INVIVO SPINE
McGill Method Certified Provider
THE McGILL METHOD CONSULT
Virtual appointments available via Zoom if in-person is not possible.
Step 1:
McGill Method Assessment
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The McGill Method assessment begins with a discussion to gather a detailed history of your back pain, analyze patterns in behaviour, sports, exercise, work habits, and lifestyle. A physical examination follows which includes a biomechanical assessment of motions, postures and loads, neurodynamic tests to assess nerve involvement, as well as an analysis of muscular and anatomical factors that may play a role in your pain. The assessment is customized to you. Tests are carefully chosen and modified to ensure minimal discomfort.
Step 2:
Eliminate the Cause
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Following the McGill Method assessment, you will be educated and trained to eliminate the root cause of your back pain or sciatica. This is the first and most critical step in rehabilitating back pain. It allows traumatized tissues to heal and for pain to desensitize. You will learn what to do and what not to do. Activities of daily living that used to cause increased pain will be coached and practiced to ensure they are no longer triggering. Eliminating the cause is the first step to long term relief.
Step 3:
Build Resilience
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Therepeutic Exercise
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Once you learn how to remove the cause of your back pain, customized therapeutic exercises that are suitable for you and your injury are introduced. Selection, dosage and timing will be skillfully administered with expert coaching to ensure zero increase in your back pain. The McGill Method is not a cookie-cutter approach that prescribes "general back exercises". These are non-specific interventions that have most likely already failed you.
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You will also receive:
A comprehensive written report detailing your
McGill Method Assessment Results & Customized Recovery Plan
SUMMARY of WHAT TO EXPECT:
✓receive an expert McGill Method assessment
✓learn about the root cause of your pain and your unique pain triggers
✓learn about the relationship between your symptoms and your spinal imaging (if available)
​✓learn how to eliminate the root cause of your pain
✓learn what to do and what not to do
✓receive expert coaching on pain-free postures, positions of respite and pain-free movement
✓receive expert coaching on pain-free exercises customized for you and your specific injury
✓receive a written report detailing your treatment plan including access to customized videos
✓receive programming guidance on the return to activities that you enjoy
✓receive discounts on ergonomic supports if recommended
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You are encouraged to read "Back Mechanic" prior to your McGill Method Consult.
This will help you to understand the science behind the McGill Method.
If you have non-complex back pain, you've read "Back Mechanic" and it has helped you, but you have some questions please follow the link below.