Lower Back Paini
When your core is inhibited and posture is out of balance, the lower back is often the first area to tell you, and its message is pain. CBT addresses the source of the problem by reactivating your core to better support your spine, restoring your postural muscles, and retraining your functional movement so the problem doesn't return.
Stenosisi
CBT is highly effective at reversing the causes of foraminal/lateral recess stenosis by restoring balance in the specific muscles that pull the spine into a stenotic position. Dr. Ryan suffered from stenosis pain for a decade, and CBT was designed to heal this condition. Many students with central canal stenosis have also reported improvement.
Sciaticai
Sciatic leg and foot symptoms are most often caused by a nerve compression in your lower back. CBT goes upstream of these symptoms by teaching you how to decompress your spine with your core engagement and breath, so that the disc or vertebra no longer compresses the nerve.
Scoliosisi
The program is designed to address the root causes of pain and postural imbalances, which are often present in people with scoliosis. By targeting the deep core muscles, better support for the spine is created, which can lead to improved posture and a reduction in pain.
SI Joint Paini
Like the lower back, the SI joint becomes strained and inflamed by repetitive stress over time. Certain muscles pull the pelvis out of alignment, putting torque on the SI joint. CBT not only reduces this torque by restoring the length and tension of these muscles, but also stabilizes and reinforces the joint through specific pelvic stability exercises.
Spondylolisthesisi
As a former sufferer of this condition, Dr. Ryan designed the program with spondylolisthesis as a top priority. This instability of the spine must be reinforced, ideally without the hardware of a spinal fusion. CBT teaches you how to use your deep core muscles as an internal corset brace (which is their purpose) to stabilize your spine.
Degenerative Disci
Degenerative Disc Disease, or wear and tear on your discs, is accelerated when the core muscles fail to stabilize the spine and maintain its natural curvature. CBT teaches students the 3 Core Anchors to solve this common problem. The anchors provide you with a framework for healthy core engagement, stabilizing and supporting the spine in posture and movement, and diminishing repetitive trauma so the discs can heal.
Herniated/Bulging Discsi
CBT reduces the uneven compressive forces on your lumbar discs, which is often what causes discs to herniate. This is done using therapeutic exercise to bring your vertebrae into better alignment for better congruency. Additionally, the core engagement and breathing techniques taught in the program decompress your spine directly, without any tools or machines.
Anterior Pelvic Tilti
Anterior pelvic tilt occurs when the front of the pelvis tilts forward and downward, often due to tight hip flexors and weak abdominal and glute muscles. This posture can exaggerate the lower back’s natural arch, leading to discomfort and even nerve compression. CBT uses foundational exercises like back anchor awareness, front anchor awareness, and the bridge, performed correctly, to encourage a more balanced pelvic position and improve core stability.
Chronic Tightnessi
Chronic muscle tightness is usually related to postural imbalances and core weakness, common contributors to persistent tightness in the back and surrounding muscles. CBT teaches students the 3 Core Anchors to solve this common problem. The anchors provide you with a framework for healthy core engagement, stabilizing and supporting the spine in posture and movement.
Knee & Hip Paini
While the primary focus of CBT is on relieving chronic lower back pain, the program’s holistic approach to movement retraining and deep core strengthening often leads to improvements in other areas, including the hips and knees.
