Clinical Savant Series: Prof. Stuart McGill Part 1 of 2- BACK PAIN HEALING

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Dr. Stuart McGill is a professor emeritus, at the University of Waterloo, where he was a professor for 32 years. His laboratory and experimental research clinic investigated issues related to the causal mechanisms of back pain, how to rehabilitate back-pained people, and enhance injury resilience and performance. This produced over 240 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, and many international awards, and has mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. Professor Stuart McGill has dedicated 32 years to investigating how the spine works, the mechanisms of pain, and proven ways to eliminate pain and restore pain-free activity. Prof. McGill believes the key to pain-free activity is to assess the pain mechanism and employ a matched approach. In today's episode, we dive into the first aspect of Stu's assessment, the interview. This takes place in his living room and as you will hear, everything is important. This was an insane experience for us to be able to spend a day in Stu's house and get to know him more. We are super thankful for the opportunity and hope you enjoy it as much as we do!
 
FWIW McGill has a book out that I am currently reading, "Back Mechanic: Step By Step Method to Fix Back Pain".

So far in reading an interesting takeaway is that many back surgeries are not successful in relieving the pain because they don't fix the things that cause the pain in the first place.
 

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