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How much movement is good after disc surgery? The phases of rehabilitation, important warning signs and how to become resilient again step by step.

When can you start running again after giving birth? What your pelvic floor and abdominal wall need, which tests help before your first run and which symptoms you should take seriously.

One-sided pain low down in your back when you climb stairs or turn over in bed? What is behind SI joint pain and why strengthening helps more than having it «put back».

A slipped disc doesn't mean the end of strength training. How to recognise warning signs, manage load and gradually find your way back to the barbell.

Deadlifting is no more dangerous than other strength exercises. Why your back can still hurt, what is true about the myths and how to get safely back to full load.

Groin pain is common and stubborn in sports with sprints, shots and changes of direction. With the right diagnosis and targeted strength training, you can get back.

Slumped shoulders and pressure between your shoulder blades? Why there is no single right posture and how mobility and strength help you stand taller.

Sled push and sled pull challenge your legs, trunk and back. With the right position and enough trunk endurance, the force goes into the sled instead of your lower back.

Lumbago is usually harmless, but it likes to come back. Which factors raise the risk and which exercises make your back more resilient for good.

The rowing machine and SkiErg are powerful full-body machines, but many people feel their lower back afterwards. With the right technique and some strength work, it stays resilient.

Almost all runners know the side stitch. What is behind it, what helps in the moment, how to prevent it and when a pain in your side should be checked by a doctor.

A sideways curved spine and back pain? What scoliosis means for adults, which myths are untrue and how training strengthens your back.

Suddenly your back twinges and every movement hurts. Why movement usually helps more than rest, which exercises gently relieve the pain and when you should see a doctor.

Your back is the central axis of your musculoskeletal system and is involved in almost every sporting movement. Whether you run, jump, throw or lift, your spine and the surrounding muscles transmit forces, stabilise your body and enable complex movements. This constant demand makes the back particularly prone to overload and injury.

A herniated disc (medically: disc prolapse) occurs when the outer fibrous ring of the disc is damaged and the inner, gel-like core escapes. This injury can put pressure on neighbouring nerves and cause a range of symptoms.

Hip osteoarthritis, also called coxarthrosis, is the most common form of hip disease. In this degenerative joint condition, the cartilage in the hip joint wears away progressively.

Radiculopathy results from irritation or damage to a nerve root close to the spine. Complaints occur most frequently in the lumbar spine and the sacral region.

Low back pain or lumbar syndrome refers to complaints in the lower back: the so-called lumbar spine.

Spinal stenosis, or spinal canal stenosis, is when the canal through which the spinal cord runs is narrowed.

A prosthesis is an artificially made product that functionally replaces part of the body. A prosthesis that replaces limbs such as arms, legs or hands is called an exoprosthesis. An endoprosthesis is a prosthesis that sits inside the body and is implanted permanently.

Osteoarthritis of the vertebral joints (facet joints) develops because the discs lose height. This raises the pressure in the spinal segments, and the small facet joints wear out faster.

Lumbago occurs after a sudden movement, with or without load, in which the muscles harden, the spine's movement is restricted and severe acute pain is present in the lower back.