This class is especially for you if you have lower back pain,
If you have had multiple injections,
Painkillers and visits to a physio and chiropractor,
But the pain keeps coming back.
It is also for you if you have been told that you have a weak deep core.
For those of you who don't know me,
I'm Dr.
Kim.
I help people heal chronic pain with somatic movement,
Breath work and meditation.
I specialize in working with people who have very complex and chronic pain,
In particular lower back pain that does not respond well to standard treatments.
I have been in practice for over 10 years as a holistic chiropractor,
And I'm so happy to say that I have been able to help thousands of people heal their pain and reclaim their lives.
So what is the deep core?
When we talk about the deep core,
We're not talking about the six-pack abs that lie on the surface.
Your deep core actually lies much,
Much deeper.
It is actually a pressure and support system that wraps around your spine,
Helping to stabilize it.
So you can think of it as a cylinder.
So for example,
If your spine lay inside this bottle.
So at the top of the cylinder lies your diaphragm,
Which is your main breathing muscle.
At the bottom of the cylinder is your pelvic floor.
Around the sides and the front is the transverse abdominis muscle.
And right at the back is the multifidus muscle.
When all of these parts work together,
They create a gentle internal pressure that supports your lower back.
What happens when people develop chronic lower back pain?
This entire system stops working as a whole.
The diaphragm.
It often becomes restricted and it sits higher up in your ribcage and only moves up here.
Breathing shifts to the chest and the neck,
Which reduces internal support for the spine.
The pelvic floor at the bottom,
It responds by either gripping too tightly or in some clients,
It stops activating at all.
So it becomes completely lax.
Either way,
It stops coordinating with the breath on top.
Now,
The transverse abdominis,
Which lies at the front and sides,
And the multifidus muscle,
Which lies at the back.
These muscles stop activating at the right time and then over time,
They start to become very weak.
Basically,
It's as if the entire cylinder goes all loose and floppy and does not support the inner spine anymore.
What happens here is that your lower back loses the support system and it ends up highly stressed because it needs to take on much more load than it should.
Over time,
This increases the strain on spinal structures like discs and joints and can contribute to pain,
Irritation and reduce movement.
This is why so many of my clients don't have any lasting results from doing things like physical therapy.
You can rub a sore muscle and adjust a joint every single day,
But it is very rare that any practitioner will actually take the time to teach you the techniques needed to keep your back actually healthy for the rest of your life.
I believe in empowering my clients with the knowledge they need to heal themselves so that you don't actually need me for the rest of your life.
