Prof Peter O'Sullivan and Core Stability - April 2012

[@jlo579]

Thank God, we finally found a physio that talks sense! Good onya Peter, keep shaking the world mate!

[@roneducator]

The Myth Of Core Training by Lederman is a great article!

[@keithbarnard8608]

Fantastic to hear a different view. Thank You.

[@McCallMethod]

I developed a whole movement therapy over 30 years based on the back as a strong structure. Studying the agrarian posture and the way it is centered in movement is strong and relaxed. So refreshing to hear.

[@magounosso3773]

the 12 people who disliked this video are probably Mcgill fans. Great to see someone talking sense. Great video

[@darylhill9400]

Stewart is legit as you can get! “The authority”

[@SheikhSidiq]

Prof Peter sir.Best in CFT for LBP. Big Fan.

[@robnash84]

I think in each case it's going to come down to assessment. Find out if the patient has a strength deficit or if the muscles are too hypertonic. If there is a deficit in TVA or Multif, does this create a postural situation that does aggravate the patient's symptoms? I like the fact that Peter O'Sullivan has challenged the belief that people with LBP should arbitrary strengthen their core muscles, but there will be cases where that is exactly what they need.

[@ComprendreSonDos]

Agreed. Btw this is what he is talking about at 2:57 :)

[@LizPagePresents]

Fabulous information that has been a long time coming. The Feldenkrais method teaches just this and has amazing effects. Thanks for sharing x

[@bethscott9162]

+Liz Page Feldenkrais would say that anything we had to do that increased natural "effort" is not "natural" and that it is not going to work or be integrated into the whole! Feldenkrais lessons (ATM mostly) can nonverbally create the kind of stability and co-contraction and coordination that we need to be safe and healthy not just in our core, but everywhere.

[@neuromancer27]

I love Feldenkrais but it isn't a Strenght Conditioning approach.

[@MrEayk]

Can someone link/name me the article he refers to: stabilization vs manual techniques vs general exercises.

[@janetlott8895]

Alexander Technique!!! This is completely in line.

[@cinmac3]

And Somatics

[@jobymich]

Very interesting

[@neuromancer27]

Agree, except on the pre-tension. When you lift heavy you need to apply some kind of pretension otherwise you are likely to de-centrate your joints.

[@adamdobson7291]

Lifting for performance isn't the same as picking pens up 😏

[@urhunted]

I like his opinion (so far I understoud). I think the mind is a huge part/reason why there are so many problems like LowerBackPain.

[@madeleineedgar5929]

Getting closer! Just what the Feldenkrais Method is about! He's an Aussie too!

[@evelynhess7979]

And the Alexander Technique! The cornerstone of AT is releasing excess tension.

[@apamotion]

Rob: Who says we can actually change a timing delay in the TA? Has it ever been shown that getting strength of single muscles will result in superior outcomes over general exercise for any groups of patients with low back pain?

[@benjaminbaumgardner7620]

Anyone know which evidence he's talking about? I'd be interested in reading it. I'm in PT school atm and I've been learning that the "postural set" fires before any kind of manipulation.

[@bonafideskateco]

I am in PT school as well and currently in my 3rd year on my clinical rotations. I really like this video because it challenges how I think about my approach to LBP. The main research I have seen shows that the TrA fires before movements and that people with LBP have altered or delayed firing. I do not like the idea of teaching a patient to do an abdominal brace with every movement. Although training these muscles are most likely beneficial when it comes to being apart of the dynamic system he discuses we should trust. I would love to see the research he is discussing as well to learn more.

[@tobyjq]

Hey chaps, I'm a recent graduate, and have been following this topic as it helped me get back to fitness earlier in life. A lot of the research about core stabilisation is in Therapeutic Exercise for Lumbopelvic Stabilization by Richardson & Hodges. Well worth a read, if expensive! But I think the point the Prof makes is that there are different strategies for different scenarios. I've found Diane Lee's Pelvic Girdle book very interesting and useful too - (it's not a great title as it's about the whole LB-pelvic-hip system!)

[@bettinahippel5660]

The work with back pain has to be tailored. There are no quick fixes and very little general rules.

[@tank7162]

So what should i be doing than? Youve basically told me evrything i know is a lie and just left lol

[@RoyalCaoCao]

Nothing he said was a lie, neither is it the truth. What Prof Peter and Prof McGill are entirely opposite of each other, but they both still works. Simply because everyone is built different and there is no treatment that fits all. Both sides has limited research to prove what they concluded as well. As a competitive strength athlete, certified personal trainer & physiotherapist, I've encountered individuals who don't tense up their core and gotten injuries, while individuals who tense up their core and still gotten injuries (which is much rarer). The approach would be to ask the individual who didn't tense up, to start using their core. And the individual who tensed up, to start relaxing their core a little. With that being said, there's plenty of factor not being taken into consideration here. Such as muscle awareness, age, activities, intensity, etc.

[@tank7162]

@@RoyalCaoCao I didn't say what he said was a lie, I said everything I'VE been told was a lie

[@paulmolyneux9503]

What the hell is a "functional ambition"?

[@pboregft6681]

Blabla blabla blabla

[@roneducator]

The Myth Of Core Training by Lederman is a great article!