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Trust the Body and Avoid Muscle Recruitment for Movement
The chapter explores the misconception of focusing on recruiting individual back muscles for movement and argues that it can actually interfere with fluid movement. Instead, they propose trusting the body to move well and developing belief and confidence in movement as an effective approach for chronic low back pain. They also highlight how obsessing over specific muscles can reinforce anxiety and disability.