Active X Backs

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “How can low back pain be due to stress?”

There is a bit of neurobiology in here, but Gavin does his best to use metaphors so that anyone can follow along. (Although he does tie himself in knots a little at times, so be aware - his explanations aren’t perfect!!)

There is reference to The Pain Equation.  You can find out all about The Pain Equation here: https://backpainandsciatica.com/5-why-does-my-lower-back-hurt-so-much-part-1-being-stung-by-a-wasp/

Pain = Nociception - Movement Without Pain + (Negative Outlook - Positive Outlook) + Attention To Body Part + Previous Volume of Pain

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sleep with low back pain / sciatica”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “Why does my lower back hurt when I sit down?”

The topics covered are:

• Duration
  
• Position
  
• Association
  

There is heavy reference to The Pain Equation.  You can find out all about The Pain Equation here: https://backpainandsciatica.com/5-why-does-my-lower-back-hurt-so-much-part-1-being-stung-by-a-wasp/

Pain = Nociception - Movement Without Pain + (Negative Outlook - Positive Outlook) + Attention To Body Part + Previous Volume of Pain

Gavin rounds off with 3 Golden Rules.

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sleep with low back pain / sciatica”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explores the topic of “Self traction for sciatica”.

The tips covered are:

• What is sciatica
  
• How does traction work
  
• How to do it
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sleep with low back pain / sciatica”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “How to get relief from low back pain?”

The tips covered are:

• Don’t do things that hurt
  
• Move often in ways that don’t hurt
  
• Sleep well
  
• Don’t worry
  
• Use “Painkillers”
  
• Manual Therapy
  
• Start low and build slow
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sleep with low back pain / sciatica”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “Why does my lower back / sciatica hurt when I lie down?”

The reasons covered are:

• Positional
  
• Inflammation
  
• Disc Swelling
  
• No Distractions or Movement
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sleep with low back pain / sciatica”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge interviews Turner Osler MD, Emeritus Professor, Department of Surgery, at the University of Vermont. Turner is a former Trauma Surgeon and now innovator and co-founder of Qor360.

This episode is all about the benefits of active sitting.  Not just for your lower back and the rest of your musculoskeletal system; but for your total health and longevity.

Gavin’s new favourite chair is Qor360’s Ariel, and he talks with Turner about its design and how he feels he’s floating, rather than just sitting!

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “How do you stay positive with chronic low back pain?"

Topics covered are:

• Why it’s important to stay positive
  
• Revisiting the Pain Equation
  
• Avoid Negative Outlook and Attention to Body Part
  
• Have a Big Goal
  
• Start low and build slow
  
• Celebrate the wins
  
• Stay focused - don’t look for quick fixes
  
• Have a coach
  
• Expect and plan for setbacks
  
• Build habits
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.  And we have a mini video course entitled “How to sit without low back pain”.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge presents different treatment options for sciatica. He covers:

• The two types of sciatica and how to work out which you have
  
• Treatment options for Nerve-compression sciatica
  
• Treatment options for Non nerve-compression sciatica
  

If you want a free online assessment for low back pain or sciatica, just click the link.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge is consulted by Sandy Fenwick, who has a prolapsed lumbar disc.  In this special episode you get to listen to the process we go through to support someone with a low back pain / sciatica.

If you’d like to watch this episode, the video can be viewed on our online consultations for low back pain / sciatica page of our website.

If you want a free online assessment for low back pain or sciatica, just click the link.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question “How does the coronavirus vaccine make my back pain / sciatica worse?"

Topics covered are:

• General inflammation
  
• Threat and attention
  
• Activity levels
  
• What you do next
  
• How to mitigate against it
  

If you want much more personalized help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain/sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain/sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Is my sciatica due to a disc?"

Topics covered are:

• Safety First
  
• Symptoms of a disc
  
• Signs of a disc
  
• MRIs often don’t help
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Why is my lower back pain worse on holiday?"

Topics covered are:

• Inactivity
• Unaccustomed activity
• Different bed /longer in bed
• Stress
• Eating/drinking leading to inflammation
• Fewer distractions
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

This is a special episode in which the advocate of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge interviews Suzie Weigert, who had 3 lumbar disc surgeries over a period of 14 years.

Suzie's is a story of great challenges and a lot of pain.  But her positive outlook and the support of others helped to see her through.  Along with some very effective surgery.

Despite being told by one surgeon that she had "a large prolapse, a big nerve, and a narrow spinal canal", Suzie did outstandingly well.

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Clinical Director of Active X Backs and Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What should I do when my lower back spasms?"

He covers:

• Don't panic
• Avoid any triggers
• Find a comfy position, relax and breathe
• UIOLIBDAI
• Bottle your motivation and get a plan
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica. 

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "When should I go back to work with lower back pain / sciatica?"

