Understanding Lower Back Pain & Sciatica - McKenzie Institute® , Dr. Yoav Suprun
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- Опубликовано: 29 июн 2024
- Leading McKenzie Method® provider Dr. Yoav Suprun offers valuable insight and advice with “Understanding Lower Back Pain and Sciatica.” Learn the truth about this back pain epidemic and how the method can help resolve it in this free McKenzie Institute® webinar.
Dr. Suprun, DPT, Dip. MDT, CSCS earned his clinical doctorate in physical therapy from New York University in 2003. The founder and CEO of Miami Beach, Florida-based SoBe Spine, he is also a strength and conditioning specialist and an adjunct faculty member in the department of physical therapy at Florida International University.
A faculty member with McKenzie Institute USA and business editor for MDT World Press, Dr. Suprun has been featured in the media, including CBS, NBC, Huffington Post, Dr. OZ and Shape magazine, among others.
For more information about the McKenzie Method or to find a certified MDT provider near you, visit www.mckenzieinstituteusa.org. 
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Thank God I have discovered this video!!!!!! I have sciatica since January this year.
Today I did what you said to : WALK STRAIGHT UP AND SIT STRAIGHT UP!!!!! I AM PAIN FREE SOFAR FOR THE WHOLE DAY!!!!!! WITHOUT ANY PAIN!!!!
I COOKED A FULL SUNDAY LUNCH,I CLEANED MY HOUSE,DID WASHING WITHOUT ANY PAIN!!!!!!!
THE BEST VIDEO!!!!!!!!
I'm trying to do this also this evening. I belive it just helps "stack" the vertebrae so much better and let's the whole disc hold us up versus mashing the front
This is the best news I have heard in nearly 14yrs of a compensible work place injury. A Nurse of 48 years. Thank you for this very clear lecture.👏👏👏
Ive never heard anyone say, "don't rely on anyone to fix you, learn to fix yourself" Such a powerful statement for me considering for years I've believed that the chiro, physio, massage therapist are the ones that can fix me. Never have i thought that I can actually fix myself. Very intriguing indeed. Thank you for this inspiring message.
Goodl lesson thanks
There are incredible healers out there but only we can heal ourselves completely. We do however need a good teacher or guide. The most direct system I have found is Zhineng Qi Gong
@@alungriffiths8611 Hey Alun, do you by any chance have a link to the system name you provided? I'll try and find it on google while I await your reply. Chur v
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My acupuncturist fixed my sciatica in 20 mins. Walked in with 2 canes... walked out needing none. This was in 2005. Instead of $40 I would’ve paid $10K. What a relief.
Hi, how long did you have your sciatica for?
@@larryhagman5514 5 yrs
Who did u see
I was a real skeptic, but the McKenzie Method works! I have been doing these stretches for about a month now. I have a slipped disc and a bulging disc right above it. These exercises (if you can call them that, they are so easy) have really helped me get my spine settled and the pain gets less every day. Centralization works. Give it a try, you have nothing to lose and everything to gain if it works for you too!
I used Dr Ho's youtube video titled "7 exercises for back pain using the McKenzie Method". Good luck!
Wow 👍
Thank you so much Fredrick. Regards from Mexico
Okay. How do I do them? Where can I learn?
@@alexanderjimenez1698 I used Dr Ho's youtube video. It's titled "7 exercises for back pain using the MacKenzie Method". Good luck!
@@rocketking2589 thanks dude!
Well I officially learned more about LBP from 45 minutes here than I did studying at college for my bachelor in 3 years.. Bravo :)!
exactly!!!!!!
@@marcjacobs6613 Mum
I know everything about back pain after watching this video , call me Dr
Get your money back 💰
Hi
This is the best ever seminar for Sciatica. He nailed it with everything he said in this video. My herniated disc has recovered by lying on my stomach and lifting my elbows on the bed every night (the McKenzie post). Also, don't sit too much and always on your feet. Moving is the best mechanic for your body.
