Exercise for back pain

Back pain, scoliosis or Scheuermann’s disease do not have to mean the end of sport. At IKKOS Premium Fitness in Bratislava’s Old Town, training for problematic spines is led by Master trainer Martin Francúz. He has Scheuermann’s disease and scoliosis himself and is certified in the McGill, DNS and Spiral Stabilization methods. Training starts with an assessment, based on which we set up exercise that strengthens the spine instead of overloading it.

Spinal pain during sport, after exertion or in everyday activities is becoming more and more common. Whether you have had a damaged disc in the past, have current (non-acute) pain or a herniated disc, feel tension in your back or neck, or have a spinal deformity such as scoliosis, with properly set training adapted to the individual you can do sport without pain.

A sudden “catch” in the back or neck during exercise is often caused by underestimating or not knowing exercises that build spinal stability, by insufficient mobility, for example of the hips or thoracic spine (if it is not painful), by choosing exercises that do not suit the individual and, last but not least, by poor technique.

Another problem is poor movement habits in everyday life that repeatedly cause pain or discomfort. They keep irritating the problem area, and then we lack the capacity to train without pain.

The first step is to book a back pain assessment, which includes your medical history, an assessment of your back pain and setting your goal.

(If you have an MRI, X-ray or CT scan and a doctor’s report, please bring it to the first session or send it beforehand. It is fine if you have nothing like that.)

Based on the assessment, your physical fitness and your goal, we create a tailor-made plan. We choose the right difficulty and exercise variations with a good risk-versus-benefit balance.