He covers:

• Don't be a danger
• Don't slow up your recovery
• Contribute to net productivity
• Have a plan
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What is the best treatment for sciatica?"

He covers:

• Know the cause
• Avoid aggravating it
• Manual therapy 
• Acupuncture
• Exercise
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why your lower back is stiff.

He covers:

• What do you really mean?
• Reduced range of motion
• Discomfort
• Discomfort AND reduced range of motion
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now by getting a free online assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why lower back pain occurs.

He covers:

• Myths and misunderstandings
• It's a warning system
• Pathology
• Disc problems
• Non-specific low back pain (which it isn't of course)
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with by getting a free assessment.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why spinal manipulation won't solve your low back pain / sciatica.  But he also explains how it does relieve it.

The main reasons discussed are:

• Logic - it wasn't an absence of manipulation that caused your pain
• Pain isn't correlated with misalignments (they are a myth)
• If it did solve it, a lot of manipulative therapists would be out of business

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Can low back pain / sciatica cause frequency of urination?"

The areas covered are:

• Yeh, but no, but...
• Kidney
• Cauda Equina
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What are the types of lower back pain?"

The types are:

• Pathological
• Mechanical Radiculopathy
• Non-Specific Low Back Pain
• How to differentiate between them
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Is lower back pain muscular?"

The points he covers are:

• Maybe (usually at least partly)
• Strain
• Trigger Points
• Treatment of Trigger Points
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "How to stretch with lower back pain?"

The points he covers are:

• Only stretch in directions that don't hurt
  
• Does it actually help?
  
• Why does it feel good?
  
• Just because it doesn't hurt or feels good, does that mean it's OK?
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge discloses what he learnt from hurting his own lower back.

He covers:

• How important understanding is
• How important gentle movement is
• That luck plays a part
• That his back is stronger now than in his 20s
• That we all make mistakes, but it's important to own them
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains how lower back pain can radiate to the front.

The 3 mechanisms are:

• Referred from the upper lumbar area
• It could be the other way round
• You could have 2 problems
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why you shouldn't blame your chair for your back pain or sciatica.

They reasons highlighted are:

• The chair means you no harm
• You can adapt the chair
• You can change the chair
• Negativity increases pain
• Procrastination and whining gets you nowhere
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge outlines the 5 things you must do to fix chronic low back pain.

They are:

• Understand your back
• Understand pain
• Get a tailor-made plan
• Set an ambitious goal
• Stick to the plan
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge outlines the 5 things you mustn't do if you want a stronger back.

They are:

• Listen to amateurs / generalists
• Rely on someone else to fix you
• Ignore pain
• Expect it to be painless
• Depend on hope
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains when you should see a doctor about low back pain or sciatica.

The indications include:

• Fever
• Trauma
• Tingling / pins and needles
• Bladder / bowel problems
• History of cancer
• Foot drop
• Night pain worse than day pain
• Unexplained weight loss
• Bad pain for more than 6 weeks
• If you're over 70 (and haven't had this pain before or under 10 years old
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge discusses why the bone-out theory refuses to go away.

The points made include:

• It seems to fit your feelings
• It's perpetuated by some clinicians
• It's easy to understand
• "Cracking" seems to help
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge covers the main reasons you shouldn't have an MRI for sciatica.

The points made include:

• Longer recovery times
• Higher costs
• More anxiety (and more pain)
• Red herrings
  

And finally he covers when you probably should have an MRI.

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What's the best exercise regime to prevent low back pain / sciatica?"

The points made include:

• It depends what you want to be able to do
• Consistency
• Gradual increases
• Never stop
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of self-help for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "How is my low back pain / sciatica related to my lifestyle?"

The reasons covered include:

• Physical inactivity
• Smoking
• Overweight
• Work-related stress
• "Loading"
  

If you want much more personalised help - and to join thousands of others getting relief and prevention of low back pain and sciatica - you can start right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Why does sitting on a sofa give me low back pain / sciatica?" 

The reasons covered include:

• Position
• Duration
• Association
• Is it really the sofa?

And finally, Gavin suggests what to do differently.

If you want much more personalised help - and those premium insights - you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "How does being overweight affect my low back pain?"

The themes covered are:

• Mechanical
• Chemical
• Depression
• Sleep

Being a clinician, Gavin can't help finishing off with some advice...
If you want much more personalised help, you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What is the best exercise equipment for lower back pain?"

The candidates include:

• Elliptical trainer
• Treadmill
• Stationery bike
• Kettlebells!
  

If you want much more personalised help - and those premium insights - you can get them right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why your lower back pain / sciatica is worse when you wake up.  And then finishes by giving you a plan to combat those factors.

The 3 main contributing factors are likely to be:

• Inflammation
• Position
• Disc swelling
  

If you want much more personalised help - and those premium insights - you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge provides more tips for home treatment of low back pain and sciatica (he covers different tips to those given in episode 36.

