In this episode, Sarah and Laurel discuss the recent interview of Dr. Stu McGill on Dr. Peter Attia’s podcast, The Drive. This interview has sparked a lot of internet commentary, so we’re breaking it down for you into what we’re calling Make McGill Make Sense.
You will learn:
- Who are McGill and Attia, and why Attia is interviewing McGill
- McGill’s rigid (pun intended) views on powerlifters vs yogis and what each group should and should not do
- Why McGill “doesn’t believe” in non-specific low back pain, a well documented and researched phenomenon
- How the biopsychosocial model of pain doesn’t exist in his world view
- Why his fearmongering and moralizing approach to movement has been so successful
- How and why he leans into storytelling vs data around low back pain
And more!
Links:
Episode 29 The Cues We Use Part 1
Episode 31 The Cues We Use Part 2
Episode 34 The Cues We Use Part 3
Episode 45 Injury and Safety in Strength and Yoga
Episode 54 Alignment Dogma: Spine
https://peterattiamd.com/stuartmcgill/
https://rheumatology.org/patients/joint-replacement-surgery#
Lancet Study age of hip replacements
Evidence for an Inherited Predisposition to Lumbar Disc Disease
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