Pegasus Post: February 07, 2017

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Tuesday February 7 2017
PEGASUS POST
Strengthen your spine, avoid
back pain
Whether it’s from gardening, lifting
something heavy, or twisting awkwardly,
most of us will experience low back pain
during our lifetime and it can certainly
slow us down.
An exciting and effective way of
resolving and preventing low back or neck
pain is Dynamic Spines, a programme run
by Muscle People in Christchurch City
and Bishopdale. As physiotherapist and
director of Muscle People, Laurie Moore,
explains: “Spinal strength and stability is
the focus of the programme, concentrating
on the deep core muscles in the trunk.”
The programme is designed to move
you beyond pain to a place where you feel
confident about taking part in dynamic
activities, and significantly reduce
recurrence of back pain, she says.
Led by physiotherapists, the weekly
exercise programme is conducted for
small groups, with core stability and
spinal muscle control being addressed.
Participants experience clear progression
each week, which will cross over to their
everyday life.
“More than 80 per cent of New Zealanders
suffer from a significant episode of low
back pain during their life,” Laurie says.
“Of these, 84 per cent are likely to have
a recurrence of back pain within a year.
Research shows that those that undergo a
specific spinal strengthening programme
are almost three times better off.”
The benefits of completing the Dynamic
Spines programme:
• Stabilise your spine
• Increase your core strength
• Improve your confidence
• Correct causative factors that may
relate to ongoing pain and recurrent
episodes of low back pain
• Specific training for your back
A Muscle People client who has completed
the Dynamic Spines programmes, Julie,
says: “The course has been life-changing.
I suffered from severe neck pain and was
fearful of any movement. This programme
has strengthened up my neck muscles,
making me feel confident and like a new
woman.”
Another participant, Tor, says: After
partaking in the Dynamic Spines group
exercise programme I definitely feel
stronger all over – thigh muscles, arms,
general increased stamina. This has helped
with my gardening work, with less lower
back niggles.”
Before you join the Dynamic Spines
programme, a physiotherapist will assess
your individual needs. The programme is
then split into two levels. Laurie explains:
After
Before
“The first level is all about learning to locate and then strengthen the appropriate muscles.
The physiotherapists will help each person to achieve this based on their individual
diagnosis and ability.
“The second level focuses on turning those learned skills into habitual movements and
improving strength. Home exercises are also an integral part of the programme.
The Dynamic Spines programme is designed for men and women of all ages and fitness
levels, who have back or neck pain, or with core or postural weakness.
For more information phone Muscle People at their City Clinic (03) 961 0236,
Bishopdale (03) 360 3606, Wigram Skies (03) 322 9400 or visit musclepeople.co.nz.
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