A long time suffering with Piriformis Syndrome. Your key to recovery from PS was indeed the path to recovery. A long time cyclist I spent 4 hours a day on the saddle. Mornings lifted weights which caused havoc with my nerves in mainly the right arm however your method of flossing and gliding the ulnar, radial & median nerves relieved the pain and made a good night's sleep possible.Thank You. Greetings from Amsterdam 😊
Yes, Christopher. If you can't put your head on the floor with the roll up towel in place, then first of all try to do it without a rolled up towel. So just lying on a flat, hard surface. If that's difficult too place a folded towel underneath your neck to support it slightly. You always want it to be a little bit difficult to put your head on the ground but still be able to tuck your chin down so that you can look straight up. Over time you'll find that you can remove the towel under your head, and then start adding the rolled up towel under your mid back, as things start to slowly loosen up
I am towel rolling challenged! Somehow I never get this right and/or the same shape each time. I have a half foam roller could I do the exercise on that? Alternatively, I have found I can do this exercise directly on the ground with my knees bent? Is that acceptable.
It's the same as a wall angel but using gravity to stretch the front of the chest more. And then using gravity and the towel to mobilise the spine as well.
Stretching the front of the chest more, makes sense@@BodyFixExercisesit always seems smart to use gravity to one's advantage as it is always pulling us down. It really did feel like an intro to the wall angel 👍
@@BodyFixExercises oh ok. Thank you for all your suggestions and useful videos! ❤ After four months of pain fixes abroad (massage +acopunture) for many years of herniated disk (and recently piriform pain) , i felt so good even carrying big bags and hyper stressing my body.. I just got home and i feel i am like before all these therapies, like there were totally useless. That's why i m trying to understand why my back, lips and shoulders are suffering for just 2 hours walk (i walked many hours per day and swim everyday abroad). Probably is something mental - I'm not much active here and it's colder, but all these pain start coming just after 3-4 days of my coming back - but still i can't believe that my body didn't improve and become healthier and stronger for all the things done recently ! 😅 Apart of your exercises i usually use back stretcher. Do you have any suggestion? Thanks 🙏
I guess it’s not a good start if I can only get my head on the floor without the towel and even then can’t get my arms on the floor. Am just doing the movement with arms above the floor. Thanks though
Ha, this is exactly what I do - try to correct the rounded back and then hollow the lower back instead. Adding this exercise to my daily routine, thank you!
Great advice! Ive been working on poor posture for a few years now. I get completely locked up mid spine between my scapulas. Anything overhead will lock it up tight. I see a chiropractor regularly and I will get temporary relief from the tight joints. I’m just so tight. 😬
I had a transversal Myolitis @ th9. It almost calcified the joints above and below. I have worked with my physiotherapist, but the joints seems interlocking. I used your towel exercise , but it didn't help. Any chance left for me?
Wow. This is exactly the problen I have from working on a laptop all day. Only tried it once and I can feel the difference. Although I did find it difficult to have my arms resting on the floor. Just not flexible enough I guess.
I have chronic, debilitating thoracic pain around my T7. I find that strengthening of the muscles in that area (I believe my lower traps are incredibly weak) causes my back to tense up and increases pain. Perhaps the mobilization of the spine with this exercise is the last piece of the puzzle I need. Will be trying it. For exercises, I feel a good contraction with Roman Chair Y's (the chair allows me to put myself around 90 degrees so I can really activate my middle/upper back), overhead squats (though I can hardly go deep due to ankle immobility issues), and wall angels. However, I'm not sure how to properly rest/recover when my back flares up. If it's tight and in need of rest, when I lay down on my back, I can't use a pillow (firm mattress, I'm a heavier individual). I'm also tall so it's hard for me to find a bathtub I actually fit in. Any tips on resting for recovery after exercises?
@@hexchad765I hear what you’re saying, this is what I recommend. 1st, if you work on a laptop, get a proper keyboard, large monitor, and a cable adapter to transfer the screen to the large monitor. This will make it as if you’re working at a desktop, which is better than a small laptop. 2nd, strongly recommend a standing desk. You can also get a more affordable tabletop/standing desk converter. 3rd, chair setup. I have an Ikea Markus. Most important thing is having a good headrest, support across your whole back, and ability to just slightly recline. Try to focus on keeping your head against the rest when you work. Lots of content out there about how exactly to setup your work area ergonomically. Couple this with working out, good back exercises, stretching, and 10k steps a day and you will notice quick improvements. You got this.
@@hexchad765You could try an Upright Go 2 device, that vibrates when your desk posture becomes bad. It's very handy for training your posture. I have a video on which gadgets help posture (and which don't) and it includes the Upright Go 2
