WORST Back Stretch EVER. Stop This Today! Can Cause Back Pain & Sciatica. Do This Instead. (Updated)

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WORST Back Stretch EVER. Stop This Today! Can Cause Back Pain & Sciatica. Do This Instead. (Updated)
Bob & Brad demonstrate alternative ways to stretch your back if you have sciatica.
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@thethinker954 4 года назад

That intro is so 80's sitcom lol

@martynkal.1248 4 года назад

I love it so much 😍😁😁

@shaunrussell4558 3 года назад

🤣🤣SOo true!! I love it every time I hear it!!

@5ebrambila 3 года назад

and always gives me an earworm 😂

@starjasmine1260 3 года назад

@@5ebrambilal)

@starjasmine1260 3 года назад

Is it OK to put a pillow underneath my head while doing these exercises?

@dapidminiAiki 3 года назад

Bob: if it doesn't feel good, you don't do it. Me: I don't feel good when I have to go to work..

@Ccescui 3 года назад

🤪😂🤣😂🤣

@madamsloth 3 года назад

Mood

@morningsong8077 3 года назад

🤣

@rzz9594 3 года назад

Don’t do it .. 👍

@max_mojo4917 3 года назад

At least u get paid

@pattyvandenberg6407 3 года назад

I am delighted to confirm that for more than 20years as a personal trainer, I was teaching the right way to do exercises and showing my clients the same tricks and tips you are teaching. Fighting against many trends that became popular... thanks for reassuring me☺️ and I just recommended my friends to follow you. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@juliabosse14jb 3 года назад

I'm watching Bob and Brad religiously so I can become my own physiotherapist. Saving money, absorbing dad vibes, and pain relief. What could be better?

@juliabosse14jb 2 года назад

@Jose Lino no Bob and brad are beautiful 😍

@BillyKamp 2 года назад

Please research outside them. They give plenty of uninformed advice. Mostly wrong

@juliabosse14jb 2 года назад

@Jose Lino sorry it's gonna take a lil more effort for a yes

@villageidiot14 2 года назад

the day one of them passes will be the beginning of the Rapture.

@stadtjer689 2 года назад

@Jose Lino "You're beautiful" And you're desperate.

@dirgramsey6132 4 года назад

Feels like it’s 1992 and their about to sell carpet

@matthewbacque1622 4 года назад

Looooooool

@CommDante 4 года назад

"Wow Bob, isn't this amazing!?! Now for only 4,95 and 59,99 shipping and handling, this amazing product can be yours too. With our 30 days not satisfied, money gone guarantee you'll be running a lot of risk. Call now, we're waiting for your call!!" Hehe ;)

@CuriousChimpsPodcast 4 года назад

Hahahaha

@parkersmithphoto 4 года назад

Feels like it's 2020, and you don't know the difference between "their" and "they're." LOL!!!!

@ambroulard 4 года назад

Dirg Ramsey Really Dirg? It's spelled they're btw.--- just curious, did you vote for trump?

@annidee 4 года назад

You mean those 2 stretches they made us do in school every day? 😣

@tehArgento 4 года назад

It's most likely that they never bothered to correct it (or also didn't know how to do it) because you have to hinge from your hips and the back has to stay neutral

@Fsilone 4 года назад

Government schooling at its finest. Decades behind on changing the routine in light of new contraindications.

@JamesPawson 4 года назад

Yup... and I've had freakin' sciatica bouts all of my adult life.

@luisdominguezmora7216 4 года назад

And they are still doing them today...Doh!!!

@nw3877 3 года назад

Those Stretches aren't bad It's just some higher level mobility. Many people are simply forcing themselves into it. Regressions/Simple Versions are for ordinary people.

@elirush8508 2 года назад

I love how you guys just nonchalantly dump our reality upside down by educating us on a fundamental stretch actually being horrible for us. Please don't stop

@Fucklifedeadshit 2 года назад

They explicitly said it isn’t horrible if you do it right. Do it right.

@duytdl 2 года назад

I was just appreciating the camerawork, how smooth and unnoticeable it is. Shoutout to Mike!

@christina85able 3 года назад

bob and braaddd... the two most faaaamous.. physical therapist... on the internet Whoever made that intro is a genius

@dapidminiAiki 3 года назад

and to make it more pc, they also said "in our opinion".

