Discover how one Birmingham woman overcame years of chronic back pain through biomechanics training at Iron City Biomechanics and why movement, not medication, changed everything.
When Brenda first walked into Iron City Biomechanics, she was tired not just physically, but emotionally.
At 66 years old, she’d spent years doing everything right.
She went to physical therapy.
She joined group fitness classes.
She stretched, strengthened, and pushed through.
And yet… she still hurt.
Her lower back ached constantly.
Simple things standing in the kitchen, playing with her grandchildren or getting up from a chair, reminded her that pain was always nearby.
It wasn’t that she didn’t want to move.
It was that her body no longer knew how to.
The First Step: Seeing the Real Problem
When Brenda came in for her biomechanics assessment, she was skeptical.
She told me, “I’ve tried everything. I just don’t think my body can change anymore.”
And I understood that feeling, because most people in pain have been trained to think the body breaks with age.
But what we found wasn’t “age.”
It was alignment.
During her assessment, we discovered:
- Her core wasn’t firing properly — after having four children, she never rebuilt her deep core control.
- Her pelvis tilted forward, causing her lower back to take on constant tension.
- Her glutes and hamstrings were under active, leaving her lower spine to do all the work.
- Her running and walking mechanics had collapsed — she was compensating with every step.
- Her breathing pattern was shallow and upper-chest dominant, meaning her body lived in constant fight-or-flight.
Brenda wasn’t weak.
She was disconnected.
Her body had lost its rhythm, the natural balance between structure, movement, and breath.
The Process: Rebuilding from the Ground Up
We didn’t just start with workouts.
We started with awareness.
Brenda learned how to breathe into her diaphragm again, how to create real intra-abdominal pressure and stability without straining her back.
We reconnected her ribcage, pelvis, and spine, teaching her how to brace, align, and move in sync.
From there, we rebuilt her foundation:
- Standing with symmetry.
- Walking with rhythm.
- Rotating through her hips and thoracic spine again.
- Strengthening her posterior chain glutes, hamstrings, and core, to support every motion.
For months, we focused on quality over quantity.
We removed pain-driven movement and replaced it with pattern-driven strength.
Little by little, Brenda’s body started to remember what balance felt like.
The Breakthrough
After months of patient, consistent work, Brenda had this to say in her own words:
“I’ll be honest, I was highly skeptical about coming on board. My original goal was simply to lose weight, but Iron City Biomechanics has been a game changer for my life.
I walked in hoping to shed pounds and, instead, I’ve gained so much more, it’s been truly life-altering.It’s an ongoing journey: I’m learning how to nourish my body with the right nutrients, and more importantly, I’m finding out how to truly listen to my body so I can support its well-being.
The numbers speak for themselves! In 12 months, I’ve moved the scale from 177 lbs down to 145 lbs and am now fitting into a size 6/8, down from a 12/14. If I do say so myself, I look and feel fantastic!
Are you frustrated with getting little to no results from your current routine? It’s time for a change, I highly recommend you contact Coach Neriah. He creates a plan specifically for your needs, understanding that no single plan works for everyone.
Huge gratitude to Coach Neriah for the journey.” ~Brenda S.
Her words say it best, it wasn’t just about losing weight.
It was about regaining alignment, rebuilding confidence, and reclaiming her life through movement that finally made sense for her body.
The Biomechanics Difference
Brenda’s story isn’t about a miracle.
It’s about method.
Group fitness and physical therapy helped her move, but biomechanics helped her connect.
We didn’t isolate muscles — we rebuilt patterns.
We didn’t stretch pain — we corrected the cause behind it.
We didn’t chase results — we restored her design.
Because strength without alignment always breaks down.
But alignment with strength?
That’s where transformation happens.
The Takeaway
If you’re stuck in the same cycle, stretching, pushing, and hoping pain will fade maybe it’s time for something different.
Biomechanics isn’t about working harder.
It’s about learning how your body was meant to move.
When you restore balance, you don’t just reduce pain, you rediscover life.
👉 Book your Movement Assessment at Iron City Biomechanics and start your own “From Stiff to Strong” story today.
📍 Location: Vestavia Hills, Alabama
🌐 Website: www.IronCityBiomechanics.com
📞 Call: (205)946-4739
Iron City Biomechanics — Move Better. Live Stronger.
