The Soft Tissue OT Podcast

Ep.9 Spinal Rehabilitation with Joel Proskewitz

August 10, 2023 The Soft Tissue OT
Ep.9 Spinal Rehabilitation with Joel Proskewitz
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The Soft Tissue OT Podcast
Ep.9 Spinal Rehabilitation with Joel Proskewitz
Aug 10, 2023
The Soft Tissue OT

In this episode of The Soft Tissue OT Podcast,  we are joined by a special guest all the way from the UK, Joel Proskewitz  to delve into the world of Spinal Rehabilitation. 

Joel Proskewitz has been involved in the health and fitness industry for 3 decades, with a specialisation in spinal rehabilitation for the past 20 years. Joel has worked side by side with Professor Stuart McGill (head of spinal biomechanics – University of Waterloo, Canada) in the rehabilitation of low back pathologies, and is one of only two people in the world who teaches with Professor McGill.

Founder of The Spine Xchange, which is a community for spine surgery patients, which offers guided support and comprehensive resources for all things to do with the human spine. CEO of PerformanceRx, founder of The SpineXchange, McGill Master Clinician, BackfitPro instructor, Faculty member UCL (University College London) and permanent member of a spinal MDT at a leading London Orthopaedic hospital. 

We go very in depth into discussing many topics, including;

  • Spinal Surgery - what it's like from personal experience
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Endplate fractures
  • shear forces & shear intolerant discogenic issues
  • lower back surgery
  • and much more!


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Show Notes

In this episode of The Soft Tissue OT Podcast,  we are joined by a special guest all the way from the UK, Joel Proskewitz  to delve into the world of Spinal Rehabilitation. 

Joel Proskewitz has been involved in the health and fitness industry for 3 decades, with a specialisation in spinal rehabilitation for the past 20 years. Joel has worked side by side with Professor Stuart McGill (head of spinal biomechanics – University of Waterloo, Canada) in the rehabilitation of low back pathologies, and is one of only two people in the world who teaches with Professor McGill.

Founder of The Spine Xchange, which is a community for spine surgery patients, which offers guided support and comprehensive resources for all things to do with the human spine. CEO of PerformanceRx, founder of The SpineXchange, McGill Master Clinician, BackfitPro instructor, Faculty member UCL (University College London) and permanent member of a spinal MDT at a leading London Orthopaedic hospital. 

We go very in depth into discussing many topics, including;

  • Spinal Surgery - what it's like from personal experience
  • Spondylolisthesis
  • Endplate fractures
  • shear forces & shear intolerant discogenic issues
  • lower back surgery
  • and much more!


If you have enjoyed this podcast episode, please SUBSCRIBE to the podcast to ensure you don’t miss any future episodes.