In this Q and A episode, Rob and Dave look at a question from their Facebook community about when you should return to work if you have back pain
They have great information about graded exposure to practise movement and help the back to adapt before you return to the workplace and they also share great tips on how to balance and vary your movement activities when you are at work so that your body can cope successfully with the demands you are making on it
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

If you first experience back pain at work you can associate it with being the cause of the pain
The spine is designed to bend and lift
Movement avoidance can result in fear around making any movement
Short term avoidance can be beneficial for initial relief but it’s vital to get back to movement as soon as possible
Bending is unavoidable as a part of everyday life
You have to practise movement unloaded before you do the movement  loaded
You need to use graded exposure before you return to work or activities – slowly pushing the body and allowing it to adapt to the stresses
Work out what the trigger movements are and change your movement to let your body adapt
Choose a movement activity from work that you are hesitant about and trial doing it at home before you return to work
You need to slowly retrain the body to cope with the demands of work
Walking is a good way to start with weight-bearing on the spine

 
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‘Use those joints that’s what they were made for’
‘You should practise movements’
‘It’s training your body to cope with the demands you put on it’
‘Sometimes the fear of movement can lead people to avoid movement’
 
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Dave Elliott
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.
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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.
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