@BoysLikeMeee 3 года назад

@@dapidminiAiki PC is B.S. 😅

@lauralittle6899 3 года назад

@@BoysLikeMeee what is PC?

@labrigful 3 года назад

@@lauralittle6899 politically correct

@foxhound725 3 года назад

Would you be shocked if I told you it was Bob and Brad.

@digitaljobshop 3 года назад

I’d like to see them evaluate things gymnasts do and how that can lead to problems later in life. I’m an ex gymnast with lots of problems

@froggydoodle808 3 года назад

Me too! So many aches & pains & creaks & pops & stiffness & mystery twinges! But I rely on these 2 "bad" back positions every day to compensate for the bad knees I got from coaching (spotting while kneeling).

@MultiStephanieMarie 3 года назад

Its because you're an "ex" gymnast and no longer using all of your muscles I assume. This video is only applicable to your average person who is quite unfit. There's nothing wrong with doing forward folds as a fit person.

@DizzyBusy 3 года назад

Oh, my friends who are ballet dancers already have old people's bodies at their mid-30s!

@andrewlafontaine9525 3 года назад

@@MultiStephanieMarie I have been powerlifting for 26 years and have intermediate to advanced strength levels, the other day I was warming up with a forward fold and tweaked/strained my back.

@MultiStephanieMarie 3 года назад

@@andrewlafontaine9525 well i do yoga and forward fold daily and my back just keeps getting stronger and more flexible...so...

@ymmm-yogamovementmeditatio9507 3 года назад

Totally agree. I'm a yoga teacher and I did those stretches at first and my low back got so sore. I stopped doing them and instead started strength training. Feel so much better

@seanregehr4921 3 года назад

You were not doing the stretch correctly then. You must bend from the hips and keep your back straight when bending to touch your toes. They fail in epic fashion in the video to give themselves any kind of credit. The fact is when performed correctly touching your toes actually allows your back to fully decompress which can only otherwise be achieved by inversion. Bone doctors, Chiropractors, are not qualified to be speaking on muscles and ligaments, else they would be another kind of doctor altogether such as a Kinesiologist. They have minimal training in this area and is limited to its role directly connected to the bones.

@ymmm-yogamovementmeditatio9507 3 года назад

@@seanregehr4921 I know that now, but I did not 15 year ago.

@benjaminzaoui9683 2 года назад

@@seanregehr4921 They are physical therapists, which essentially serve the same function as kinesiologists to assist patients in normal, pain free movement. Kinesiologists will generally spend more time with patients actually supervising the exercises they have patients perform, but there is a lot of overlap between the two fields. As physical therapists they are well versed in the soft tissues and not limited to bones as you suggest. Kinesiologists are not doctors either. They also stated that certainly the stretch can be performed properly, but that it isn't worth the risk as most are not mobile or knowledgeable enough to do so. Bottom line you failed to note they acknowledged the stretch could be performed safely if done properly, and you are misinformed on the topics you spoke on with with great authority. What the hell is a bone doctor, you mean an orthopedist or orthopedic surgeon? They diagnose and treat bone disease and injuries, and they are also experts in ligaments and tendons, as well as the muscles these tendons connect to our bones. So "bone doctors" are actually experts in muscles, tendons, ligaments, or in other words the musculoskeletal system as a whole, as their specialty is to restore normal movement to an injured patient. Pretty incredible to think that you'd have to be an expert in muscles (the things that apply forces to bones) in order to understand human movement, and diagnose and treat disorders thereof. As for chiropractors they aren't doctors of anything, except Chiropractic "Medicine" which, is absolutely quackery, and not worth mention. Stick to yoga.

@Thaliane 2 года назад

I'm started to notice too that I spent so many years focusing on flexibility and stretching alone through yoga at home (or group lessons, but teachers often don't have the time to correct their students individually and now with covid they're not allowed to correct anymore). But with all the backpain, neckpain and pain in my wrists I need to stop yoga and start focusing on strength. Never realised how bad some of the stretches were if they're not combined with strength.

