Back Pain Not Going Away? You Need To Loosen THESE Muscles!

Are you struggling with persistent back pain that just won't go away? The solution might lie in loosening specific muscles. Grab your Derma Edge here to help: www.drkristieennis.com/derma-...
In this informative video, we dive deep into the crucial muscles that play a significant role in back pain relief. Discover the secrets to releasing tight hip flexors, the gluteus medius, and soothing the troublesome piriformis muscle. Don't let back pain hinder your daily life any longer. Learn effective techniques to target these muscles and reclaim your pain-free mobility. Watch now and take the first step towards a back pain-free future!
0:00 Intro
0:29 Hip flexors
4:21 Gluteus medius
6:35 Piriformis
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[@got2go4word]

I have been living with lower back pain for years, thank you Dr. Kristie, this helps so much!

[@Mr.Martini549]

Precisely the treatment plan I’m currently working on with my PT. I’m already doing some form of these stretches already. It’s an ongoing process for sure. Thanks for the muscle diagrams. It really helped me to understand how tight muscles can pull down on the lower spine and cause my nerve irritation.

[@stuh1975]

The pelvic tuck by flattening the curve in the back! You successfully mention this unlike many other videos and why this stretch never worked for me until I watched this and tried the stretch with that slight modification. Many thanks.

[@patrickmcevoy3257]

Hi doc nice to see you back I had both hips replaced before I had the surgery I had pain in my lower back it was hard to walk but doing well ur excercise video s rock I stretch my lower back to keep it loose anyway u rock and keep on doing what u do best making progress with ur channel.making people feel better about them selves thanks 👍😊

[@koolhandlukemakemyday8812]

Excellent video! Thank you for your knowledge and explanations. Great help do these!

[@craigkeller]

Great sequence of stretches, thank you 🙏!

[@DarrylN2UPhotography]

Perfect explanation and detailed! thank you, will start this today.

[@daniellesarazin4082]

So happy to have found you! I have had to stop working out for the past 2 weeks because of hip and lower back pain. Just did this one once and I'm seeing immediate results. Thank you!

[@mikeradie7758]

Awesome, thank you so very much 💪❤

[@deadi22]

Worked like a charm! Thank you for this video Dr! What a great, free fix when these muscles are tight ❤

[@dennissdmd]

As a fellow doctor I have to say you have an amazing Thaler for conveying your knowledge in an easy to understand accurate way. I have been doing a lot of your back routines to help sooth my back and piriformis issues due to my overzealous workouts. They all have been helping so much that I feel essentially normal. Can’t thank you enough. I hope you and your family are all happy and in good health💛

[@ls-l1518]

It's so ridiculous how everybody calls themselves doctors in the US. Only a medical doctor is a doctor in the rest of the world.

[@stevenphillips551]

This is the first video of yours I've seen and the reason I subscribed. Thank you so much for showing me something new.

[@dushyantharajaguru8953]

Thank you Dr. Kristie, really appreciated! Best wishes all the way from Sri Lanka!

[@LlenadeMalo]

This is great advice. I have much of this pain and have struggled with how to stop it. TY

[@krismaly6300]

Thanks for educating the community and appreciate your volunteering and Thanks to your team Please keep posting more and more Thanks a lot Could you please share strengthening lower back How to improve core How to increase healthy muscle mass

[@lucho0849]

good information thanks

[@mikemitchell9227]

I had piriformis syndrome a few years back and went to a chiropractor with a PT and massage. It took several months to be better. I have to watch it when my piriformis starts to feel tight. I'll add these exercises. Since then I've had lower back problems which I think are from tight hip flexors. I'll try your stretches too. I need to get the edge tool, I've been thinking about it for awhile.

[@mariat4234]

Thank you Dr Ennis. These exercises do work but I have to do them every day.

[@dbgith]

Good stuff here! Thanks

[@t.c5494]

I've been limping for 2 months couldn't even hardly walk half the time couldn't walk anywhere without pain using your pressure points worked💜 thank you.

[@clasor]

Gracias mil Dra me encanta su conociemiento y capacidad de transmitirlo

[@danmcleod1360]

Very helpful information. I like using the band.

