Strategy Simulation: Chronic Low Back Pain
Strategy Simulation
Same Condition. Two Paths.
CHRONIC LBP
Starting point
REST & WAIT
GOAL
ONE
Rest & wait it out
Deconditioning begins
PAINKILLERS
GOAL
TWO
Painkillers to cope
Pain masked, cause remains
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GENERIC EXERCISES
GOAL
THREE
Generic core exercises
Bottleneck unaddressed
PASSIVE TREATMENT
GOAL
FOUR
Passive manipulation
Short relief, no adaptation
INJECTION
GOAL
FIVE
Steroid injection
Symptom suppression
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RELAPSE LOOP
SILENT DEFICIT PERSISTS
CHRONIC LBP
Starting point
FIND BOTTLENECK
GOAL
ONE
Identify the bottleneck
Target the real problem
MULTIFIDUS
ACTIVATION
GOAL
TWO
Multifidus activation
Neural drive restored
PROGRESSIVE
LOAD
GOAL
THREE
Progressive load
Tissue remodels
UPRIGHT
TRANSFER
GOAL
FOUR
Upright transfer
Function translates
100%
FULL OUTPUT
GOAL
FIVE
Full output
Real-world capacity
100% FUNCTION
FULL OUTPUT RESTORED
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