@Greenjuicegulper 2 года назад

Maybe you was sore cuz your muscles wasn’t used to getting worked like that? Which is usually what happens when you are sore

@kieranvr8663 2 года назад

The chemistry these two have is legendary!

@antsavs1705 4 года назад

It's weird all these stretches and exercises from school are so harmful.

@KCCAT5 4 года назад

Oh yeah I remember the gym teacher pushing us and pulling us if we didn't do those stretches no pain no gain right. All those years ago and they were killing us. When my youngest was in school and they had them doing sit-ups and she used to complain that it hurt her back just like it hurt mine. I used to tell her to tell the teacher she was doing it wrong. They never wanted to listen.

@JoeCannon1 4 года назад

We must have been in the same gym class 😂

@lauriethomas1924 4 года назад

It's only harmful if you don't use proper form. Just like any exercise or movement, if you do it wrong you can be injured. When the wrong muscle group takes over, injury is bound to happen.

@nvmffs 4 года назад

@@lauriethomas1924 The wrong muscle group? There is no wrong muscle group. It's your back that you don't want to take the brunt of that

@fjccommish 4 года назад

They aren't harmful. These two goons say they are harmful - that doesn't make it true.

@sjblack9135 3 года назад

“Oh my glasses are getting in the way Bob!” Super stars 💫

@Vegan4Everything 3 года назад

I can't find my belt to do hamstring stretches. Here it is, Brad. Oh, good, Bob!

@OaksOaks 3 года назад

These videos are awesome. The way these two converse with one another is like watching your 70 year old dad and his 70 year old best friend use the internet for the 1st time.

@simplefoodsimplelife9632 3 года назад

I want to thank you both for this video. In my stretching routine each day I was doing it all wrong. The stretch felt great during but after I suffered all day with pain and bedtime was even worse… to the point where sleep was difficult. I couldn’t figure it out because I thought I was doing it right. Yesterday, after watching your video, I changed my routine following your recommendations. No pain all day and last night I slept so much better. Bob and Brad (“the two most famous physical therapists on the internet”) you have helped me time and time again. I always recommend your channel. Thank you so much!

@michellechouinard4958 3 года назад

You earned my respect with your intro jingle alone.

@watchingyourvideo8029 4 года назад

They remind me of the muppet hecklers, or something like that.

@AzzaYCF 3 года назад

Hahah, yes! I totally see that now 😂😂

@natwest1971 3 года назад

😂

@samueljett7807 3 года назад

Statler and Waldorf

@maryerb6062 2 года назад

oh, YEAH...

@watchingyourvideo8029 2 года назад

I’m just finding this again 2 years later haha

@theguy516 2 года назад

I love the vibe of these two, it makes me feel like both of my grandpas are in the same room and trying to have a conversation with me

@houseofshuffles449 3 года назад

Thanks for the tip, Bob and Brad. I've stopped doing those (bent over) hamstring stretches now. Have switched to doing these safer stretches you show at 5:10 and my hamstrings feel more flexible already. Will definitely keep it up!

@Peeriemoot_ 3 года назад

These guys have such immediate charisma and watchability, I came here for tips stretching properly without hurting my lower back but finished the video feeling very entertained as well as informed.

@phazedkilledyou Год назад

I came here in pain and forgot about my pain while watching definitely going to try this. I don't know what's wrong with me

@OhLookYouFoundCristalina 4 года назад

Theyre adorable and dorky and I mean that in the kindest of ways !! I enjoyed this video very much . Informative and entertaining

@nnick2253 3 года назад

That's typical for us Wisconsinites, lol.

@elevatedaspirations 2 года назад

the correct term is adorkable

@OhLookYouFoundCristalina 2 года назад

@@elevatedaspirations yes!!!! Hahah

@OhLookYouFoundCristalina 2 года назад

@@nnick2253 no way, I need to visit. We live the Green Bay packers in our household but never been to Wisconsin!

@vicknap 3 года назад

Although I have watched your other videos on back stretches, these particular ones have made all the difference in alleviating my discomfort. Thanks Guys!!

@kendratheintrovert 2 года назад

I just love how you two interact with each other! I’ve learned a lot from your channel 😀

@sarahbethyoga 3 года назад

You two are delightful! Great info, especially the supine stretches you showed. I’ll have to try the chair/ball stretch 🙌🏼

@jesusjazzyogaspicytuna 3 года назад

Sarah I'm so glad you're here. Does this mean the forward folds we've been doing in your videos need to be removed? Or can we keep doing it with the deep bend in the knees?

