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Ep. 5 Prof. Stuart McGill (part 2) - Low Back Pain Expert & Biomechanist

May 04, 2023 • The Soft Tissue OT

This is the second part of our interview with world renowned low back pain expert and biomechanist Professor Stuart McGill. In this episode, we pick up right from where we left of and continue our discussion of the mechanisms of low back pain and rehab.

Stuart McGill is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus (Spine Biomechanics) at the University of Waterloo. As a professor for 30 years, his work has produced over 245 peer-reviewed scientific journal papers, authored 5 textbooks and has been awarded numerous international wards, including recently the ORDER OF CANADA. He continues as the chief scientific officer for BackFitPro, were he consults for difficult low back cases and often works with the worlds top athletes from various sports.

This is part 2 of a 2-part interview with Prof. McGill and we deep dive into the world of low back pain, including topics such as;

Surgery and Low back pain
The role of imaging - is it important?
Golf and low back pain
Performance and low back rehab
Densifying neural drive
And Much MORE!

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