Why is Core Stability useful in the treatment of back pain?

Pain has been shown to turn muscles off. Pain encourages sufferers to adopt pain relieving positions but ultimately they add to the problem.

Core stability provides a focus, both mental and physical, away from symptomatic relief and towards constructive support of the painful structures.

Improving core stability and postural awareness can sometimes produce instant relief. However, a slow reduction in pain, requiring some commitment from the sufferer is more common.