"If You Keep Picking At It, It Will Never Heal"

"If You Keep Picking At It, It Will Never Heal"

Recovering from a lower back injury is similar to any other injury.  If you fall and cut your knee, the healing process will be postponed if you constantly pick at the scab.  When you are rehabilitating from lower back pain, the more frequently you irritate the injury, the longer it will take to heal.  This means that you must protect your spine during everyday routine activities.  

Stu McGill describes your lower back as a savings account, advising you not to "spend" it frivolously.  If you continue to unnecessarily involve/mobilize the spine in activities that do not require its involvement/mobility, then when you do "need" the spine, it will not be there for you at 100%.  

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