This is the second installment on my Lose The Back Pain program review. It has only been a few days and I feel much better already. My pain level has dropped from a fairly consistent level eight out of ten down to about a five. This has taken place in just four days! Obviously the program is working.
On Tuesday I sent in a request for further information about how to treat my specific condition. I was immediately contacted by co-owner Steve Hefferon. He provided me with a great deal of information both by e-mail and on the phone. After speaking with Steve it made more sense why the manual is not longer than it is. The manual provides the foundation and if you have specific questions they handle them one on one. And yes, an actual person works with you. I am quite pleased with the customer service that I have received.
There are a number of tools that will help you do the system that can set you back a few dollars but they are not an absolute necessity. For instance an inversion table cost anywhere from $200 on up. But you can also use a Swiss ball to decompress your spine for as little as $20. There is also a trigger point kit that is about $125 but you can get by using a tennis ball. Another goody that would be nice but not necessary is a far infrared heating pad which start at $150. But if money is an object, which it sometimes is, you can use a moist heat heating pad. Obviously the cheaper alternatives are a compromise and you will lose some of the programs effectiveness by not having them. But one way around this is to purchase these things as money allows and use the alternative in the meantime.
Being that I work in the field of sports nutrition I was very interested in learning more about how diet effects pain. Steve provided me with a number of links and a plethora of information on such things as systemic enzyme therapy. Systemic enzymes are naturally occurring enzymes which help to breakdown scar tissue that causes stiffness and pain when it collects on connective tissue throughout the body. As we age we produce less of these enzyme however by supplementation we can increase the amount we have in our bodies. But this is a subject for another blog post. I am very pleased with the program and the customer support thus far. I will have more installations as I progress.
Thursday, February 17, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
Lose The Back Pain Program Review
I just purchased the Lose The Back Pain program from The Healthy Back Institute. As a personal trainer and exercise enthusiast the course had a great deal of appeal. The idea behind the program is that back problems are caused by muscle imbalances that create stress on the spine. This stress eventually leads to back problems. In my case my pain goes from my right low back all the way down into my right foot. I know from personal experience that my gluteus muscles on the injured side are weaker than on the non-injured side of my back. Opposing this is the fact that my left gluteus muscles and hamstrings are significantly tighter on the left which is the non-injured side. So it would seem logical from a biomechanical stand point that if I equalize the opposing muscle groups it will balance the stress on my spine. Another aspect that I find interesting is that it also includes nutrition and aspects of mental conditioning into the program. It is well researched that you can increase the healing capability of your body and reduce the amount of inflammation by manipulating your diet. So diet is very important. Mental attitude and keeping the mind in a calmer state will certainly decrease the level of your pain. So it seems to be pulling a lot of things right out of my own playbook. It definitely seems to be very intuitive so I decided to buy the program.
The program is a self help, self diagnosis program but there is a help center to answer questions if you are not sure of something. The program starts by you taking four pictures of yourself consisting of front, back, left and right side views. You look at the pictures and compare them to illustrations in the book which show common spinal conditions. I found that to be fairly easy to do although I would not use that to replace a doctors diagnosis. If you have seen a doctor and have been previously diagnosed it is easy to relate the doctors findings to your own. The second step is to look up the specific exercises that are recommended for your condition. One thing that is highly recommended in the course is the use of an inversion table to decompress the spine. I just bought one so its to soon to tell how effective it is. But I can tell you it does provide a very good stretch. I also just started the exercises and I’ll do some further investigation on the nutrition. I had to give up my weight lifting for an undetermined period of time. But if I can get my back working better I can make up for any lost ground once I am feeling better. I will also provide you folks with some simple meditation and visualization techniques that should work well with the system. Keep an eye out for this in future blog posts.
The program cost me a little over a hundred dollars with shipping. The materials I received were 3 audio CD’s, 2 DVD’s, an instructional binder and a workbook. The binder was a bit diminutive and did not give a great deal of detail. The course seems to have a lot of information justifying the use of muscle balancing techniques to correct various spinal conditions but not a lot on nutritional strategies or on mind body techniques to use. Although it does contain links to other sites and there is a customer service help system to assist you if you have questions. I feel that including more information on what foods are inflammatory and anti-inflammatory would be helpful. It would also be nice if there was a simple explanation of how to do visualization and meditation. I will send them a link to this blog. Perhaps my feedback will help them to improve the program. As for the value, if it provides a decent level of relief I feel that it is well worth the money. It seems to be a sound system so I have very high hopes. I’ll keep you posted as I work my way through the system.
The program is a self help, self diagnosis program but there is a help center to answer questions if you are not sure of something. The program starts by you taking four pictures of yourself consisting of front, back, left and right side views. You look at the pictures and compare them to illustrations in the book which show common spinal conditions. I found that to be fairly easy to do although I would not use that to replace a doctors diagnosis. If you have seen a doctor and have been previously diagnosed it is easy to relate the doctors findings to your own. The second step is to look up the specific exercises that are recommended for your condition. One thing that is highly recommended in the course is the use of an inversion table to decompress the spine. I just bought one so its to soon to tell how effective it is. But I can tell you it does provide a very good stretch. I also just started the exercises and I’ll do some further investigation on the nutrition. I had to give up my weight lifting for an undetermined period of time. But if I can get my back working better I can make up for any lost ground once I am feeling better. I will also provide you folks with some simple meditation and visualization techniques that should work well with the system. Keep an eye out for this in future blog posts.
The program cost me a little over a hundred dollars with shipping. The materials I received were 3 audio CD’s, 2 DVD’s, an instructional binder and a workbook. The binder was a bit diminutive and did not give a great deal of detail. The course seems to have a lot of information justifying the use of muscle balancing techniques to correct various spinal conditions but not a lot on nutritional strategies or on mind body techniques to use. Although it does contain links to other sites and there is a customer service help system to assist you if you have questions. I feel that including more information on what foods are inflammatory and anti-inflammatory would be helpful. It would also be nice if there was a simple explanation of how to do visualization and meditation. I will send them a link to this blog. Perhaps my feedback will help them to improve the program. As for the value, if it provides a decent level of relief I feel that it is well worth the money. It seems to be a sound system so I have very high hopes. I’ll keep you posted as I work my way through the system.
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