[@bullbars1822]

I came across your videos about a month agoI've been dealing pain in the area you've described until the last few days. Unfortunately, I've gained to much weight to cross my leg over the leg but, I was tired of the pain and it was only getting worse. So with a little creativity, instead of laying on my back, I brought the leg out to the side with knee bent on the side that hurt. Then while keeping the other leg extended, I rolled over onto the bent leg. The streatch I was able to get actually allowed me to start walking again without the compulsory limp and almost "0" pain. Thankyou for helping. 😌

[@drkristieennis]

You are welcome and thank you so much for sharing your modification!

[@lhuce7586]

As someone who is extremely active, but always in pain and discomfort in my groin, hips and lower back, I'm pretty sure that this video is for me. I'm going to start doing it daily and see how it goes. Thank you :)

[@lawnmower11]

Awesome thank you

[@badluck1]

Thank you Dr. Kristie!!! 💪🙌🏅

[@drkristieennis]

You’re welcome ☺️

[@jonathanh2605]

I am a golfer and have to say all of Dr K's stretches work on me..... well explained too!Thank you Dr K x

[@drkristieennis]

You are so welcome!

[@AmyK007]

Fantastic thank you x

[@AliakbarZamani-ug8rb]

Good afternoon Dr. Ennis i followed your sample routine and i enjoyed it very iam 85 years old and it was so easy to follow like to join but not possible at the present time maybe in the future my best wishes for you and your family.

[@robertbonds2821]

Thanks for the advice!!

[@drkristieennis]

You’re welcome!

[@C4six-two-one]

Kneeling hip flexor stretch worked great for me!

[@robertlazorko7350]

Thank you Dr. Kristie ! Brilliant set of work for any trail runner.

[@CriticalThinking88]

For years, I tried every stretching routine and regular adjustments until I was fed up with no improvement. I got a 2nd opinion from another chiropractor who specializes in sports injury rehab, and after a thorough exam it was revealed my L4 was bulging. I started the rehab immediately, and after three weeks I was experiencing massive improvement. I recommend the same to anyone who's tried various stretching and strengthening exercises with no improvement.

[@goodyeoman4534]

I've done daily hip stretches for ages and my hip/piriformis pain remains. I read that stretches are more of a sticking plaster option and to actually eliminate the pain you have to do strengthening exercises for the target area.

[@bfish9700]

As a hockey player with a desk job, I ALWAYS have a tight lower back. I'd never seen the glute medeus stuff, will be sure to try that.

[@drkristieennis]

Hope it helps!

[@ninabonita892]

Yess i have back pain 😔 thank you sooo much 💕💕

[@michaeltootikian4402]

Excellent

[@reuvenbador8552]

you are amazing!!!!!!!

[@jasonharris5201]

I need to work on these stretches. I’ve been noticing every time, I’m getting out of a chair or long drive, I can’t stand up straight. Thank you.

[@marcd1981]

Hello, Dr. Ennis, I have seen there are several videos you have posted regarding hip issues, but I haven't seen one for what has just happened with one of my hips. I apologize for the long message ahead of time, but a lot has happened over the past week. I came the long way around to being referred to an orthopedic doctor for my right hip. Just over a week ago, (Friday, July 7, 2023), I had severe enough pain in my right lower back (I believe it's called the right flank?) that I could not drive, and my wife drove me to the ER. A little about myself; 60 years old, very fit, 5' 9", 160lbs, 123 / 66 blood pressure, resting heart rate 54 to 56 bpm, on no medications for any medical conditions and just passed my annual physical with flying colors 2 DAYS before this incident! The ER staff seemed pretty sure what I was experiencing was kidney stones, although I was skeptical, because 2 to 3 weeks prior to this I had ultrasounds of my bladder and kidneys come back perfectly normal. After a CT scan on my abdomen and pelvis, all organs were normal, including kidneys with no kidney stones present. The scan did show diverticula on my colon, but with no evidence of diverticulitis. ER doctor told me I have diverticulosis, would have to eat more fibre, and do not lift heavy weights to the point of straining. All panicked, my wife and I researched all of the things I should have over 3 or 4 days that wasn't solid food. Bone broth, aloe vera juice and fruits and vegetables/greens whipped up in a magic bullet to be able to drink (think consistency of apple sauce). One week later (yesterday, Friday, July 14th) I still had sharp pain in my lower right flank, with no other symptoms of what the doctor told me I had. Everything we researched about diverticulosis and diverticulitis did not point to what was going on with my pain. The only thing that matched was me being 60 years old. I went to an Urgent Care that has a doctor with previous ER experience, so I thought I would get a good second opinion. The Urgent Care doctor totally agrees that the evidence of diverticula on my colon has nothing to do with the pain in my lower back. As there IS NO PAIN with diverticulosis, it is only discovered during a colonoscopy or a CT scan like I had done. This doctor told me the problem is in my hip! He referred me to an orthopedic practice, and told me they would do a scan or x-ray of the area to determine what was going on with my hip and / or back on the right side. I realize I cannot get medical advice from a comment section on a video on KZbin, but I am wondering if you have heard of something similar, a lower right back (flank) sharp pain with no other symptoms. The last two days, it has been very painful in the morning, but as the day progresses, it starts to go away, and by mid-afternoon, I don't really notice it. But it has been a week, and the pain is always there in some form or another. Thank you for any advice or opinion on what it could be and what course of action I could take to verify what the issue is. Have a great rest of your weekend! Marc

