Deadlifting With Back Pain (EVALUATION & FIX) 

I have been to many medical professionals regarding managing back pain from flexion intolerance, none of them demonstrated the competence you have here. This could be a damn lecture, great content!

I try to watch a video of yours each day because I genuinely feel like your making me a better personal trainer

I wish I could find this kind of help where I am. I feel so scared I am ruining my body and there is just no guidance. I just get told not to exercise and that just makes me depressed.

Love the movement analysis in this video. As I am studying osteopathy and strength and conditioning at the moment, it’s so interesting how you break down the assessment and then use the key findings to create a treatment plan! Would love to see more of these!

Doctor I really appreciate your support and uploading these videos... It really helps us doctor. ❤️ Please upload more of it.

A lot has changed since i started reading ur book doc and once i religiously and regularly started doing exercises prescribed in the book my squats skyrocketed from 200 pounds which were performed in stress.....i am performing squats 260 pounds squats for 5 sets that too rock bottom without any assistance and the reps are 8 to 7 on all of them......thank u very much from the bottom of my heart.......much love and respect from india.......god bless

I'm constantly in awe of your vids, thanks for your generosity Doc🤗🥳

Hey just had to come down here and tell you that your videos are better than any of the learning material i had for my trainer licenses. Its just amazing , thank you so much!

Great video, if I can suggest an approach that helped me a lot to solve this problem is: the slow start in the first phase of the lift, concentrating on pushing with the legs, then cose the lift in 5 sec

In the process of recovery myself, thank you so much for the information! 😊

Damn, nice video. I've had an undiagnosed herniated disc for over 20 years from dead lifting. And this totally makes sense. Watching this video won't make me go back to dead lifting but makes the movement more understanding. Thank you.

This is awesome! I'm learning I'm also flexion intolerant in my back and how to fix it! i was able to deadlift 515 lbs when i was 19 and was my best lift and now 31 (and a coupe of kids and a desk job) i haven't deadlifted heavy in over 18 months. i cant wait to keep learning and get back to it!

Thank you! I pulled my back so bad doing this because I was starting off with my shoulders higher and my hips low (proper) form, but now this makes so much sense.

Definitely trying these exercises in my next workout...

thanks for the video. every time learning a new thing from you, you're really inspiring!

Super appreciative for this

I loove your videos dude. I recently, after a year of training, started incorporating squats and deadlifts and watching your vids. Albeit my squats have been going downhill for some reason and I have issues figuring out why, also deadlift back pain. Tried sumos today and loved it, maybe I'll do that. Anyway thank you so much I will try to incorporate what you showed in this video before giving up.

been following for a while but this lady has exactly my symptoms albeit im a weighlifter. thank you for the analysis

Your videos are great. I probably had an arrogant attitude that I knew everything from studying Ian King and Charles Poliquin's writing for years. You definitely have something to day though and we appreciate it.

Recently picked up your book to dig into this topic then found this video. It’s great to see a real-time evaluation and getting into remediation to tie it all together. Thanks

This video is gold!!

This was yet another informative watch. Love this guys enthusiasm for helping people 👌🏻

A great clear speaker,among fantastic coach!

I have discovered your channel and OMG where have you been all this time??!!! Your content is amazing!😊 As a suggestion it would be nice something about scoliosis. Thanks for your content, I hope to buy your book soon. Regards from Mexico!

YES PLEASE

_This_ is where my issue is at, I believe! I do have hyperlordosis, and due to conditioning, I've fixed a lot of it, but stil. face issues on occasion. When deadlifting, no matter how much I try focus on it, my ass rides up before I lift the bar. I have decent strength, so I can pull the weight without much issue without slumping, but my lower back gets stiff the next day. I think some of what was mentioned to focus on here might help.

You are really a life saver Dr.Aron!! Can you maker a video about 'disc protrusion'? Several doctor(of the hospital)told me that my L4-L5 dics protrusion is much worse than a disc bulge, and I should not lift heavy weight or even golfling for the rest of life... and that is really the end of my world... Is there any chance I can recovery to a level that allow me to workout again?

I’ve gotten xrays, mri and ct scans, and my doctors have always come back telling me my back, hips and legs are unremarkable. Basically, they’re saying nth is wrong with my body and the discomforts I’m experiencing are just…. nth. I understand that I might have used the wrong techniques and lifting too heavy at times over the years but how can it be that I have to continue living my athletic life in agony? There has to be a solution for the aches/pains. This video definitely taught me something to fix it.

