Posture-Related Pain

Your pain is posture-related — and posture is changeable.

What’s happening: Healthy tissues are stressed from slouching or prolonged stillness. There’s no structural damage, just strain from position.

Course Goal: Retrain your sitting, standing, and movement habits.

Duration: 2–4 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 4–6 weeks

Centralized Back Pain

What’s happening: A spinal disc or joint is slightly displaced, but movement (usually extension) helps realign it and reduce pressure.

Course Goal: Use targeted movement to reduce and control your pain.

Duration: 3–5 weeks
With “Yes” flag : 5–7 weeks

One-Sided Spreading Pain

Your body leans, and the pain follows — but movement can fix this.

What’s happening: A disc shift or pressure on a nerve causes your body to tilt and your pain to radiate down the same side. Correctable with the right movements.

Course Goal: Re-center your posture, reduce leg pain, and regain control.

Duration: 4–6 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 6–8 weeks

Cross-Pattern Pain

Your pain and posture go opposite ways — this needs precision.

What’s happening: Your spine leans one way, but pain goes down the opposite leg — a more complex pattern. But it can still improve with structured side-glide exercises.

Course Goal: Unwind the postural shift and guide pain back to the center.

Duration: 5–7 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 7–9 weeks

Complex Radiating Pain

Your pain is persistent and doesn’t improve with movement.

What’s happening: This suggests a more significant disc or joint displacement that does not respond to self-guided movement. Pain may worsen or move further down the leg.

Important: Because your symptoms did not improve with movement, and may involve nerve pressure or advanced derangement.

Course Goal: Alleviate constant pain, prevent further peripheralization, and maintain safe mid-range movement until centralization is possible.

Duration: 8–12 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 10–14 weeks

Stiffness-Related Pain

You’re stiff, not broken — and we can stretch you back to health.

What’s happening: Tight or shortened soft tissues from previous injury, inactivity, or poor posture limit your motion and cause pain only at the end of a stretch.

Course Goal: Restore range of motion through safe, repeated stretching.

Duration: 6–8 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 8–10 weeks

Nerve Tension Pain

Your nerve is stuck from a past injury or surgery — but it can glide again.

What’s happening: A nerve root is likely tethered by scar tissue. Stretching causes sharp or dragging pain, especially when bending or stretching the leg.

Course Goal: Gently restore mobility to the affected nerve using specific glide techniques.

Duration: 6–9 weeks
With “Yes” flag: 8–11 weeks

Complex Back Pain

We couldn’t identify a clear pattern — but don’t worry.

What’s happening: Your symptoms don’t match a typical movement-based category. It might be due to overlapping issues — like lifestyle, stress, or subtle imbalances.

What you can do:

• Retake the assessment in a few days — your pattern may become clearer.

• Track your triggers and test movements again.

• If symptoms persist, consult a professional for personalized evaluation.

Course Suggestion: Hold off or begin with gentle mobility routines.

Retest or Seek Support Before Choosing a Track

Consult your Doctor!

At the start of your self-assessment, you were asked if you’ve had trouble moving or unusual numbness in the lower areas of your body, if you had constant back pain, and if you had a recent injury.

If you answer “Yes” to any of these:

• You can still take the quiz, but you should consult your doctor before following any treatment recommendations.

• If your doctor confirms it’s safe, your progress may take longer than average — we’ll recommend a more gradual timeline.