A common complaint physical therapists will hear from patients is pain with prolonged standing. While this can be caused by a variety of factors, one of the first things we will look at is standing posture.
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Breathing seems like such a simple thing, and it is in a sense. However, when you think about how many breaths we take a day, altering your breathing can have a huge impact. When I have a patient with low back pain, I’ll always look at their breathing pattern. 9 times out of 10, I find that they are chest breathing. This is not necessarily a ‘wrong pattern’, but it gives me some insight into how their full system is operating. To explore this, I’ll explain 5 ways breathing can have a role in reducing low back pain.
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I’ve seen this countless times; a client walks into my office, terrified of their recent MRI. They’ve got several disc bulges and couldn’t move for a few days after lifting something heavy. Surgery has been suggested. However, the whole time, it’s just muscle.
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