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For back pain that never quite goes away

Why it keeps coming back

A free 10-minute guide — including the 60-second test most people feel a difference from, and the eight things you’ve probably been told that the evidence doesn’t support.

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What just happened

That protection is what’s hurting.

Clench your fist

The handbrake on

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Why it
keeps
coming
back

The 60-second test most people feel a difference from — and eight things the evidence doesn’t support

Ross Thornton

Sound familiar?

If your back pain never quite goes away

It went one morning, for no reason at all — and it’s never really settled since.

You’ve been told it’s wear and tear, degeneration, arthritis or a disc problem.

You’ve stopped lifting, bending, gardening or running — just in case.

You’ve done the physio and the sheet of exercises — and it came back anyway.

That’s not your fault.

You have not failed at this. You did exactly what you were told to do.

What’s inside

In ten minutes you’ll find out

01Why it keeps coming backThe loop nobody explains, and where it actually started.

02What your scan really saysIncluding how common those findings are in people who have no pain at all.

03The four things that genuinely helpIn the order that works.

04The bit nobody tells you about sleepWhy you can wake up stiffer than when you went to bed.

The one idea that changes everything

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Myth vs evidence

Eight things you’ve probably been told

You’ve been toldThe evidence says

8 things you’ve been told — vs the evidence

My flare-up plan

When it goes

Don’t panic.

Breathe and soften.

Keep moving — gently.

Dial it back, don’t stop.

Ask for help early.

Afterwards, ask yourself

What did I do? Did it work?

A cut-out flare-up plan for your fridge

A taste of what’s inside

Eight things you’ve probably been told

What you’ve been toldWhat the evidence says

01Pain means my spine is damagedPain rarely means the spine is damaged

02I need a scan to find out what’s wrongMost people don’t need one

03It’s my posture and my weak corePosture doesn’t predict pain. A weak core doesn’t cause back pain

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Ross Thornton

Who wrote it

17Years on one problem: back pain.

I hold a degree in Sports Therapy, and since 2009 I’ve dedicated my career to modern pain science: the research on why pain persists, why it keeps coming back, and what actually changes it.

A lot of what this industry still sells has been left behind by the evidence, or debunked outright. You won’t get any of it from me. What you get instead is high-value care built on what the research actually supports.

What I do is the part most people never get: working out what’s actually keeping your pattern going, and helping you get back to the things you’ve stopped doing.

Client stories

What clients say

“When I first met Ross I couldn’t deadlift a 20kg bar. On our last training session together I lifted 170kg. No more bending over like an old man. No more hesitation getting up off the sofa.”

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Harry R. · Electrician, Burgess Hill

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I was unable to move and even get up off the floor. In a 45-minute video session, Ross took me to standing, bending, chair squats and even a 10-minute walk around the block.

— Craig M.

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He gave me direction for my rehab, and also gave me some hope when others had resigned me to never doing certain movements again.

— Ryan G.

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Several different pains I had were resolved through exercises and movements that I wouldn’t have previously done. I’ve since been able to start playing sport to a high standard again.

— Brett K.

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Stand up, bend forward, and feel what changes. Then find out why it keeps coming back — and the four things that genuinely help.

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