opinion and an MRI as x-...
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Is it safe to suddenly add more weight to weighted pull-ups and dips?
To build muscle, it is best to do a variety of repetitions. There is no magic number at which your spine will be hurting (especially as biomechanics do not cause an injury).
Try to do one session a ...
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Is rucking (running with weight in backpack) a bad idea?
I am 64 yrs, and had significant problems with my knees for injured ligaments near my knee. Even walking was a problem but very variable. I worked out eventually my knee problems were to do with ...
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How can I make my elderly father exercise regularly?
As noted by s3v3ns above, it's very hard to "force" someone to exercise. Your best bet is probably to find some low impact activities to do together, or for him to do with others. You could go on ...
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Spine standing out in the middle of the back
Don't worry about it, it's perfectly normal with your low bf percentage - mine used to as well -.
To get rid of it, you just have to start exercising the muscles surrounding (i.e. lower back). If ...
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