Dr Stuart McGill is a\xa0professor emeritus at the University of Waterloo and a world expert in back pain.\nDr McGill has worked with some of the best athletes in the world across pretty much every sport you can imagine as a spinal specialist, so if anyone can give us some advice about how to cope with back pain, it's him.\nOn today's episode expect to learn\xa0why backs are so problematic, how much of back pain is due to lifestyle choices or training methodology, how much of an impact desk work is having on our spinal health and why recovery from a back injury can be so slow and hard to define.\nMassive thanks to The Protein Works for sponsoring this episode, check out their full range here -\xa0https://bit.ly/TPWChrisWillx\nExtra Stuff:\nBuy Dr McGill's Book Back Mechanic -\xa0https://amzn.to/2ILv037\nCheck out Dr McGill's Website - https://www.backfitpro.com\nT-Nation CrossFit Article -\xa0https://www.t-nation.com/training/doctors-view-of-crossfit\nFollow Dr McGill on Twitter -\xa0https://twitter.com/drstuartmcgill\xa0(but don't expect a response)\nCheck out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link -\xa0https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube:\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices