Episode 161

161. If everything works the same for back pain, why do Pilates? With Adam McAtee and Raphael Bender

Don’t worry dear listener, there are PLENTY of good… no GREAT reasons to do Pilates for people with back pain. We share some of them here.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Connect with Adam McAtee on IG here
  • Brinjikji et al. 2015 - Disk bulge is highly prevalent in pain-free people here
  • Changes in low back pain after TrA retraining are not related to changes in TrA timing here
  • Changes in low back pain after strength or flexibility training are not related to changes in strength or flexibility here
  • Voltaire: The art of medicine consists of amusing the patient while nature cures the disease here
  • Physical therapy patients who receive guideline-based care have better outcomes here
  • More non-guideline concordant treatments correlate with increased risk that pain becomes chronic here

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