Scott Purvines, M.D., is a neurosurgeon based in Chesterfield, Missouri. He received his medical degree from the Indiana University School of Medicine and specializes in neurological surgery. He's affiliated with several St. Louis area hospitals, including Missouri Baptist Medical Center and Progress West Hospital.
I recently had the opportunity to talk with Dr. Purvines, who's a client of mine, about the back region, muscle pain, and myofascial release exercises.
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| Scott Purvines, M.D. |
Jeff: As a spine surgeon, you have undoubtedly seen many examples of how movement can be restricted through the back region. Can you tell me a little bit about how incorporating targeted self myofascial release and stretching exercises into your own workouts has helped enable you to move more freely through your hips, back, and shoulders?
Dr. Purvines: Well, incorporating these exercises have certainly decreased the amount of pain throughout these areas. In fact, although I had pain in my shoulders when I first started training with you, that pain has been completely eliminated. The knees are more stable, and I am definitely feeling a much greater degree of mobility through my hip area when either walking or running. In general, my posture and movement are better, and I don't get sore after workouts or allow deformities to occur.
Jeff: In your professional opinion as a spine surgeon, and speaking in general terms, would incorporating targeted self myofascial release and stretching exercises into a person's workout program both minimize the muscle pain oftentimes experienced during a workout, and also lessen or even eliminate altogether the muscle soreness that is typically experienced after a hard workout?
Dr. Purvines: One of the main reasons as to why a person may develop problems with their spine is related to the abnormal forces created by muscle imbalances and deconditioning. Everyone would benefit from balancing and stabilizing their muscle groups, especially through the hip and shoulder apparatus and the back. And everyone can relatively slow down the inevitable degeneration and improve and promote the long term functionality of these areas by incorporating the correct self myofascial release and stretching exercises into their workout regimen. So yes, this type of exercise will certainly reduce the soreness and pain experienced by both normal activity and strenuous activity. These things need to be habits.
Dr. Purvines: Well, incorporating these exercises have certainly decreased the amount of pain throughout these areas. In fact, although I had pain in my shoulders when I first started training with you, that pain has been completely eliminated. The knees are more stable, and I am definitely feeling a much greater degree of mobility through my hip area when either walking or running. In general, my posture and movement are better, and I don't get sore after workouts or allow deformities to occur.
Jeff: In your professional opinion as a spine surgeon, and speaking in general terms, would incorporating targeted self myofascial release and stretching exercises into a person's workout program both minimize the muscle pain oftentimes experienced during a workout, and also lessen or even eliminate altogether the muscle soreness that is typically experienced after a hard workout?
Dr. Purvines: One of the main reasons as to why a person may develop problems with their spine is related to the abnormal forces created by muscle imbalances and deconditioning. Everyone would benefit from balancing and stabilizing their muscle groups, especially through the hip and shoulder apparatus and the back. And everyone can relatively slow down the inevitable degeneration and improve and promote the long term functionality of these areas by incorporating the correct self myofascial release and stretching exercises into their workout regimen. So yes, this type of exercise will certainly reduce the soreness and pain experienced by both normal activity and strenuous activity. These things need to be habits.
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