@sarahbethyoga 3 года назад

SarahBarson Hollinger I teach to fold with bent knees. If they are bothersome then try bending your knees more, taking your feet wider, remove all or a few.

@tsumichama 3 года назад

I was laughing in forward fold and halfway lift 🤣

@stevena3333 3 года назад

2:40 he addresses this.

@AST4EVER 3 года назад

I just did that a week back.... And I'm LITERALLY bed ridden since yesterday.... It took me over 20 minutes to just stand on my feet today morning after waking up with same pain, its that bad.... It started with my thighs and began moving upwards to spine and game over.

@ianbrannan9608 4 года назад

im 25 and my lower back hurts pretty bad. Many doctors have all said different things. I am an avid rock climber. I mostly boulder which means i fall onto cushions. I do the bad stretches a lot and i think that it has been exacerbating the problem. Your many videos have helped me physically and mentally. thank you so much!

@LeeKnowsCatss 2 года назад

How is your back now?

@smileallthewhile 2 года назад

Have you tried the hamstring ones? Also inner thigh.

@jimbobjunior. 2 года назад

I found doctors to be terrible when it comes to muscular/skeletal injuries. Physios are way better.

@BigLeBowski4456 2 года назад

@@jimbobjunior. Doctors definitely don't understand muscle/tendon and skeletal issues. Even some physiotherapists or rather chiropractors don't tell you what's really wrong with you.

@flowcalmclean4567 3 года назад

Bob and Brad! I found yall recently and you've given me some helpful stuff to work into my routine. My knees, neck and back are healing and it feels good!

@dipthongthathongthongthong9691 3 года назад

It's like the PT's version of "Car Talk"

@toonybrain 2 года назад

Yes!

@andromedarising5764 4 года назад

Ive done these stretches to warm up for years. Also I've had sciatica on and off for years. This is vital information for me. Thanks guys👍🏻

@shehryarnasir4627 3 года назад

Awesome Loved the way you explained. I have bought this Back Stretcher from Amazon they are really the best You should check these out: www.amazon.com/s?k=back+stretcher&me=A2MVH67JGNFYX1&ref=nb_sb_noss

@janetleegreen8891 3 года назад

My sis sent me that for Christmas, and I love it 😄😄😄

@mysteryandmeaning297 3 года назад

When you stretch forward it pushes the disc outward so not good if have disc problems

@andromedarising5764 3 года назад

@@mysteryandmeaning297 There must be so many people out there who suffer with back issues or sciatica that don't realise they are likely to be inflicting it upon themselves. I didnt. Having techniques to remedy it is even better.

@connergalles7106 2 года назад

@@andromedarising5764 I'm doijgnthese everyday now because it doesnt feel like hard stretches and I can do many and I dont feel bad.

@jlai036 4 года назад

Actually stretching is not the issue but it's the loss of muscles in the back. Strengthening the muscles will give longevity.

@SmallSpoonBrigade 3 года назад

Strictly speaking, active stretching is bad, passive stretching is generally safe.

@nw3877 3 года назад

@@SmallSpoonBrigade it's the other way around lol. Atleast what experts would say. Personally both passive and active are fine if you don't push yourself. Many people want to be super mobile in 1 month whereas it may take 1+ year. In the process they hurt their body

@mysteryandmeaning297 3 года назад

@@nw3877 no thats not it. People with disc problems stretching he saying in that manner not good.

@echase416 3 года назад

Muscle is the organ of longevity

@maximiliankullmann7802 3 года назад

Thx was searching for a comment like this

@patriciaflores9541 2 года назад

Well wishes and blessings to Bob, his family and to all your followers experiencing challenges. I have learned so much from watching Bob and Brad's RU-vid videos..❣️

@Krightowl 2 года назад

You guys are awesome. Your authenticity can't be touched, you have golden attitudes and you're not desperately trying to sell me something. I'm proud and I think we all want more.