Do you mean a press up? I don't quite follow what lifting your elbows means.
@@Little_Beggar I meant using my arms (L shaped) to lifting my body up while on my tummy. You can also lay flat on your stomach when your arms are tired. I only did it while watching TV but not sleep through the night with it. I hope that helps.
That's called the cobra pose!
I think my facet started with the sitting from the pandemic
@@Little_Beggar I have low back pain right now. Almost a week now. I do exercises by watching FasFit 30 minutes exercises for back pain several days now and I feel little better. Those exercises contents this exercise too. I recommend these exercises to all who struggles with back pain.
I have scoliosis an have been disabled since 37yrs old and I’m 52yrs old now. I have been, as you can imagine, through every kind of Dr. and therapist and pain clinic you can imagine. This presentation was the most informative and practical that I have ever seen!!! Thank you so much! I wish I had come across your teaching yrs ago and maybe then I wouldn’t have ended up here. I am going to start doing the things I’ve learned on here immediately and maybe, God willing, I can finally get off pain meds an actually start living a more fulfilling life with out so much pain! God Bless!!!🙏🏼❤️🥰
I'd like to here about your progress, because I am still somewhat skeptical.....
I hope you’re well by now
Scoliosis is ruthless, I relate. I’ve started to research the Feldencrais Method. Have you heard of (or tried) this? I hope things have improved for you!
I must be gratefully you sir. I was suffering backpain more than 5 years. I just realized what happened with me. I can't tell my happiness with words. No one doctor explained this root cause with my illness. Actually your are a great son of your soil. I must be thankfully your parents also giving a great human being to this earth such kind of you. Once again I wish my heartiest sincerity to your efforts for all of human beings.
A week ago i was crying out in pain...back, buttock and leg. I read about the mckenzie excersises and now yesterday i was in a bowling competition with 6 games. Almost no pain when i played. Today...feeling just fine! Thank u mckenzie 😊
You need Jesus
Omg! The same with me right me. That is awesome. I need to look into this Mckenzie method.
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@@BigAych for what reason would you tell them that
Where do please point me towards it 🥺
An incredible instructor. You will learn a lot about your back and how it works easily- and why insurance companies resist MRIs. Mine led to surgeries that I regret- they made things worse.
This is the kind of medicine we need.
I have suffered for the past 4 yrs with back and hip pain, which in the past 4 months has developed into severe sciatic pain traveling down my right leg. I also have numbness and tingling in both legs and feet. I have been to numerous doctors and had spine MRI'S which show disc herniation, stenosis and nerve compression at L4-L5. As the pain in my right leg is intermittent and improves as the day progresses, I am very encouraged by the presentation Dr. Suprun gave. It was easy to understand and made more sense to me than anything I have heard yet! The trick now is finding a PT that practices the McKenzie Method. I live in the Los Angeles suburbs and hope to find one close to home! Thank you for a very informative video!!
Most explicit video concerning my own case of lower back pain ever watched. Thanks a million times. Looking forward to meeting one of your representatives .
Who else started watching in a slouched position, and ended sitting upright?
i’m a 20 year student who has been slouching a lot for the past year because of covid, about 1 month ago, i hurt my back while helping a friend move. my back pain disappeared after 3-4 days however 2weeks later i began noticing that my butt was falling asleep a lot. i just watched this and while watching entered the mckenzie position and about 5 min in this position i noticed all of the tension suddenly release and travel up my back . i am so thankful that i came across this video close to when my sciatica began mildly. i’m now focusing on my posture much more , thank you doctor . you helped me learn smth very important before moderate or serious pain
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@@charityaz7789 dont talk crap you can not be cured from that. Yankes
Best presentation of all on the mechanics of lower back pain, McKenzie style. Thank you Dr Suprun.
