About this episode

Gabriel Saravia discusses how 10,000 steps may contribute to chronic back pain and shares insights on spine-driven mechanics.

What if your 10,000 steps a day were the reason your back hurts? Biomechanics engineer Gabriel Saravia, joins Nick Urban to break down why most chronic back pain comes from millimeter-scale vertebra shifts rather than weak muscles. After eliminating chronic pain in hundreds of clients ranging from world champions to people who couldn't move without bracing, his approach centers on spine-driven mechanics: the rotation, lateral flexion, and decompression patterns humans evolved for. Meet our guest Gabriel Saravia is an engineer turned biomechanics specialist and the creator of the Paraball, Paramace, and Parabell training systems. After years of chronic back pain from competitive squash and bodybuilding, he rebuilt his understanding of the human body from first principles and now coaches everyone from world champions to clients with severe movement limitations. His method centers on spine-driven mechanics: the rotation, lateral flexion, and decompression patterns humans evolved for. Thank you to our partners Outliyr Biohacker’s Peak Performance Shop: get exclusive discounts on cutting-edge health, wellness, & performance gear Ultimate Health Optimization Deals: a database of of…

People in this episode

Host: Nick Urban

Guest: Gabriel Saravia

Topics covered

• biomechanics
• chronic pain
• spine mechanics
• performance
• biohacking

Keywords

• biomechanics
• chronic back pain
• spine mechanics
• performance
• biohacking
• movement limitations
• health optimization

Sponsors

Outliyr, Biohacker’s Peak Performance Shop, Ultimate Health Optimization Deals

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Paraball

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