@MrBobcusp 4 года назад

THE BEST INTRO JINGLE OF RU-vid

@Bluto_von_Glooben_Flooben 3 года назад

These guys are my favorite. I’ll watch them even once my back is healed just for their comedic style.

@joannabananaboat 2 года назад

Spreading truth! That forward fold caused me a herniated disc and three years of pain. Everyone acts like it's the greatest stretch, but it's evil! Replaced it with an upward dog/sphinx pose.

@givemeyoureyes7 3 года назад

So that's why whenever I tried those stretches especially the sitting one, I can feel pins and needles. I knew it was somehow bad like my nerves must be getting compressed, I'm glad you guys confirmed it in this video. Thank you!!

@lesliemiller6826 4 года назад

I’m a yoga gal, and will never do those forward bends without a bend in my knees. As you said, terrible for the lower back.

@luc1lle1984 4 года назад

Leslie Miller this is true ! and bend in the knees and long spine for seated forward fold as well xo

@dannyspitzer1267 4 года назад

Still not good for your spine

@lauriethomas1924 4 года назад

@@dannyspitzer1267 Bob and Brad's videos are for the average person. Those of us that practice yoga, ballet, and work out regularly to have developed the strength to keep our back straight as though we were lying down can do this. Just like they said in the video. It doesnt hurt my back and I can press my face into the front of my legs. This is for people that don't have the flexibility or strength to do the forward fold properly. It's all about proper form. As soon as you have to round your back, that's when the stress on the back happens. See at 2:45 when they say that if you do it properly it won't hurt your back. Yes most people cannot. I can.

@KCCAT5 4 года назад

That's funny I always do those forward bends with my back because it relieves the pressure on my nerve. I have really bad sciatica and I'm getting checked for stenosis soon. Now they say it's not good . ☹️

@rosep8481 4 года назад

KCCAT5 the one he shows at 6:30 cured my sciatica. Very counter intuitive because at first it aggravated it very badly. Eventually however, I was literally cured and could walk again without pain. It’s called the Mackenzie back treatment

@geovannycastaneda7442 4 года назад

I love this guys, they had helped me with my middle back pain before, their videos are unique in this 2020 and you actually feel like 1999

@MaddieNWarrington 3 года назад

This video alone made me subscribe. I can’t believe I’ve been looking to all of these fitness youtubers for stretches and not Bob and Brad.

@Pangloss98 2 года назад

They are the best. We always check in with Bob & Brad. After so long, they have gone over just about everything with various slants on each subject. Just look it up! Many thanks!

@VVacinoVV 4 года назад

I'm so glad I stumbled on your channel, y'all are too precious. I binged your channel the other day and fell in love!

@danielkutcher5704 4 года назад

That's funny! 😁

@matthewrobinson3040 4 года назад

bodymindsouldynamix on instagram.. binge and fall in love

@sistitulasi 3 года назад

In “yoga” posture practice, bending forward is done as a warm up, and bending the knees is key.

@python5827 3 года назад

that for practice and survival simply put that younger kids have flexibility for that and as you grow flexibility stabilizes, those old yoga practice people do it 100% correctly and practice and compensate their muscularity for flexibility. and that's why common people shouldn't do these. hanging is enough

@anitaaustralia 3 года назад

None of that changes anything. Those postures are still not good for your back.

@dawnmaclear3388 3 года назад

not rounding the lower back is key and you're not warmer after a "warm up"

@dawnmaclear3388 3 года назад

@@python5827 Children are not more flexible

@ozema87 3 года назад

@@dawnmaclear3388 lol, how many people lose flexibility as they age. Of course they are.

@micheleforte2653 3 года назад

You guys are informative, enjoyable and clinically sharp. I visited my dad and used your videos as part of his exercise routine. As an OT I love what I do and appreciate my fellow therapists. Keep up the great work!!

@MJ-yx2fk 3 года назад

Your content is so light hearted I hope more people come here for your help

@x7jf 3 года назад

You guys are the best! i had a serious back injury in 2016 (herniated discs L4/L5 & L5/S1) and much of what I do today to stretch, exercise and maintain back health has come from your practical, easy-to-implement advice! I can't thank you enough.

@zootybang 4 года назад

I never realized just how freakishly tall Bob is. Or maybe Brad is only 3' tall, I don't know. Either way, thanks for the great advice!

