Archives: Testimonials

Matt “the Immortal” Brown, UFC veteran

After injuring my back in 2013 I searched for the best doctors and info to help me get back in to fight shape. I spoke to many doctors, tried many methods and read tons of books. None of it really got me over the hump until I came across Dr. McGills books. Since then I […]

Testimonials for Nicola Folino ~ McGill Method Certified Practitioner

“Nicola is incredibly knowledgeable about spinal health and the McGill Method. She is dedicated, cheerful and completely reliable. She pays attention to every detail when coaching on how to move in ways that help you become pain free, and paces your program based on your individual needs. I have some challenging limitations and she’s been […]

Testimonials for Jo Venter

“I came to Jo in pain, limited in movement and weak. He has carefully guided me to pain free movement and a marked reduction in my sensory symptoms. I am now back to almost all of my pre-injury activities – stronger and moving better – without the need for back surgery. I can’t recommend him […]

Rob King ~ Competitive PowerLifter

I can’t say enough positive things about what I have learned from Dr. McGill. For 10+ years I was injured and broken from a back injury. This set back my training and put my life on hold. I could not lift do any heavy activity. I thought I was done. After meeting Dr. McGill and […]

Elena Bovina ~ Pro tennis player

As a pro tennis player, back pain was ending my career. I was told I needed surgery. Professor Stuart McGill and his book Back Mechanic got me back to functioning at 100%, his method is truly a miracle. After meeting with Dr. McGill and starting my rehab following his method, I quickly felt an improvement […]

Testimonial for Daniele Barbieri

I met the ATLAS centre thanks to prof. McGill’s book “back mechanics” recommended me by a Physical Education teacher seven months ago. I immediately called Dr. Barbieri. I was depressed, I couldn’t get out of my bed anymore because of the pain and both the orthopedist and the neurologist didn’t want to perform surgery on […]

Testimonials for Lysander Jim

My wife and I both suffered lower back problems several years ago. We were treated symptomatically, but little real progress was made in understanding and treating the underlying cause of our problems. PT, chiropractic, injections, medication, etc. provided a certain measure of relief, but long standing improvement and understanding of what to avoid were missing. […]

Testimonials for Mark Bevers

I have a herniated disc L5 S1 and was suffering for months this last winter. Via a Facebook group called ‘herniated disc support’, I came across the name Stuart McGill, several people mentioned his book and how it has helped their back tremendously. I started googling the book by Stuart McGill (he wrote several but […]

Andy Bolton ~ First man to deadlift 1000 pounds, UK

After being the first to pull a 1000 pound deadlift I found myself struggling after some back and health issues. The pain caused me to loose hip and back power. Stuart McGill and his books showed me the way to rebuild a foundation to train then unleash my hips to regain training ability. I am […]

Testimonials for Kai Tiltmann

“Throughout the last 5 years of suffering back pain I have never received a personalized specific assessment of my back pain. All my visits and attempts at rehabilitation through other PTs and chiropractors in my area always led to short assessments and a blanket assignment of exercises (usually in the form of brochures) to perform. […]