Dr. McGill’s Enhancing Low Back Health Through Stabilization Exercises:

http://www.ahs.uwaterloo.ca/~mcgill/fitnessleadersguide.pdf

Here’s a video of his Big Three Exercises (Sorry poor sound quality):

 

Check out this Vox comprehensive article on low back pain.  I think it is a very nice summary:

A Comprehensive Guide to the New Science of Treating Lower Back Pain:

https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2017/8/4/15929484/chronic-back-pain-treatment-mainstream-vs-alternative

 

Contextual evidence review for the CDC guideline for prescribing opioids for chronic pain – United States, 2016:

https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/38027

 

Effect of Core Stability Training on Trunk Function, Standing Balance, and Mobility in Stroke Patients:  (Sorry I don’t have access to full text)

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27821673?dopt=Abstract

 

I read more than 50 scientific studies about yoga.  Here’s what I learned:

https://www.vox.com/2015/7/22/9012075/yoga-health-benefits-exercise-science

 

Improving Recovery After Stroke.  A Role for Antidepressant Medications?:

http://stroke.ahajournals.org/content/43/10/2829

 

Pharmaceutical-grade Chondroitin sulfate is as effective as celecoxib and superior to placebo in symptomatic knee osteoarthritis: the ChONdroitin versus CElecoxib versus Placebo Trial (CONCEPT):

http://ard.bmj.com/content/early/2017/04/29/annrheumdis-2016-210860

 

Meditation for Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain:

http://www.clinicalpainadvisor.com/low-back-pain/meditation-effective-treatment-therapy-for-chronic-low-back-pain/article/494205/

 

Opioid Use Lower In States That Eased Marijuana Laws:

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2018/04/02/598787768/opioid-use-lower-in-states-that-eased-marijuana-laws

 

Hospital Shortages of Pain Medication:

Hospitals are confronting a new opioid crisis: an alarming shortage of pain meds