What a brilliant lecture doc...given a whole new perspective after hundreds of fix your back videos ...thank you
great talk, thanks. You are way ahead of most surgeons.
Rolfing manual therapy, and postural education addresses this problem by establishing better whole body patterns.
❤excellent 🎉
I’ve searched online for hours over the last 7 months trying to learn about stem cell treatment that I could trust. Your video is what I’ve been looking for. Thanks so much for this unbiased presentation that helps guide me in making a decision in my treatment of spine pain!
wow, suffered with sciatica for over decade, I knew a bit but this bloke makes complete sense 100%. No more second guessing what I should / shouldn't be doing. Even NHS physio doctors think its hamstring na its sciatica related, still in the dark ages in uk, need this chap over here!
Well, you are still in the dark tunnel with pain, aren't you ???
Just came back from an NHS appointment and the doctor directed me to this technique. I guess they are also learning and progressing. 🙂
Thank u so much I spend a lot of money and time only to get the right answer here for free! Now I know!
I have been fighting with a herniated disc for over 4 months now. This is by far the best tutorial on RUclips I have seen. Almost daily I am on the Internet looking up exercises, fixes, therapies, medicines or types of food to eat or not eat. while that all of those are explained here this is by far the best explanation and roadmap. I felt like he was literally telling you my story. I have had to nerve conductivity test 3 x-rays two MRIs. The final diagnosis was radiculopathy L5 S1. Wish you all the best in your individual adventures.
My physiotherapist sent me this video. He clearly follows this method and only after a few days of doing 15 cobras every 2-3 hours, I'm feeling less and less pain in the activities that used to give me pain (long walks, standing doing dishes, picking up my 1 year old etc.). So excited to see where this takes me.
Is the pain completely gone now ???
Or, do you still have a little bit of lingering pain ???
I was rear ended at a red light last august and after all of the appointments, shots, and medicine this video is the first thing to make my on going pain make sense. Very informative
how are you know ??
is the pain lessen ?
This is great! It's like a functional medicine approach to back pain.
Also it was extremely interesting to know that despite abnormal findings on MRI correlation does not mean causation. Which explains why many people I know have had surgery and still have pain.
I will be recommending anyone I know experiencing back pain to find a Mackenzie trained therapist.
I'm an RN and have become disillusioned with mainstream medicine in often doesn't accurately find the cause for most conditions, many times it doesn't even look for causes and just treats symptoms.
This was a extremely informative lecture, and great presentation, and has made me become extremely mindful of my posture throughout the day, and understand why I'm always feeling the need to stretch my back and neck.
Now I have a better idea of which stretches to use to reverse the "C" curved posture that we engage in with so many activities.
Thank you very much! Subscribed.
I do my best and pray for a better day with healthy body from back pain and Siatica. Help us God. Thank you for your good information! God bless you and all !
That video blew my mind. Not only describes it my own pain progress - from back pain to leg pain without getting better. I also found a way out. I still in the progress of having back pain again but at least I now know that I am on the right track. Thank you Dr. Suprun
An absolutely terrific presentation. Thank you, thank you, thank you very, very much for your generosity in sharing such valuable information! ♡
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Dr. please continue to change the world! This is a tremendous problem. I can't help think that our physicians just aren't trained appropriately; why would they intentionally hurt patients? I believe it's ignorance. Thanks for your work. I will look for a doctor in my area who uses the McKenzie Method.
That's A brilliantly explained.
im student of DPT 4th year . but ia haven't seen A teacher like you. thank you so much.
Lovely explained Thanks.
This video is without a doubt the best video about this subject I have ever seen. Everybody looked at me like I was crazy for saying I had massive pain and could barely live after a cough or sneeze. After suffering for year I finally did an MRI do find I had a bulging disc. It is very encouraging to know that I might be able to avoid this in the future by paying more attention to my movement. Thanks for the video!
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Excellent you gave in details of back pain. I saw the vidoes of Baba Ramdev says same that yoga daily has a good chance to avoid backpain.
