Secret Suffering - A resource community for women who experience pelvic and sexual pain

Those vibrant kids lifting each other and giving their “all” for the team may be starting a spiral of damage to their spines that can eventually lead to chronic pelvic pain. In an article by Jolie Bookspan, M.Ed., PhD for the Healthline blog, she shows clearly how overarching their backs consistently can lead to problems for these young women down the road. “Overarching and sticking out in back is unhealthy for the spine, and is a major overlooked cause of ongoing lower back pain after long standing and ambulating (walking and running, for example),” Dr. Boospan says. To read the entire article, click here.