Dr Horschig - thank you soo much for this video! The lady you are treating has the exact same symptoms as I do (poor internal rotation on one leg - my left leg as well, and flexion intolerant back pain). To address the latter, I've been watching your videos as well as reading Dr. Stuart McGill's works on back pain, which have all worked well. However, I have one question for you - do you have any videos on improving hip internal rotation? I know that the piriformis stretches you've put up work, but I have had consistently poor hip internal rotation that never progresses (whereas my ankle mobility etc. have progressed) with stretching. THANK YOU SO MUCH!

This is pretty much my exact problem. Will try everything here.

Great video! Thank you!

Thank you man i always had back pain and i wanted this technique

Thank you. You're best coach. I Learned lots of thing form u (y)

My issue is anterior pelvic tilt or otherwise known as bad posture. Weak core and glutes allow pelvis to tilt creating a short and tight low back, so I always have a very mild low back irritability doing no lifts. When I deadlift it ends up hurting to where I can't lift properly

More of those video´s! Like it :)

Thanks for sharing this video. ❤️

That is helpful to know

Thank you thank you! I tried everything, this works just do it!

What an amazing video

Great stuff!!

I don't know how to say... But it really really helped 😀 Thank you 🙂

Great video, lots of great information. It's even better that she has a nice behind!

Thank you for this

Wow. Okay so I was pulling 545 on deads a few years ago. Now have I have pain (completely non related) in my left knee, and my max on deads now is just north of 405. So you're telling me I haven't nessisarly gotten weaker, but that my body is not letting me use all my strength because it's trying to protect me? God that would be such good news and make me feel not quite so bad about myself

Fantastic content

This one is beiing saved in my librairy .... have the exact same problem. Even had a surgery. 80% of the pain is gone. But even with focus on it its hard to stay even balanced when training. I always thinking .... left legg , left legg. So i use less fore on my dominant right side.

Thank you good sir for this video, this is EXACTLY what has been bothering me for a long time. I also have the subtle hip shift to the right when squatting and my lower back rounds during sitting. This periodically leads to a nagging pain in my right lower back and is probably the reason why my deadlift sucks. Do you have any material on fixing shoulder imbalances? I recently went to my chiropractor who told me my shoulders and standing posture looked normal. However, whenever I'm squatting or doing a military press I notice my torso is rotated to the right ever so slightly. This puts my left shoulder a little bit more forward than my right shoulder. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thank you.

I want this guy to train me

Amazing content

Wow!

thank you!

I need her part 2 cuz this is me!!!

this is a great video.

Best ever

wish i had competent doctors like im near me

God damn, just my last rep on second set, i went into cat back and felt like crap after. Stopped, and called it. Did some stretches, relieved a bit of pain, now going to tey this and learning i have a compression issue.

Will you post you treating hip impingement? I’ve watched your videos over hip impingement already and was wondering what else you would recommend for structural FAI

I do feel a lot of back pain when lifiting weights in front of my body, what does that mean exactly?

I think I have the same issue as this person. It feels as if my left hip pops out and back in. Could this be because my hamstrings are too tight or too loose?

This video is great. If I have low back pain from a deadlift injury who do I see to get this kind of diagnosis or treatment? Are you a Physical therapist?

Greetings from Philippines! I performed a deadlift last Friday and had a pulling or sliding sensation on my lower back and it was painful after this is the 2nd time I experienced this but when I did my X-ray before there were no issues at all Also did those tests but no pain and all passed, could it be a muscle strain?

Great video mate, what sort of practitioner would I look for to be able to get an assessment like the one you performed here? I live in Australia. Cheers.

Ur a champion

I have no pain when I wake up for about 3 hours, no pain during my workouts. I have low back pain in the left when I look at my phone while standing or sitting. I have pain while doing the dishes for example. No pain while lying on my back or my stomach... I found nothing similar to me, particularly because of the no pain during a workout session (when my body is warmed up I guess). So, when I sweat, no pain at all, whatever exercise I do. And no oain at all too the 3 first hours after I woke up... Please, need some cues !!

How can I deadlift without targeting my trapezius?( neck muscles )

Will this is pain be forever ???🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 After following the above in the video

Great video as usual. did you do the McGill course

4:20 When I did this with my right leg behind and squeezed my buttocks I had an enourmous pain on the right side at the top of my butt crack/lowest back. I have no idea what the area is called. It definitely didn't feel right, but after a minute or two I felt nothing. Anyone got any idea? Or did I do the move wrong?

Hi, could you make a video on neck pain?

Where do i go to get diagnosis and treatment like this? Everywhere i go is a waste of time and money.

@squat University how can I can connect with you for a shoulder diagnosis?