People charge money for this type of information... God Bless your Kindness 🙏🏽❤
Thank you so much sir for giving this talk. I have been in severe pain for two weeks now with no relief and no health insurance. I really appreciate you.
I too have had pain for two weeks it's 😣😣😣
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Really informative and encouraging. How lucky we are to have you here.
This was a great.vefio
Excellent seminar. This is the best educational discussion on back pain I’ve ever encountered.
Congratulations Doctor on your awesome explanation of this problem. This is the first time for me and and l think thousands of people out there that see the problem in a different way. Most importantly that there is hope without surgery. Your explanation is BRILLIANT Doc.I thank you.🙏🙏
I'm not going through this myself
I'VE LEARNED SO MUCH IN 50MINS THEN I HAVE IN 4 YEARS!!
I JUST WISH I KNEW HOW TO LAY DOWN AT NIGHT WITHOUT BEING IN PAIN..THANK YOU DOCTOR..I FEEL LIKE YOU SAVED MY LIFE.I MEAN IT!!! GOD BLESS YOU AND WHAT YOU DO FOR THE PEOPLE OF THE WORLD.
WHAT I LEARNED MOST IS "THE BODY IS VERY SMART AND IT KNOWS MOST TIMES HOW TO FIX ITSELF".THANK YOU🙏🏽💎🙏🏽💎
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i havent seen a teacher like u in my entire life
This was the best understanding of the back I ever saw.
So glad you liked it! Yoav is amazing!
the best explanation, I'm a physical therapist from Malaysia and I still learning the best way to help my pt. thank you for share the knowledge.
Tell them to take up Qi Gong or tai chi
Hi where can I go for the clanic
muchisimas gracias: su explicacion es clarisimo. Thank you again Dr. Suprun
In January and February I went to a chiropractor in Rotterdam Ommoord, his treatment give me a hernia in L5 ! Thank you so match for this information!!!!!! God bless you
I also met a person who got back and leg damage from a chiropractor. You have to be very careful with chiropractors. The things they do can mess up your joints.
this is TRUE!
I, too, am a PT for 25yrs now. COncentrate mainly on the root or exact location location where the pain started. It's not just DOING MASSAGE OR TENS OR PLACING HMP OR A STRETCH. Sometimes, just proper positioning alone for a few minutes, relieves the issue or is already a treatment. then follows other regimens.
i love this guy for real u made me watch 43 min of me digesting it n learning something compare to when i was in school n hoping thats it recess time!
Thank you Dr Suprun, for a most informative lecture.
Many people speak english as slurry but u speak very clear thats big point to understand what u r saying......and yes i feel glad to hear you....namaste love from india
Fantastic video
A very informative session
Excellent video with easy to understand explanations of how the back functions & how problems arise, escalate or declines. I’ve had cervical & lumbosacral back pain since 2001, due to an injury. I have multiple herniated discs, nerve compression & spinal stenosis. I’ve already had a cervical fusion because I was loosing strength in my upper extremities. I still have pain from the cervical spine, but it’s less than before & my arms & hands regained some strength. Now my lower back is terrible. My hips hurt constantly & the pain down my legs is always there. Unfortunately all I can do is stretching exercises in bed. Walking slowly for 1 block is a taxing effort & im known to fall without warning so I need supervision. I hope this method can help me. There are definitely positions that I put myself into that reduce my pain level.
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THANK YOU FROM VIENNA!!!!!
OMG..flawless prentation...I was just hypnotizes and not even a blink was done...why?..cuz this presentation was actually understood word by word and I m actually going through thus situation of lumbar pain that is actually reflecting on my left..front thigh and i started with a backup lumbar back brace to help me stay up straight at all moments to reinforce my lumbar but this training was absoluty incredible...dude congrates....👍👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😁
Absolutely perfect presentation and so understandable. I can see I have a hope of a quality life. I'll give it a try starting now.