@rzz9594 3 года назад

Navybean I know . I bet he has to duck 🦆 to walk under a basketball hoop … half the vid his head is out of the picture 😳

@spoopyscaryskelebones3846 2 года назад

@@rzz9594 😳

@kylernault6380 2 года назад

Totally agree. I had been stretching like that to try and help my back pain, and I found it only made it worse and worse. Great video!

@marianne1234able 2 года назад

Thank you both for all of your clear instruction. I hope to maintain all- around good health for a long time to come-- especially with the help of videos like the ones you make being so readily available! Thanks for the positivity and humor, too.

@johnrobinson4445 3 года назад

They taught me how to get out of bed properly. Changed my life. Subscribed.

@lilassabbagh 3 года назад

You are absolutely right I have sciatica and this stretch kills my back when they ask me to do it at the gym, bravooo!

@elizabethdevries8028 2 года назад

I like both mugs! Thank you for addressing what yoga folks do! I love that you anticipate these aspects. I will not do those stretches anymore. My back hurts a lot. I did the forward fold and it is instant relief but not long term as I see here!

@theresacarter1608 2 года назад

Thank you for your wisdom in this area of the back stretches... I've been doing it all wrong! I'm stopping immediately and will continue to do my walk and then stretching later!

@JanetCaterina 3 года назад

Well, this was really helpful. I love that you are telling us NOT to do that "basic stretch" that we have come to know so well. And providing alternative that actually feel good makes me hopeful. Thank you so much!

@sourire 3 года назад

“She’s my wife; I don’t have to help her” HAHAHAHAH this was so fun to watch (and educational)

@chellybarnard6394 3 года назад

She doesn't pay well enough! 😂🤣😂

@terrimeyer7793 3 года назад

😂

@tammy3458 3 года назад

I ❤️ your channel Bob & Brad! I’ve used so many of your tips & they have ALWAYS been AWESOME! A few of my faves were the spinal decompression stretches...I do those every other day. They make my back feel great! I wanted to add that u 2 are so hilarious w/ur self-deprecating comments, BUT DON’T BE TOO TOUGH ON YOURSELVES! You’re both in fantastic shape! Better than a lot of guys half your age! That’s something to be proud of guys😊😄😁

@scottwarner1017 3 года назад

Way to go Mike. A good video, you confirmed what I've been told about those back stretches.

@Sunshine.500 4 года назад

you’re one of my favorite channels , you’ve helped me learn , with your informative videos and you are greatly appreciated🙏🏼thanks B& B

@morena6717 3 года назад

Wow! This was most interesting! I just learned I've being doing the wrong exercize for years!!!! Better late than never I guess! Thanks for the alternatives, I'm definitely going to try them!

@MetaKirb7 3 года назад

You guys are the best. Love watching your videos. Simple, honest and to the point. Never change.

@digitalnative3383 3 года назад

Crazy, just suffered a strain in my back at work and I was always touching my toes standing and sitting to work on my sore knee. Love this

@ForeverTributesNL 2 года назад

I've had lower back problems (and surgery) since I was 19 and aside shown exercises, child pose (a yoga pose but with hands behind you instead of in front) really gives great relief to my lower back. Try it. I also found out myself that in the gym you can do this upright (still go through your knees) while hanging on to a bar in front of you for even greater stretch of the lower back. Thanks docs!

@Fari-100 3 года назад

I'm a wushu (kungfu) practitioner for over 40 years. Those 2 stretches are fundamental to any flexibility routine in the sport, plus more. Never, ever had, or seen, a problem with it. Love these guys, but I'm scratching my head on this one. Maybe for usually sedentary people, they shouldn't

@mattstanbridge 2 года назад

I agree. I've been doing these stretches for more than 10 years, I'm 53, and feel fine. I started doing Jefferson Curls 10 months ago and have worked up to 27.5kg dumbbells. I'm fairly certain I have a stronger lower back and stronger hamstrings in their most extended position. Which has to be good right? Strength and length.

