Why Cobra/McKenzie Is Hurting Your Low Back (Full Fix + 10-Year Sciatica Client Story)

More people get hurt doing the McKenzie technique or Cobra Press than almost any other low back exercise - and whether it helps or hurts you depends entirely on your posture. In this full session: a client's story of 10 years of on-and-off back pain, cycling through physiotherapists and chiropractors with no lasting fix, until targeted glute work gave him almost immediate relief - now pain-free and still working the program full-time. Plus the exact system we use to fix low back pain and sciatica at the source. You'll see: — A client's 10-year back pain story: every local PT and chiropractor tried, kept getting reinjured, near-immediate relief once the right glute work started — Why anterior pelvic tilt makes Cobra/McKenzie worse, and why swayback posture is the exception — The real root cause: a tight psoas, and why stretching it only gets you so far — The actual fix: training your TVA (transverse abdominis) and iliacus — Core Fixer and Core Kicks — The dead bug compensation almost everyone makes (and how to fix your form) — Why piriformis/TFL foam rolling and clamshells don't fix your hip-back pain — and what does (isolating glute medius/minimus) — Finding the exact right spot to feel the glute fly, and the full progression: glute fly → knee drop → flip up → wingman ───────────────────────────── ⏱ CHAPTERS 00:00 – The McKenzie/Cobra myth 00:45 – Client story: 10 years of back pain, near-instant relief 01:20 – Anterior pelvic tilt vs. swayback — who Cobra actually helps 03:00 – The psoas: why stretching isn't the fix 03:40 – Training the TVA + iliacus (Core Fixer + Core Kicks) 04:20 – The dead bug compensation mistake 05:40 – Piriformis, TFL, and why clamshells don't work 06:30 – Isolating the glute medius/minimus (the real fix) 07:25 – Finding the right spot: glute fly setup 09:30 – Full progression + get started ───────────────────────────── 🔗 Get FREE exercise videos: https://corexcell.com/app-exercises-a... Services we offer: 👉 Get the complete low back pain / sciatica program (Core Fixer, Core Kicks, glute fly, knee drop, flip up, wingman) in our app: corexcell.com/app 📅 Work with Zach 1-on-1 (in-person or virtual): corexcell.com/private-sessions ───────────────────────────── Special thanks to VOKA for providing the licensed visuals used in this content. Watch next: McGill Big 3 & Core Exercises FAIL Low Back Pain (The Real Foundation You Need) ▶️    • McGill Big 3 & Core Exercises FAIL Low Bac...   Most Effective Protocol for Healing Low Back Pain: Sciatica and Herniated Disc (This Works!) ▶️    • Most Effective Protocol for Healing Low Ba...   📞 (908) 318-4084 🌐 corexcell.com #lowbackpain #sciatica #backpainrelief