I live in the West Indies l have bee seeing a personal trainer for a while and here he is saying all what l feel seems he is talking about me.
Kay, It’s been 6 months how you doing?
@@Jimfromearthoo7 Improved, main issue pain and discomfort in the morning and still can't sleep for longer duration on my left side.
@@Fairplay2015 sounds like your heading in the right
direction! Keep us updated.
Thank you so much for the help you have given me today and all the knowledge you impacted in me.
Thank you so much, a from Syrian lady .. really needed this 🌹🌹
The best video I have seen, heard, with regards to my problem. Thank you so much...
Such an amazing presentation, facts laid out with examples and personal demonstration just takes away covers on hidden mistakes. Ty so much Dr. Ivan
Thanks you Dr Yoav for your excellent presentation providing such great information.
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Thanks . GOD BLESS YOU .....AND ALL HIS CHOSEN PEOPLE . ❤
I don't know how I stumbled onto this video, but the presentation was amazing and I felt like I really learned something
This was a great informative video! I was injured by a chiropractor two months ago. Could not sit or lie down. With covid, I could not see a doctor. Utubed numerous therapist and the great John Gibbons. Kept hearing McKenizie.....and investigated further. Ordered a book with the exercises and routines, and started. My pain has decreased a lot, but still have some sciatica. Came across this video and was amazed and determined to find a certified therapist, which I found close by to me. I love your honesty about how you injured people, because that is what happens and it is brushed off. Thank you! I agree that back pain, along with many other medical problems are a money machine in the USA. Inject, operate, and push pills.....and it does not help the whole human organism!
This video was very educational. I now have lower back pain and sciatica again. I was taught the McKenzie method years ago and it greatly helped. Going to doctor in July.
ohh my god I could feel this video so practical. I am convinced now my problem is due to prolonged poor sitting with that entertaining dopamine releasing toxic electronic gadget the computer.
I recognize you sir ,,best teacher ,professor,and doctor , salut you sir ,
That was fantastic! Thank you so much, great presentation.
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Very clear and making sense explanation. Thank you very much.
This is a great presentation. I've suffering from lower pain for half of my 59 years on earth and I've tried tablets, walking 1.6 kilometer per day and topical pain relievers but the issue keep recurring. I use motorbike on a very bumpy tropical weather on daily basis for my social work and routine chores. Thank you very much for the enlightenment.🙏🙏🙏🙏
Great Presentation. The entire world must need to know it..
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Thank you very much for knowledge u share, now i feel confident to face the world.
Thank you.
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Fantastic video. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for this, Sir. Very educational.
Your presentation was
FLAWLESS.
WHERE DO I FIND A DOCTOR TO HELP ME FIND
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Fantastic explanation of Sciatica! Wow said it all and I love that we can actually help ourselves than constantly rely on others. Thank you so much, May the Lord Jesus Bless you and your family abundantly for sharing.
I love how he dissected the problem; enabling us to understand stage by stage what is causing the pain and recognising that as individuals what movements of exercise is more suited to for the person to treat the pain. I had a childhood problem/habit I've been doing as a child but I never told anybody about it because I'm embarrassed. The forward movements is the cause of my bulging disc and sciatica which now I can address with confidence with my therapist.
Swimming and and low sofa is a no no for me for now.
Thank you! Loved the book and this seminar. Thank you Mckenzie.
It works it worked for me.
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Very clear explanation. Thank you very much. Now I understand my pain better
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I am so glad this guy is in miami I live an hour from Miami Beach I have to see him, my life is a constant misery with sciatica I refuse surgery
Good Luck, and I hope you will be normal soon
Janner Santisteban ....You're so very lucky. I wish I lived in Miami.
Hi Did you went there and is it your problem get resolved?