I hurt my back deadlifting, I couldn't stand or even crawl for the first day, but it's almost completely gone a week later. Does this sound like a slipped disc? The only other discomfort I have is laying on my stomach, my lower back wants to tighten up and prevent my back from dropping

Max was here

So are we supposed to do these exercises like the side plank the bird dog and the airplane hip rotations every time before our squatting and deadlifting? @squatuniverity

Hey doc so yesterday i overload my RDLs and after my gym session i started to feel some pain in my lower back and this continues the whole day today.. do u recommende skipping my gym session tomorrow or the pain will relief by then ?!! Ty.

do you have any video that address inguinal pain? I was playing soccer in college but I haven't played in a year and I still have this groin pain. I usually feel it once I wake up from sleep. I know soccer has something to do with it but if seems like it might also be the way I'm sleeping.

All my pain is in lower left of my back as well. I thought I had a slipped or bulging disk.

I’ve had a herniated disc for 4 years Should I continue to use a McKenzie night roll to sleep ?

If I hv slight pain for both neutral spine and forward movement during sitting compression, does that mean I have slipped disc?

Is bent over barbell row a good idea if i herniated l3 l4 l5 discs few years back.back does not hurt right now.should this exercise be avoided?

Could similar pain be caused by long piriformis syndrome? I haven't gotten an MRI yet, but LPS correction excercises have helped me in the past but haven't permanently solved the pain problem.

Not a DL tutorial video.... but I really learned a lot ..... Thanks

So if you have a minor bulging disk you can still deadlifts

What would it mean if you feel pain when you arch or over extend?

I swapped to trap bar and the problems went away after 3 weeks.

Why u have nt added stir the pot and suit case carry for more core stiffness and stability

So after some time of doing the core strengthening exercises her back pain will disappear? I have been dealing with similar back pain and got an x-ray of my back. My chiropractor said I didn't have any bulging disks, but she can't conclude what the exact cause is. I think my causes are the exact same as Christy here, but I want to make sure I do the correct thing to get back to being pain-free.

How can I get an appointment with you?

PT Assistant here. Great video. While I assumed you were a PT DPT, I had to go to your page and search the about section to get your credentials. It might be nice to have those credentials in the individual video description. . Also missing from the video was assessment of resting hip symmetry prior to checking hip ROM. I mean to say, what if she had a leg length discrepancy or ASIS/PSIS asymmetry that merely made it seem like one side had more IR than the other (the L shift during the initial squat would support this idea, and likely display less IR to that side.). The exercises you performed prior to her IR improvement could have acted like MET and helped correct the shift. Perhaps this assessment happened but just didn't make the cut due to not wanting to fill the video with too much content. That being said, I've seen plenty of PTs write in their evals for example that the patient's hip flexion was fine, only to find that it merely looked fine because their pelvis was resting in a posterior tilt due to hamstring tightness. . I appreciate the format of your video. I see a lot of other PTs on youtube and feel their videos are a bit inappropriate since they are giving out "the best exercise for this type of pain" to viewers they obviously haven't evaluated. Keep up the good work, i'll be sure to check out some more of your videos.

Any solution for sciatica legs pain

Hello Dr. Aaron Horschig, long time viewer here. I was wondering if you could provide any quick words of advice to me. Similar to Christy, I get lower back pain primarily just to the left of my spine sometimes after deadlifting or squatting. It's been an issue that flares up every few months or so over the past 4 years. Recently, I feel it's become worse from the amount of sitting due to COVID, as well as my most recent twinge occurring from jumping rather than heavy lifting. Also similar to Christy, I didn't have any pain through any of the tests except for the seated compression test, where I felt pain in both the extended and flexed position. Everytime I'm in the gym, I'm always conscious of proper lifting form, but it seems like there's some nagging injury that refuses to clear up through proper movement alone. Should I follow a similar protocol? Again in another remarkable coincedence, I have a decent sized hip internal rotation imbalance, except my right is more restricted than my left. Thank you for your amazing content and advice. I also look forward to your new book coming out!

Hey doc, what kinda doctor or massage therapist could i go to to get my mobility tested out? would a regular massage therapist be able to help me out?

Mmm still Her hips seem to shoot up quickly which keeps her torso horizontal forcing her lower back to work more

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Which Anatomy Programm do you Use?

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I need this guy to diagnose me 😭 my knee from squatting and my back from deadlift. How much? Haha

Hello, how do I contact you??

Hey Doc, Lately when I've been deadlifting I've been getting more of a low back pump than I usually do. While there's no pain associated with it it's not comfortable and it's making it hard for me to keep my lumbar spine in a neutral position. Do you have any tips for this or could you direct me to any content you have that covers this?