@VanishingNomad 2 года назад

I have been doing Kung Fu since the 1980s. Never had an an issue with that stretch UNTIL I had an unrelated injury causing tears to L4 and L5. What happens is the basic stretches we all know and love, Do stretch the muscles, HOWEVER, they compress the disks. This forces the damaged disks out of shape due to the compression. Nerves get pinched. Its not a problem if the disks are healthy and strong. I wish they had showed the spinal model, and how this action occurs during the motions. The video just doesnt make sense without understanding that.

@Kat-qr7hv 2 года назад

I have a lot of back problems.(specifically my lower back) they’re totally right on this. If I bend straight over to touch my toes it compresses nerves and is incredibly painful. Staying away from these stretches is just safer

@aplus1080 2 года назад

And there are tons of dudes who didn't get cancer from smoking. And yet... 🤔

@lisaa6099 2 года назад

Nope, if you are aware of correct body mechanics you’d know they arent a good idea.

@brenthebert472 2 года назад

Thanks for the tips. I am 63 years old and fused from L3-S1. Bending over may feel ok, but not with high blood pressure. Appreciate the better alternatives you presented. I still suffer with extreme pain and sciatica.

@Horseycrazy4life 2 года назад

Thank you both for sharing your knowledge. I don’t think you realize how much impact you are having on people’s health and quality of life. Speaking from someone who doesn’t have any health insurance, you two have helped me tremendously!!!! Thank you so much!!!

@charmingsoul 3 года назад

I just subscribed... for the friendship they have, their humor and theme song. The PT advice is just bonus! EDIT: nm, just looked at all their videos and now I need to watch them all cuz I'm doing EVERYTHING WRONG in my life apparently

@toniamcdonald1838 4 года назад

Aarrgghh! 😑 I was just doing both of the "throw 'em away" stretches today! I've always done them. 😖 Never again!! Thanks Bob and Brad! 👍🙌🙏

@bernicespinaio1672 4 года назад

I had a pain in my side back and was doing those stretches. Now I know why. I saw it on a Dr.Oz show.

@FirstNameLastName-il8ev 2 года назад

I just started stretching last month and I did this everyday, twice for the first month! I've never heard anyone ever say those two were bad for you! I better stop now

@chriscase6341 2 года назад

Same

@lm62847 2 года назад

Very nice. I badly needed this. Thanks a lot Brad & Bob for your so valuable information. God bless you.

@edgardodespuez 2 года назад

Thank you for those stretching advice, I am a polio PWD and I tried your advice. It feels comfortable doing some of the stretches in this video.

@pamorama 4 года назад

Still watching, still appreciating you both SO, SO MUCH!! I know you can't answer every question, but since we are talking about backs, do you have a particular inversion table that you recommend?

@dela2791 4 года назад

Those New Balance are FIRE Brad.🔥🔥

@thinking4myself676 2 года назад

Wow I love your channel. I was suffering as a kid (middle school... electric shock pain from my hair to my toes)... my doc ... instead of feeding me pain killers & surgery gave me a printed page full of stretches..some were these stretches :) best doctor ever. ❤️

@Psiros 2 года назад

I love they don't rehearse their videos. 😂 It's so refreshing to see a genuine passion to teach and not worry about image, which is something most RU-vidrs are obsessed over.

@gwendolynfloccari4927 3 года назад

You guys are wonderful. I'm 73 and recently discovered you.

@angellopezgodfrey3316 3 года назад

Bob and Brad love your advice! What about these stretches: open leg toe touches both straight and rotated.. Feels so good on my lats and hamstrings

@claraconlan6557 2 года назад

Love you guys. Thanks for all the exercise tips, they’ve really helped me.

@lalaland962 2 года назад

Every one of these stretches you have shown us to do instead make me feel sooo good; they relax my back to the max.

@lininacrowne1941 4 года назад

These two are so cute and funny together.

@DM-yq3pr 2 года назад

I’ve had those stretches prescribed to me by nearly every physio Iv seen since my back surgery (L5) and they feel great.. the seated toe touch one gives a nice full body nerve floss and the standing one offers a nice release.. bare in mind I breathe into these stretches I don’t crank myself into them

@madelainedusseau4293 2 года назад

I've done yoga for years and years and have no trouble with forward bends BUT it does really aggrevate my acid relux!

