OH! My Aching Back...Not with T-Tapp!

¨ Banish Back Pain with a Strong Core

¨ Keep your Spine Flexible AND Strong

¨ Scoliosis no PROBLEM!

¨ Injury and Spasm learn to avoid them both

Teresa's Spine

Tension causes muscles to tighten and blood vessels to constrict. Depending on how weak or strong a person's muscles are, this tension can pull vertebrae out of alignment and/or reduce blood flow. It doesn't help that we clump at a desk all day, staring at a computer screen or holding the telephone in the crook of our neck. It's no wonder our back and shoulder muscles hurt by the end of the day!

I was born with a slight curvature to the spine known as scoliosis. It was severe enough that by the age of 2 I had already begun to see chiropractors adn do exercises for my back to keep it in alignment. I did these for years and every year the screenings came though I was prescribed mroe and more exercises until about age 12 when I seemed to have grown out of it. Little did I kow that the issue would come back full force years later! In my late 20's I was at a simple gym healt fair when I did a scoliosis test where I was weighed on each side of my body, the difference between tthe two sides should be no more than 10 lbs, but I was 36 lbs heavier on one side than that other. Each of my hip and shoulder were off by an inch from teh other and teh doctor wondered how it was I was not in severe pain at all. I was active and shortly after the test I started T-Tapp, I never DID fill that 3-day a week prescription he wrote me on teh spot. About 6 months later I got a spinal x-ray done just to check on my progress since the back had been so bad those months before. To my surprise the doctor found virtually NO evidence of scoliosis! I KNEW T-Tapp had made all the difference. My spine was not only strong enough to hold the bones in proper alignment, but flexible enough to prevent injury. My NEW prescription was "come when you want, your back is plenty strong enough to keep you aligned." And later my chiropractor nick named me Ms. Super Abs because of my T-Tapp core.

Teresa Tapp knows all too well how bad back pain feels because of her spinal condition. As you can see from the photo (above), she also suffers from scoliosis but in addition to MY condition, she also has fusion of three lumbar vertebrae as a result from a high school sports injury. Additionally, her psoas muscles often locks into spasms and pulls on these three vertebrae that are now fused into one bone. Due to these issues, if she doesn't keep her spinal muscles strong and flexible with proper exercise her back HURTS! She always says pain is a great teacher and I have seen her struggle at 6AM to warm up her aching back and I have seen her hide under sweaters because if her back gets too cold it will lock in spasm. When she was developing the T-Tapp workout, she focused on creating a program that would build strong anatomical alignment, increased circulation, and open neuro-kinetic flow from the brain, through the spine, to the extremities. The 15-minute program, Basic Workout Plus, contains specific movements for pain relief, as well as movements to realign and strengthen the spinal attachments that help prevent pain.

So if back pain is a battle you fight, just like Teresa and I do, then let me know how I can help. I would be glad to get you started in the right direction toward a stronger back and less pain. In the mean time, check out this article of Teresa's and MY favorite T-Tapp move for a straight, strong, nearly scoliosis free spine!

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This page was last updated 11/15/2006