The Back in Action Podcast

A disc bulge shows up on your MRI. You’re told to be careful. Maybe stop bending, stop lifting, definitely don’t deadlift. What happens next can matter just as much as what showed up on the scan. In this episode, Dr...

Your back has been hurting for six months. You’re out of ideas, and you don’t know what to do next. Where do you start? In the Season 3 premiere, Josh steps into the role of the patient while Dr. John Lavelle and Coach...

We all reach a point where we have a choice to make. Keep putting movement, strength, and your health on the back burner… or start investing in the body you’ll depend on for decades to come. In this Mixtape, Dr. John...

“Just start moving” sounds simple. But when you’re dealing with back pain, fear of movement, or years of being told what not to do, the first step can feel anything but obvious. In this Mixtape, Dr. John Lavelle, Coach...

<p>You Were Born to Hinge</p><p>Somewhere along the way, a lot of people were taught that bending over is dangerous.</p><p>Don't round your back.</p><p>Don't deadlift.</p><p>Don't pick that up.</p><p>Be...

<p>Pain is weird.</p><p><br></p><p>You can have a perfectly healed structure and still be dealing with very real pain. You can also have arthritis, disc degeneration, or an old injury on an MRI and still get stronger...

<p>Afraid to move because you think pain means you’re making things worse?</p><p>One of the sneakiest things about back pain is that eventually it stops being about the pain itself.</p><p>It becomes fear.</p><p>Fear of...

<p>In this episode of the Back in Action Podcast, Dr. John Lavelle sits down with coaches Dusty Holden and Josh Bunch to talk about what people get wrong about fitness, health, pain, and performance — including mistakes...

<p>This episode of Back in Action took an unexpected turn before we even officially started.</p><p>We were still setting up the studio and the cameras were already rolling when Dr. Lavelle brought up a topic that...

<p>If you’ve been resting because of pain… this episode might change everything.</p><p>Dr. John Lavelle and Coach Josh Bunch discuss what happens to your body when you stop moving, and why avoidance often leads to more...

<p>Fitness in your 40s isn’t about slowing down—it’s about training smarter.</p><p>In this episode, Back in Action coaches and a spine physician unpack what movement and fitness should actually look like in midlife. We...

<p>If pain, injury, or time away from movement has left you unsure where to start—this episode is your on-ramp.</p><p>Back in Action coaches and a spine physician walk through the very first Rebuilding the Back session...

<p>CrossFit gets blamed for a lot—especially back pain. But is the sport actually the problem?<br />In this episode, we unpack the real relationship between CrossFit and your spine, diving into functional rehab...

<p>Happy Holidays from Back in Action!<br>This 20-minute bonus episode breaks down what actually matters for staying strong and sane through the holidays—plus how to get back into movement afterward without blowing...

<p>In this episode, we tackle two of the most misunderstood spine issues: disc degeneration and radiculopathy.</p><p><br /></p><p>We break the episode into two parts:</p><p><br /></p><p>Disc Degeneration – what it is...