What is the real reason people suffer from back pain?

Every day, I am approached by at least one person who suffers from lower back pain, each reason being different – spinal canal, herniated disk, protruding disk, before surgery, after surgery. Despite the different stories, all back pain is due to one reason!! After seeing tens of thousands of patients that come to us with

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Bikury yam open water 10k swim

More than 500 swimmers swam in Bikury yam swim, that was held in “The water holiday” and is one of the biggest 10k open water swims in the Mediterranean sea.

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Flotilla open water training camp 2015

22 swimmers from all over the world came to paradise, the Ionian sea in Greece is one of the most beautiful places on earth for open water swimmer, part of training was using the WEST swimming technique in order to swim faster in long distances.

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High waves gliding and feeling the strong sea

When training in open water for long distance swims or Marathon swims it is important to practice in all conditions such as high waves, One of the hardest but most important thing is to swim WEST, loose and glide as if there are no waves at all. Avishag Turek, Guy Coen and coach Ori Sela

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Hanan joseph – Triathlon Course

I have planned to participate in the heat sprint so running and riding isn’t an obstacle but hot what the hell do I do with swimming 750m continuously in the sea? For me it’s like swimming thousands and thousands of laps. Eventually I learnt to swim in “Ori Sela Swimming WEST”. In our first session I

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Diti Shaham

 Gradually and steadily  I did quarter of a pool, half a pool…a whole pool. I know every mm of this pool, every mark on the bottom signaling my way to the wall.  Today my goal is to swim faster.

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DR. Ariel Tissone – Plastic surgeon

Dr. Ariel Tissone,felt his lower back pain all his life until he met WEST swimming technique. He is 40 years old and  works as a Plastic surgeon, mainly doing breast reconstruction. He swims 6-7 times a week, not a competitive athlete. “I think it’s mostly about your shoulder griddle and your neck, for me these are the

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Ben Sela – Actor Model taking about WEST swimming technique

WEST swimming technique program kept me fit, prevented me from having surgery, and brought me back to work very quickly. The amazing thing is that instead of paying hundreds of dollars, or even thousands, I got back to acting in 14 days, and back to running in only one month. There wasn’t a happier camper

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Uri Tene – Lost 45 KG with WEST swimming technique

A good friend of mine, Noam, recommended me to try the WEST swimming technique. Said that it would be personalized for my body capabilities, and  it was an easy and simple process and the results are amazing. I didn’t really believe it, but I had nothing to lose, so I gave it a shot. Hi,

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Ilanit Yurman – Does it all with 1 leg and swimming WEST

Before I started with the WEST swimming technique, I had a lot of problems with my neck and lower back, and when I was swimming I really suffered from this pain and later only realized that I wasn’t swimming the right way. My Name is Ilanit, I am a mother of 2, a tri-athlete, and

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5 Tips to float better while swimming freestyle

Why do swimmers especially triathletes and runners sink in the water? How to make your legs float in the water when swimming freestyle? Because of the pressure on the legs and lack of flexibility, you can sink in the water and when you sink in the water you have to work harder with your legs,

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Swimming with a snorkel- what for? And who can benefit from it?

We will focus on 2 aspects:  the hydrotherapeutic aspect of back and neck treatment, and the swimming technique improving aspect. Many swimmers who suffer neck or lower back problems can take care of the aching pain by individualized modified swimming technique.   Backstroke swimming Backstroke is the only stroke in which the neck remains neutral.

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Head on crash- the story of Miriam

Monday, June 4th 2012, 12:48pm. Written by Miriam Bar- Onn. 4 talkback This is the story of Miriam (Tom Marnrely’s girlfriend, 2012 iron man and a triathlon coach in ‘Water World’, who went through a head on accident (bike versus car) andwas lucky enough to get out alive. We will follow her story and her

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Half iron man- Israman 2014

Ori…Ori.. no words can describe how much I appreciate you. You are simply a magician… I met you 6 months ago for a general evaluation, swimming at a speed of 25 meters in 32 seconds and 30 strokes. I was scared to death of swimming then. I was uncomfortable in the water (and in the

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Swimming 1000m is possible with the right technique

Thursday, December 8th Once upon a time, a long time ago, Ori called me to check out when is a good time for me to start taking swimming lessons. We schedule for the upcoming Sunday, and since then, for 3 months, we met up every Sunday at 10:00am to learn, work hard and make a

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Swimming as therapy

The water is a weight free environment, which is its biggest advantage, especially for the muscles, tendons and joints. It is easier on the muscles to get stronger, lengthen and get more flexible when they do not have to carry any weight.

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Feeling water

“Feeling water” is a volunteer project with the help of the volunteer organization “Ki Olam Hesed Yibene” which was found to make children’s dream come true, getting in the water with no fear. We also try to give the children the power and the skills to express their abilities.

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“Ben galim” hostel project

The project goal is to help teenagers in rehabilitation get back on track through sport. Those teenagers’ background is a low socio-economic status, lots of back to back failures and rejections by many programs. Some behave the way they do due to the environment they grew up in, ending up being violent criminals.

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The Catch & Pull Technique – Why is it important?

The Catch and Pull Technique – Why is it important?

The catch and pull technique is one of the most important techniques for swimmers to learn in order to make progress without too much strain. There are many swimmers who think that don’t have a good catch and pull technique, and that this is the reason that they get tired.

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