[@GeoAce777]

you are golden😊

[@deborahtaylor7902]

Hi Dr Ennis...I am such a fan of your channel!! thanks! I have a question if u have time to answer..I have had a vertical C- section many years ago..Is there hope for me have tight abs? I don't expect a six pack but would like a flatter gut. I do workout and am not heavy but being the c- section was a vertical cut its seems impossible.

[@bartrice8278]

Oh my goodness thank you!!

[@drkristieennis]

You are so welcome!

[@seanhoward2576]

Thank you for this video. It confirmed what I thought. I started feeling a pain in my lower back and the front of my hip but I knew it started hurting when I was sitting on a couch. SIT HAPPENS!!!

[@drkristieennis]

Those darned couches! Glad this was helpful for you:)

[@charlesmcclarty3054]

Thank you Doctor! Good workout! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@tahminarasooly3500]

Thank you Dr I enjoy your video I have 2 belge disc in the 4 &5 vertebra of my back Some doctors and physiotherapists say that the recent movement you did will damage the sciatic nerve Is it right or not ?

[@Grunt49]

I bought one,no probs.Thank you ,Dr.Kristie.

[@drkristieennis]

You’re welcome and thank you:)

[@vidbox44]

Great video! I knew exactly where you were applying pressure as you were doing the routine - every one is an existing tender spot for me. I never thought to massage as I do these exercises.

[@GoADHDGo]

Currently dealing with this exact issue, however, I’m using a lacrosse ball and softball to try release the muscles… it’s not working so great. Gotta get me a DermaEdge.

[@dellachow3124]

❤❤❤ thank you

[@rcg5317]

Good video. I do some of these and am anxious to try the others and some of your add details. Also, I know what you were saying about laughing instead of saying what you actually want to say so you don’t get demonitized. 😂

[@juliekane7210]

Gluteus medius that’s where my back always hurts. Are there any of these I can do without kneeling on my knees ? Thanks Dr K 😊

[@romanomoller]

I will try it in the morning. Love to watch❤

[@drkristieennis]

Hope you enjoy! Thank you:)

[@augustofaustinodecastro5492]

Doutora Kristie, você é uma profissional Competentíssima 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@lukewagner8871]

I was paralyzed for 10 days with a spinal cord injury a long time ago. I have upper motor neuron damage which resulted in heighten reflexes more prominent on the left side. There is a hip reflex that I have observed over the years, and a tight waistband can make your back hurt with a dull pain. The waistband of your shorts are digging into the area of your hip that may be invoking this reflex.

[@mellilore]

At 53 now (5'10 x 190 lbs) and after a life of sports abruptly interrupted when I became father of two lovely kids 9 years ago, this really is invaluable stuff!!!! Thank you Doctor.

[@edwizard62]

My back hurts since I walk big dogs. I need these stretches. Thank you beautiful Dr. Ennis❤

[@karldolphin7547]

Dogs that pull will mess up your back. I don’t walk big dogs that pull anymore. Ppl need to train their dogs not to pull.

[@tonyledrew9560]

Shorten the leash so the dog doesn’t go ahead of you .Try that for awhile the dog should stop pulling

[@drkristieennis]

You’re welcome! Dogs pulling can definitely do that!

[@GiC7]

Thanks

[@drkristieennis]

You’re welcome!

