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Update — January 2004

I have been remiss over the past few months in not supporting my students with current information about the latest in strength training studies.

It’s not that I’ve been relaxing on the sidelines. In fact, it’s just the opposite: I’ve been studying more than ever, trying to grasp why the SuperSlow^® protocol that I’ve been using for the past four years has had such success in helping individuals increase function and decrease pain--especially back pain.

Many of my students suffer from low back pain. I seem to get the toughest cases referred to me: degenerative discs, herniations, ruptures, and multiple level fusions. Not one of these diagnoses is easy to rehabilitate. But yet, for some reason, the SuperSlow^® protocol has had amazing results decreasing low back pain.

Very complicated back problems are getting better, without going through a whole series of low back flexibility procedures. (These procedures have long been the backbone--no pun--of physical medicine.)

Flexibility of the low back is very important, but I haven’t emphasized it. I’ve emphasized strengthening the low back.

But why am I seeing such fast results with strengthening only? Why is this happening?

I think I’ve found the answer, but I’ll know for sure with a little more time evaluating students presently being referred to me.

I hope to be able to publish the answer in another month. Stay tuned.

Talk with you in February.