The surprising tips are

• Move often
• Don't think you have to stretch
• Don't use painkillers to do more
• Use a massage ball
• Get premium insights for free
  

If you want much more personalised help - and those premium insights - you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.  Or watch our free webinar on lower back pain or sciatica.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge provides his top 5 tips for sitting comfortably with lower back pain / sciatica

The surprising tips are

• Get up often
  
• Have your hips higher than your knees
  
• Wobble while you sit
  
• Sit on a labile surface
  
• Sniff and get straight up
  

If you want much more personalised help, you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge discloses the "5 Mistakes people make when recovering from lower back pain or sciatica".

They are:

• Listen to everyone
• Mask the pain
• Do too much
• Do too little / move too infrequently
• Be a passive recipient of treatment
  

If you want much more personalised help, you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Who should I see for lower back pain / sciatica?"

Some of the surprising points made include:

• Osteo/chiro/physio or should that be psychologist/coach/PT
  
• A specialist and not a generalist
  
• Someone giving positive and empowering messages
  
• Someone that doesn't focus on scary-sounding labels
  

If you want much more personalised help, you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge explains why "no pain no gain" has nothing to do with recovering from LBP or sciatica.

The points made include:

• It comes from the world of performance sport, NOT healthcare/rehab
• You will prevent healing
• You will sensitise your nervous system leading to more pain
• It will lead to setbacks which are depressing
  

If you want much more personalised help, you can get it right now with Gavin's Best back pain / sciatica online course.

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge provides you with tips for self / home treatment of low back pain / sciatica

You will learn about:

• Exercise
• The balance of rest and activity
• TENS
• Hot and cold
• Self Massage
  

Gavin starts by apologising for the radio-silence over the last few weeks.  He's been busy building what he claims will be the Best back pain / sciatica online course. 

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

The story of one woman's experience with lower back pain, sciatica, and the impact of stress.  Mel Gladstone shares her story with Edinburgh osteopath, and provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Gavin Routledge.

Mel experienced what she describes as two types of pain. Her old pain which she relates to an old karate injury.  And her new debilitating, exhausting pain, which occurred during one of the most stressful periods of her life.  The solution was to walk away from the biggest source of her stress...

If you're interested in a free webinar on lower back pain and sciatica, click the link.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "What are the best medications / drugs / pills for lower back pain?"

You will learn:

• Why the ideal answer is "none of them"
• How to work out whether to use them
• When the best time to use them is
• How to use them if you must
  

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Can the coronavirus make my back pain or sciatica worse?"

You will learn:

• That it can
• How that works
• What to do about it - treat the cause
• Stay well
  

Remember, the symptoms of coronavirus / COVID-19 are 

• a new continuous cough
• a high temperature
• shortness of breath

If you'd like a personal online consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

32: Edinburgh spinal surgeon (Neurosurgeon) Mr Ioannis Fouyas is interviewed by Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge. Topics covered include:

• How to decide whether to have lumbar spinal surgery or not
• What can go wrong
• What the procedure involves
• Recovery times
• Who is most and least likely to benefit from lumbar spinal surgery
• How to choose a spinal surgeon

If you'd like to screen yourself for the "Red Flags" mentioned in the interview, you can do so with our free lower back pain and sciatica assessment tool (it's a chatbot).  The bot will also send you relevant advice and exercises. And if you'd like a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

31: Edinburgh Osteopath and author of two books on lower back pain, Gavin Routledge answers the question "Should I see a chiropractor, physio or osteopath about my sciatica?"

You will learn:

• Why the answer is simply “yes”
  
• Which of these I’ve consulted myself
  
• What I’ve learned about choosing
  
• How to decide whether or not to stick with an approach/clinician
  

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

30: Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Will my lower back pain go away on its own?"

You will learn:

• Why the term “self-limiting” only gives half the story
  
• What the risks of recurrence really are
  
• Why you should take lower back pain seriously
  
• Where to start with relief and prevention
  

If you haven't listened to our foundational episodes, starting with "Why does my lower back pain keep coming back?"  you would benefit from it.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.

29: Provider of online consultations for lower back pain and sciatica, Edinburgh Osteopath Gavin Routledge answers the question "Should I get a second opinion for lower back pain / sciatica?"

You will learn:

• How I would make that decision
• What to look for when getting a second opinion

If you haven’t listened to Episodes 1-6 – our foundation episodes – please go back and start at the beginning!  It will lay the foundation for you to make a long-term, sustainable recovery.  And if you'd like a free online assessment of lower back pain / sciatica, just click the link.  It will provide you with a guide as to whether you need to see a doctor or not, which exercises are most likely to relieve your particular pain, and a whole load more tips on recovering from and preventing lower back pain / sciatica.  And if you want a personal consultation with an experienced clinician specializing in lower back pain / sciatica, you can book online.