Solutions for Back Pain
The MECA™ Protocol

preventative maintenance

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Most people who experience chronic back pain have episodes that seem to come out of nowhere. How many times have you said or heard: “I think I just slept wrong,” or “I threw out my back when I bent over to pick up my shoes.”

You might be surprised to learn that the #1 cause for “bad backs” starts with the daily act of sitting. Sitting causes our pelvis to tilt backward. Under our body weight, our discs, ligaments, muscles and tendons become OVERSTRETCHED. This overstretching gets worse over time, and will ultimately expose you to back injury.

This slow stretching of discs, ligaments, muscles and tendons gets worse over time, and will ultimately expose you to back injury. But you can take the initiative, and actually prevent back injury!

MECA™. A Healthy Back Solution

Take care of your back in just 10 minutes a day.

The MECA™ Protocol

Daily:

Pigeon pose, down and up positions

(right and left sides)

1 minute (down)

20 seconds (up)

Daily for 6 months - then 2x/week thereafter:

Lay on MECAback wedge at the end of the day for 10 minutes*
Half bridge to get off wedge, hold for10 seconds

* For excessively stiff spines, laying on the wedge may be initially uncomfortable. If you experience this, bridge off the wedge every minute (holding for 3 seconds each time) during the 10 minute duration. As your spine becomes more flexible, laying on the wedge becomes increasingly more comfortable.