Episode 35. Back Pain, Fear of Uncertainty, & Managing Expectations

In this episode Mez gets a little personal and shares his experience with fear of uncertainty while his wife was towards the end of the 3rd trimester with their first child Lillian. He compares being "psychologically pregnant" with managing low back pain, as both seem to have a "fear of uncertainty" involved.

He shares some helpful tools that has helped a lot of his patients manage this fear of uncertainty during their recovery. Mez shares how he manages expectations and articulates what the overall rehab process looks like.

The classic presentation of Flexion / Load intolerant low back pain (check out Dr. Marc Heller's DC brilliant blog summarizing Flexion Intolerant Low back pain --> HERE)