@donatelladillon8146 2 года назад

I have taught yoga for 40plus years and been a trainer for 38 and still going strong at 73, it all depends on how things are taught and done and I always always asked/ask the physical condition and problems of the ppl doing my classes in order to modify the position.i suffer from back problems due to trauma as a former stuntwoman and athlete and yoga saved my life

@alejandradominguez3102 2 года назад

Wonderful. Just what l need to know. I was looking for some exercises for my back and neck. You are the best. God bless you.

@stevejoshua9536 3 года назад

OMG !! This is CRAZY !! This "worse back stretch" is exactly what I did 2 days ago, and even though I did it gradually, I'm still paying the price for it now. So now I've been soaking in hot baths with Epsom Salts, applying DMSO, taking Ibuprofen & lots of antioxidants, and gently doing the acceptable stretching shown here, and hoping and praying for the best.

@krisflury 4 года назад

Great professional advice!!!Yes, I was going to yoga weekly and doing forward folds. Back pain was getting worse and then I woke up with a herniated disc at L5-S1 compressing the sciatic nerve. Had a microdiscectomy that wasn’t so micro. I’ve learned my lesson

@davidechols4444 2 года назад

Was it in your lower back?

@justagirl12345 Год назад

Wow I watched these guys a few years ago when I had back problems and their channel really helped!! In 2018. I'm not surprised they have soo many subscribers. They are so hilarious but also very helpful and informative

@brickhouse7401 4 года назад

That's amazing that the seated stretch with the ball helped Brad's wife's carpal tunnel syndrome!! Thank you! And it's something one can do if using a wheelchair!

@jogee3276 4 года назад

The ‘3’ most famous now.. Thanks Mike, from down here in Sydney!

@Hadassah7000 2 года назад

You guys are just great. The best PTs in the world and funny to boot!

@entropydomain 2 года назад

Thank you! Just what I need to know. I’m getting back ache but these exercises I’m sure will help. I’m 55 and tried to touch my toes (incorrectly) in an attempt to get more flexible as I’ve taken up cycling again. The back ache appeared around the same time - interesting!

@777sicilia 4 года назад

“The other nice thing is that they were cheap”😂😂😂😂 They sound like the McKenzie brothers!! Idk why this came up in my recommendations but I’m glad, for once, it did. I’ve done one of those stretches every day at work thinking it would help but of course it never did, now I know why. Instant subscriber now!! Smart and funny!!

@fritsvanzanten3573 3 года назад

Might be interesting to know I did yoga class for some years, and those two 'wrong' exercises were not in the routine. And surprisingly (?) the recommended were (called de-gassers ;-)). And I couldn't agree more (with the recommendation). The wrong ones were taught in primary and secondary school. Finally, in yoga class you start with a long relaxation period and that makes a huge difference once you start stretching. That's different from stretching from a cold start. It doesn't require a lot of imagination to see the wrong ones in a cold start can't be good at all.

@dexterhidalgo3249 2 года назад

Two of the best and underrated funny PTs I’ve watch lol

@geomod6850 2 года назад

These guys are the best! Thank you! You have helped me immensely!

@user-xw9ro6ge1m 2 года назад

Lately I’ve been doing a lot of flexibility and mobility exercises and I’m definitely doing both of these exercises and they feel great. I make sure to do spine flexion as well, but I feel a lot better now that I also do spine extension and not only flexion. It feels a lot more whole and natural. My back hasn’t felt this good in a while in all honesty.

@sarahquint9162 4 года назад

THANK YOU for this info! I’ve often wondered why my sciatica acts up even though I’m stretching! I just tried some of these new stretches and I feel amazing.

@robinogle9732 3 года назад

I've been doing both of these worst stretches all my life and I just turned 61 now I know why my lower back is always bothering me I've messed up my disc I think by doing those stretches cuz I did them for a long time many years I will refrain from doing those stretches ever again thank you guys

@alejandroseetal2275 2 года назад

You guys are the greatest . when i was going through the pain with my neuropraxia . you guys helped calm some of the pain. Which not even meds couldve done well

@jambitt4974 4 года назад

I used to think PT was for sissies (when I was younger flexible and dumb) I came across your stuff and it's great. With PT I quit back injections and the therapist that helped me rehab my shoulder after surgery was great. So thanks!