Why correct strength training is an Osteopath’s best friend

Correct strength training is an Osteopath’s best friend

Our osteopaths in the Melbourne CBD treat people who injure themselves from training in the gym and haven’t been taught how to lift properly. Take young guys as an example. Whilst we love their genuine desire to get in and lift to be strong, they have usually only got their information from the internet or magazines. And the information can usually be spot on correct from those sources. The challenge is most people don’t understand how muscles and bones work together to complete a movement properly.

That’s why our osteopaths in Melbourne’s CBD suggest people who are serious about strength training to consult the people in the know. Experienced Personal Trainers, especially strength and conditioning PT’s, will be able to show you how to use your body in the right way to lift correctly.

As an example, our osteopaths will see people who have tried to squat way beyond their weight and come in with lower back pain. Let’s take a look at why.

Here is what a bad squat looks like.

Without going into too much detail, this person’s knees are in and they are bent over much too far. Their spine and surrounding muscles have gone into overdrive just to protect them. What happened next is anyone’s guess. The outcome looks less than favourable.

We’re not strength and conditioning coaches, so we won’t go into the correct technique. All we will say is that you shouldn’t look like the person in the picture. As people in Melbourne come to our osteopath clinic in the CBD, we rectify the pain from poor lifting techniques. And that’s why it’s imperative for folk who are going to strength train, to find the right advice and learn how to lift properly before lifting small trucks.

And once you learn how to lift properly, you’ll usually come and see our Melbourne CBD osteopath’s for good reasons. Like maintaining your posture for improved lifting. That’s why correct strength training is an osteopath’s best friend.