Hips and Spines Don't go out of Place!

Many people talk about their hips and spines as being out of alignment, of having ‘slipped out’ and this emotive language has used for some time but this way of describing when something doesn’t feel right can lead to misunderstanding and potentially fear avoidance behaviours. Rob and Dave explain why this language is not only outdated but also incorrect and how manipulation really works along with why it’s about empowering the patient to improve their resilience, have the right information and work in collaboration with their clinician to heal. KEY TAKEAWAYS When you have pain and your body doesn’t feel right it can feel like something is out of place. Your spinal joints, hip joints and pelvic joints are some of the strongest joints in the body. For these strong joints to be out of place it would take significant trauma on the level of a car crash to cause this. Manipulation, the movement of two joints is equivalent to a mechanical pain killer Manipulation is about creating movement and can be helpful in supporting recovery it’s not about putting something back in place. False beliefs around treatments can lead to fear avoidance behaviour. Clinicians should be empowering the patient to improve their resilience and understand what they can do not what they can’t do. As human beings, we are incredibly resilient. A small change in the language you use can make a big difference BEST MOMENTS ‘We are designed to move and heal ourselves’ ‘Many people benefit from manipulation and it’s about movement’ VALUABLE RESOURCES The Back Pain Podcast The Back Pain Podcast recommended products affiliate link ABOUT THE HOSTS Dave Elliot Dave is the owner of Advanced Chiropractic, a chain of Chiropractic and massage therapy clinics in Essex, UK. Dave still sees patients during the week but has been working hard to talk to as many experts in the field of back pain as possible to help distil all the information and bring it to you in this awesome podcast. You can find Dave on any of the Advanced Chiropractic social media platforms, or you can contact him at hello@thebackpainpodcast.com if you have any questions for him. -Instagram Rob Beaven Rob owns and runs a multidisciplinary clinic, The Dyer St Clinic in Cirencester Gloucestershire. His team of Chiropractors, Physiotherapists, Osteopaths, Doctors and podiatrists all collaborate on thousands of back pain patients every year. Alongside Dave, he has worked hard to bring to the table experts across all industries to give you the low down on back pain, with steps you can implement today to start feeling better. -Instagram -Twitter CONTACT METHOD Instagram Twitter Facebook hello@thebackpainpodcast.com Support the show: https://thebackpainpodcast.com