by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 14, 2022 | Back Pain, Exercise/Fitness
It is not normal to have lower back pain after deadlifts if it is a regular occurrence. If it happens once in a while it’s not a big deal. It is normal to experience some muscle soreness after deadlifts if you haven’t deadlifted in a few weeks or you...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Dec 14, 2022 | Back Pain
Countless articles on google and many videos on youtube talk about how you should be careful from deadlifting so that you don’t cause a disc herniation. There is no conclusive evidence that deadlifting causes a herniated disc more than any other...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Nov 17, 2022 | Back Pain
Degenerative disc disease is a bit of a misnomer and is not necessarily a ‘disease.” The long-term prognosis of DDD is quite favorable. Back pain is actually at its highest in people in their 50s, not in their older age, even though DDD is more...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 17, 2022 | Back Pain
If you’re having lower back pain after squats the most effective fix for this is to decrease the amount of weight on the bar and decrease your volume, temporarily, until symptoms reduce. Heavy weight is not inherently dangerous, however, if you keep...
by Dr. Nate Kadlecek, PT | Oct 17, 2022 | Back Pain
I live on the Monterey peninsula, home to Pebble Beach, and dozens of world renown golf courses. Since this is the case, I work with many golfers who are struggling with back pain for one reason or another. It’s really frustrating when you can’t do the...
