Supported hip-flexor stretch
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Condition guide
Back pain care in Pleasanton
Back pain can affect how you sit, move, train, and sleep. An assessment helps explore possible contributors and choose appropriate next steps.
Clinical review draft. The three mobility and three exercise slots below are proposed selections, not yet Dr. Nick’s approved recommendations. This page is not a personalized exercise prescription.
Understand the conditionStart with
Start with
the right questions.
Back pain can affect how you sit, move, train, and sleep. An assessment helps explore possible contributors and choose appropriate next steps.
At Foundations, your history, examination, and goals guide whether chiropractic care, soft tissue work, exercise, or referral is appropriate.
Patient education handout · Draft for clinician review · October 2026
Does back pain always mean damage?
Symptoms alone do not tell the whole story. Your history and examination help put pain into context and identify whether further evaluation is needed.
Should I stop all activity?
For many common back-pain episodes, staying active within tolerance is encouraged. The right activity and exercise depend on your situation.
When is urgent help needed?
New bladder or bowel problems, numbness around the groin, or rapidly worsening leg weakness require urgent medical evaluation.
Three stretch & mobility candidates
Gentle seated hamstring stretch
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Comfortable single-knee-to-chest mobility
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Three exercise candidates
Dead bug foundation
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Bilateral glute bridge
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Quadruped bird dog foundation
Candidate for clinician review. Suitability, technique, range, and dose must be set before this becomes a patient recommendation.
Make the program fit you.
The eight Foundations patterns organize movement choices. Accessory work and variations can be added around your condition, goals, equipment, and clinical findings. A condition name alone does not determine a safe program.
Background reading: AAOS: Low back pain. Exercise candidates also draw on the supplied Foundations working materials and require review.
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Tell us what matters to you. We’ll discuss where you are today and what an appropriate next step could look like.
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