[@rrssmooth6643]

those are the same muscles I have been working on for years, and you just explained it all for me. You are spot on Doctor.

[@Panfleto89]

Hi Dr. Thanks for the stretching exercises. I do a lot of Cycling, so, I have heard different theories on this, but wanted to get your take on it. When is the best time to do this stretching exercises? Before I go for a bicycle ride or after? Thanks!

[@markxv2267]

During

[@ChicksFit]

Thanks!

[@drkristieennis]

Thanks so much!!

[@mattcaplis3045]

Dr. Ennis, would you treat a synovial cyst differently than other low back pain? I have a cyst at L4-L5 and I have had aspiration done and a steroid injection. Prior to surgery I'd like to exhaust all my options. Is there a specific regimen? I'm currently reading about the Mckenzie method. Thank you!

[@richardthomas1408]

I am 60. I was diagnosed with a transverse process in my lower back. It seems to be constant pain anymore. The doctor said it has scar tissue in it and that's way it will not heal. I do stretch every day and setups daily. I am going to start doing you program. I hope it works for me.

[@drkristieennis]

I’m sorry you are in constant pain:( see if any of these videos help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pnvOfXqcbbqAiKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/goXKdoZvo7adY9k kzbin.info/www/bejne/b6qVf52JrdR9e9E

[@nfamarajaiteh5335]

I need video about that please

[@turyomumaishorogers854]

Good

[@rogercookcouk]

Hi Doc, having annoyed my back last Friday I've been smashing paracetamol & ibuprofen like popcorn! (Sensibly) However, I've just done best I can these brilliant stretches and I feel a shed load better for it. Thank you. QL next 😅

[@drkristieennis]

I’m sorry you are injured but glad to hear you are feeling better!

[@drkristieennis]

Also, have you seen the QL video? kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGXZooGJatmcotk

[@rogercookcouk]

@@drkristieennis thank you for your replies. Yes, I have seen the great QL video and will be watching again. For the record, the acute back pain has gone, so I'm tracking it easy (which is hard itself!). Thanks again 👍

[@The2008Ghost]

sit happens 🤣 the first glute Medius release worked wonders for me...great vid , thanks Doc

[@santafejack]

Good to know since that is precisely where my pain is focused. Just want to inject a big dose of Novocain directly into that muscle! 😩

[@lovejotarts8098]

according to my X ray , doctor said , the space between l4 and L5 is narrow.. i have a pain for a long time, so which exercise i have to do.

[@deekee4818]

The hoof! (In my Jimmy Conway voice)

[@marcusxsara8896]

🩷☮️👑🙏🏾thank u for the content

[@mehmetuzunyol1487]

Hi Dr And posterior oblique latisimus dorsi weaknes or Thight deep fascia or covering all tisue now there is a new tecnique to open all nerves and bloods pls can you palpete your latismus dorsi inferior scapula over the part of t8 7 6 .....

[@magdebates2697]

i feel better already and i havnt even done any of the stretches lol.

[@danestewart-stuart8771]

Dr Ennis, (It's Friday, 7/12/'24) I am having back pain. Your advice & exercises are helping. But I have a serious inquiry. What is the significance of your statement, "Sit Happens". What is the significance in regards to our back pain? Is it really true that sitting alone is a major cause of lower-back pain?

[@nfamarajaiteh5335]

So after hip replacement your leg is shot what do you do?

[@godchannel3804]

What is the line in between the legs called?

[@aemiliadelroba4022]

I do the same exercises everyday, It helps pelvic rotation , and flex.

[@ab-jc8nv]

Hi u do yoga?

[@kingames8889]

So if I start cramping in that second position, is it ok to that area cramp even tho it’s uncomfortable but I like stretch!

[@MuskyHunter61]

Such great advise from such a good shape looking professional woman. Thank you I enjoy watching you.

[@drkristieennis]

Thank you!!

[@saadsohail6520]

Got hyperlordosis,not fixing ,is there any solution?

[@amc.5971]

I want to order this device!!

[@drkristieennis]

You can get it here:) www.drkristieennis.com/derma-edge

[@ellsbry]

Do men have different muscle structure? Because I feel no muscles at top of hip or lower outside edge for your first stretch. I do have a small paunch!

