“Dear BackFitPro Team,
I’m writing to recommend Maria Claudia Vanicola’s work as a certified practitioner of the McGill Method in Brazil.
I first came across Dr. Stuart McGill in Peter Attia’s podcast, in January of 2024. After suffering from lower back pain for at least 2 decades, this was the first time I finally heard someone who seemed to understand my situation, and had very simple, down-to-earth advice that did not necessarily involve steroid injections or surgery – or general, one-size-fits-all physical therapy. I immediately bought the Back Mechanic book and read it back-to-back in a couple of days. There, I found hope.. Finally!
After implementing the big 3 exercises, and some of the back hygiene tips, I longed to have a local professional trained in the method. I kept checking the practitioner’s section of the website almost daily. In early March, I was delighted to discover that Maria Claudia was showing up, and, as luck would have it, was right here in São Paulo.
I immediately contacted her, and she has been nothing short of a miracle in my life. Her thorough process-based examination of my circumstances, coupled with a detailed exercise program, met and exceeded my expectations. She added clarity and experience to the content in the book, and I finally feel I´m on my way to recovery. Her detailed how-to guides, and overall availability, were like I never experienced before.
I cannot recommend enough that folks with back pain get to know the McGill Method, and reach out to Maria Claudia for help. It´s been transformational for me. I sincerely thank Dr. Stuart, and the team, for putting together such a comprehensive set of guidelines, and for dedicating a life of research to helping folks like me.
Thank you all.”
~ Pedro
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“I have been struggling with lower back pain for almost 20 years.
I have done multiple sports like Crossfit, bike riding, indoor climbing etc. And the pain came sometimes, but I had no idea why and what to do. Sometimes it came from what seemed trivial things like driving, stretching or just sitting to work.
I discovered Dr. McGill on a podcast (The Tim Ferriss Show) and found it so interesting that I bought his book on Amazon, and had it delivered in Brazil.
After reading the whole book I discovered McGill Method has a practitioner in Brazil: Ms Maria Claudia Vanicola.
Ms Maria Claudia Vanicola was really awesome. She examined my lower back in a way no orthopedist had done before, including my sports movements, how I sit to work, how I sit to drive. After the analysis and some weeks of training I feel much better. Some of the adjustments in my posture were small, but made a great difference. I also learned that the stretching I have been doing was worsening the situation.
I am glad that I do not have to stop doing sports! And with the help of Ms Maria Claudia Vanicola I have a plan to be back to my favourite ones!”
~ Alexandre M Luz