I have been doing the McKenzie method for lower back pain for years I find the method beneficial for my back pain
Excellent informative video. Please share few more if possible. Thanks & regards
This is great, been suffering from a herniated disc for 3 years. No one ever explains what is actually going on
Same! No any specialist can helping me
@@shiningdiva_2 I managed to heal mine, after alot of experimentation, you have to create space to allow the disc bulge to retract, so that meant straddling two kitchen work tops, palms on the tops and and lifting my lower torso off the ground (like you were going to a dip), do it as much as possible, as many times a day you can, for as long as you can. (and try and not bend forward during the day) The when you have created some space after a longer worktop lift session go lie on your front for 30 mins to allow the disc to stay there. Then repeat until it goes away. You can also use two chairs to lift you lower torso of ground but be careful, hope this helps. It takes time, once you are starting to get less pain work on your core as could have been the root of why you got injured in the first place. Hope that helps.
Thanks for being so candid❣️
Thank You Sir Dr.Yoav Suprun .You are really great.
Excellent! I am almost 70, and very recently started getting lower back pain, mostly after sitting even for a few minutes. I tried n experiment during the last 20 minutes of the video. I sat very straight, and put a pillow on my lower back to push my spine forward. When I got up, I had little back pain! I live near Chicago and I will look into a McKenzie Institute. Thank you.
Just be careful Steve and take good care of yourself that’s very important…
I live in DuPage county by Chicago's OHare airport. Any place by me?
FINALLY THE REAL ANSWERS I NEEDED.. THANK YOU SO MUCH 🙏🏽❤ .. with so much information online and the difficulty corretly diagnosing Back/Leg pain i was getting confused I thought I had Piriformis Syndrome so I was stretching an doing the ball rolls and its been getting worse...now I'm back to the realization its my lower back i need to squeeze the jell back inside and do those types of stretching... cause i got my injury from doing Heavy Weighed Squats
Keep a good posture and do the right exercises that’s the advice!
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I work in NYU PT Dept so it was really great to see your video! Very informative!
Thank you very much for explaining things so articulately, it was a valuable education to help people and me thank you so much!!
THis is an excellent explanation of what happens with most back pain! Well done, Yoav!
Thank you so much. Applying some movements you spoke about relieved my pain
Wonderful video thanks from Egypt 🇪🇬❤️
This information is really valuable ... I can't even begin to thank you for this one!!!
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I'm seriously impressed. I have had two operations. Through falls and lifting I messed my back up. I can't rest.
Conditions to heal.. need to focus on pain as toes are numb
Excellent!!!
Thank you doctor!
Very good information. Describes my symptoms exactly. Now I know how to lessen sciatica.
Good to see an informative video's views running in millions.
I see you all the time, I learn a lot from you great work, I like to help people with pain I also have some issues from playing futball and mma, this in specific help me found some trigger points, in the hip have knee pain I wish you where in my country. I like to see it because I imagine how the people will feel after you help them. Keep on, doing great work.
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This is a very valuable information to know.
Hi Luan
That was the best seminar on LBP and made perfect sense, thank you
I've had Two L4-s1 discectomies, at ages 19 and 24. it's been almost 2 years since my last surgery, but honestly it's lifetime crazy stuff and i worry about needing another one and going thru total hellfire again. i was a gymnast/runner/circus acrobat.
Thank you for this video, i love what he said about you could be very fit, strong, flexible, etc but still have significant back issues. people always say "youre so fit, how could you have a bad back?"
Being thin doesnt equate to fitness; whether its a conversational blip or a scientific misunderstanding, it's inherently fatphobic. it makes it harder for these patients to do physical therapy and actually take care of themselves when doctors/peers diminish or make assumptions about pain experiences based on build or weight or looks.
Also when he said "when you feel your leg talking to you" and re mechanical injury, some days feeling much worse than others.. so true. anyway for pain mgmt now i dont do anything save for PT and weed smoking although i dont even know how much the latter helps with physical pain as much as just mental grounding and pleasure lol