[@Chichimomma]

Dr., you gotta fix that link to the DermaEdge device you’re using, b/c it links to some other weird website. Love your videos. Thank you!

[@drkristieennis]

Well shoot! The link in the description works. Is it the card?

[@GoADHDGo]

Link in description and link on the end screen both go to the correct website. It’s the Teletubbies website so I assume that’s the right website. HEYO! Thank you. Thank you. I’ll be here all week.

[@Chichimomma]

@@GoADHDGo I’ll check it again, but it went to a different website for me than where you can order your product

[@deemelton6925]

My hips hv pain a.lot and stops me in my tracks hurts so bad I'll try this..thxs❤

[@drkristieennis]

I’m so sorry you have so much pain:( did this help?

[@deemelton6925]

@@drkristieennis it's hard to do but I'm staying on it and I think it is slowly helping..thxs

[@manimations7353]

For a person who has scoliosis who sometimes has back pain what is the blue card supposed to do to help me?

[@siddiqkhan6810]

I have these back issues and I can't move 😢

[@yoheff988]

I had a herniated disc (with the sciatica as a bonus) about 3 years ago, got rid of the issue in about 2.5 months thanks to the McKenzie technique I discovered. with that I had some numbness on both legs, the right leg was worse than the left, the numbness did become a little better but never completely left, Will it ever leave me?

[@drkristieennis]

That’s a tough one to answer online. It would be a good idea to have this looked at in person.

[@Handlethis342]

My patient obsessed over this and now in more pain. Maybe pain isn’t from tight muscles but rather pain cause tight muscles?

[@drkristieennis]

Certainly both can occur. If someone is unsure, I definitely recommend getting looked at in person.

[@keithcook3883]

I always get pain in my antior hip for days if I try to stretch hip flexors

[@reddaB]

Maybe labral tears

[@carriesmith8734]

? Is this the muscle area that we use when driving?

[@FIGGY65]

Well, it’s all related, but yes!

[@lizabethea941]

whats the purpose of the tool

[@drkristieennis]

To help sore, tight muscles:) it gets fluid moving between the layers that get stuck and helps to relax the muscle without causing pain:)

[@MusikLover8]

2 ?s One why this demaedge? what is it doing, what is it competition? 2 Where is a coupon code? While it sounds interesting $80 doesn't grow on trees for such a small thing,

[@drkristieennis]

The fascia (like the filmy skin on a chicken breast) gets stuck to the muscle when things start to get tight. The Derma edge allows you to get gliding in these layers by gentle pressure to the area. This pressure increases fluid movement allowing things to unstick. Because fascia is strong, we aren’t releasing the fascia, but getting the layers to glide, over one another. Because some of this fascia lies so close to the surface, we don’t often have to press deep to make a change. And, we there are receptors in the skin that respond to gentle, longer strokes which tell the brain to help relax the muscle. I created it while I was being diagnosed with Lyme so I could work on myself. One tool works for the whole body and it’s easy to hold. It’s made in the US (down the road from me:) and made of aluminum. Those reasons are why the cost is what it is. There is another tool called the sidekick which is multiple tools and over $100. I tried to make mine as reasonably priced as I could:)

[@lamrof]

I forgot this was a health lesson.

[@lindavanwey5044]

Applying pressure with a hard pointy object in my inexperienced hands. Big nope.

[@FIGGY65]

It’s like a firm gelatin. It’s not that big of a deal. After very little preliminary discomfort you’ll likely feel much better.

[@Thewiseone837]

Wow Dr. Kristie you are one very stunning and fit ladie. Thong or G.string?

[@georgetellis9483]

Luckily there is a 2x speed.

[@YodatheHobbit]

Might wanna actually introduce the edge thing FIRST rather than surprise the viewer with a little piece of plastic no one has mid excersize.

[@lukeaaron5588]

Modern day lower back pain is caused by really bad posture ie if your quads go to the top of your pelvis instead of your hip, your lower abs will disappear and your back will feel like it's in a vice.

[@lukeaaron5588]

Other symptoms will include... Thunder thighs, muffin tops, no ass or saddle bag butt, no flanks, flat feet... the list goes on.

[@olivierkwavungala4536]

Uuuuulalalla doctor you still fresh lady, I like your body shape proving that you doing much sport & workouts

[@verafabijan5099]

❤❤

[@zimmermanlandscape9287]

Sit happens ha!