Relieve Back & Sciatic Pain at the Source - In Just 6 Weeks

 

The 6-Week Pain-Free Reset is a guided online program that identifies and resolves the trigger points generating your pain signals. 

Methods used by 400+ clients and taught to 600+ therapists worldwide.

Next cohort begins April 27, 2026

Limited to 6 participants so each person receives direct coaching and personalized treatment feedback.

Apply for the April 27 Cohort

Why Most Back & Sciatic Pain Treatments Fail

 

Most people are told their pain comes from:

  • a disc
  • the SI joint
  • nerve irritation

But one of the most common sources of persistent back and sciatic pain is muscle trigger points.

Pain-Free Reset identifies and treats those trigger points directly.

Real Results From People Using These Methods

"Dear Sir, you have helped me a million times more than the countless videos by PT's.  My first try gave immediate results. Logic applied=results. Thank you."

"I have gotten pain relief following 2 years of worsening SI joint pain!  Thank you so much." 

"So far, this is helping.  I had previously done a glute/piriformis stretch that relieved about half.  Adding the glute trigger points is what resolved it the rest of the way, especially around the hip joint, closer to the leg."

"Wow. Just wow. I watch countless videos on this topic and yours makes the most sense of all. I can't thank you enough."

These responses come from people who tested the same trigger point methods used inside Pain-Free Reset.

Many arrived after months or years of trying physical therapy exercises, chiropractic care, stretching routines, and other treatments that never addressed the actual neuromuscular source of their pain.

When Pain Lasts Long Enough, People Start Losing Hope

If you’ve dealt with persistent low back or sciatic pain, you may recognize this cycle. The pain improves for a few days.

Then it returns.

You stretch.

Strengthen.

Get adjustments.

Do physical therapy exercises.

Sometimes things improve temporarily.

But the pain eventually comes back.

After enough cycles of temporary relief, many people begin wondering:

“Is this just my back now?”

For many people, the issue isn’t effort.

It’s that the true source of the pain was never identified and treated directly.

Where You Feel Pain Is Rarely Where the Problem Is

Quadratus lumborum pain referral mimics nerve irritation and SI joint pain - Xs mark the trigger point, red indicates where pain is felt

Muscle trigger points frequently produce referred pain, meaning the pain is felt somewhere different from where the muscle problem actually exists.

For example:

  • Trigger points in the gluteus minimus muscle can produce classic sciatic pain down the leg.
  • Trigger points in the gluteus medius muscle commonly produces low back and sacral pain.
  • Trigger points in the quadratus lumborum muscle can produce deep hip and sacral pain.

Because the pain appears somewhere else in the body, the true muscular source is often overlooked.

As a result, many people spend months stretching, strengthening, and adjusting the body without ever addressing the muscles actually generating the pain signals.

How The Pain-Free Reset Method Works

Instead of assuming the cause of your pain, we test the specific trigger points most likely generating it.

The process follows a simple cycle:

  • Identify trigger points
  • Treat them with precise compression
  • Integrate contract-relax movement
  • Re-test symptoms immediately

This allows us to see whether the trigger points are actually generating the pain signals.

When the correct trigger points are treated, the nervous system often reduces the danger signals producing the pain.

This creates something most people rarely experience in traditional rehab:

clear cause-and-effect symptom change. 

Pain decreases.

Movement improves.

Pain-Free Reset builds on traditional trigger point therapy while integrating modern neuroscience, movement sequencing, and symptom re-testing.

How Often Are Trigger Points the Real Source of Chronic Pain 

Muscle trigger points are a well-documented source of musculoskeletal pain.

Over the past two decades, the number of scientific publications examining trigger points and myofascial pain has increased dramatically.

Graph showing massive increase in trigger point research in the last 2 decades

Growth of published research on muscle trigger points in the medical literature.

This expanding body of research reflects growing recognition that persistent pain is often driven by neuromuscular dysfunction rather than structural injury.

 

A 2018 study conducted in six pain clinics by chronic pain researcher Dr. Yacov Fogelman evaluated 997 patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain. 

 

The findings were striking:

82% of patients had pain primarily generated by muscle trigger points rather than structural injury or nerve irritation.  

Study of 997 chronic pain patients across six pain clinics, Fogelman et al., 2018

After trigger point treatment:

  • 75% of patients reported significant short-term improvement 
  • 72% reported sustained long-term improvement

In other words, the vast majority of musculoskeletal pain cases in this study were driven by treatable neuromuscular trigger points, not structural damage. 

Yet most treatment systems still begin with structural explanations such as discs, joints, or nerve irritation.

Pain-Free Reset simply tests the most common neuromuscular source first.

Why Most Doctors and Physical Therapists Rarely Talk About Trigger Points

Trigger points often generate significant pain and do not appear on MRI or X-ray imaging.

Many people ask an obvious question:

“If trigger points are so common, why hasn’t my doctor or therapist tested them?”

There are several reasons.

 

1. Medical training focuses primarily on structural problems

Most orthopedic and rehabilitation training emphasizes:

  • discs
  • joints
  • nerve compression
  • structural instability

Trigger point pain often falls outside this model because the tissues appear normal on imaging.

 

2. Trigger points do not appear on MRI or X-ray

Imaging is designed to detect structural damage.

But trigger points are functional neuromuscular phenomena, not structural defects.

They can produce significant pain while leaving no visible signs on scans.

 

3. Identifying trigger points requires specific training

Practitioners must understand:

  • muscle referral patterns
  • palpation techniques
  • symptom re-testing

 

Without that training, it is easy to treat where the pain is felt rather than the muscle generating it.

Pain-Free Reset focuses on identifying and treating those trigger points directly.

Case Study: Shoulder Pain Resolved in One Session

 

In this online session, the client was experiencing severe shoulder pain and limited arm movement.

The change you see in this video happened during the same session.

When she tried to raise her arm overhead, the pain traveled down the back of her arm and significantly restricted her range of motion.

Instead of stretching or strengthening exercises, we treated the trigger points most likely generating the pain signals. 

Using guided compression and movement sequencing, we treated the involved muscles and then re-tested her shoulder movement. 

By the end of the session, her range of motion had returned and the pain was dramatically reduced.

Her reaction says it all:

“Wow… that’s crazy.” 

Rapid change like this often occurs when the correct trigger points generating the pain signals are addressed.

Pain-Free Reset teaches you how to apply these same principles with guided coaching to ensure precision.

 

Case Study: Low Back Pain Resolved in 3 Days

 

One client came into an online session with persistent low back pain and difficulty bending forward. 

Instead of exercises or stretching, I coached him through precise self-treatment of the trigger points most likely generating the pain signals. 

During the session we identified the likely trigger point sources, applied targeted compression, integrated contract–relax movement, and re-tested his symptoms.

He continued the treatment sequence for a few days.

Three days later he sent this message:

“I feel great, like it was never bad. I even went on the rower last night and had no pain.” 

This is the type of change that can occur when the correct trigger points generating the pain signals are addressed. 

Pain-Free Reset teaches you how to apply these same principles yourself, with coaching to ensure precision.

 

How Pain-Free Reset Works

 

The program runs for six weeks and combines guided self-treatment with coaching.

Instead of a fixed exercise routine, your treatment evolves based on how your body responds.

Over six weeks we:

  • identify likely trigger point drivers
  • test them with precise self-treatment
  • observe symptom changes
  • refine the treatment strategy

Many participants begin noticing meaningful changes within the first week.

When Other Treatments Didn't Work, This Did

"This is helping after one day only.  I'm 73 and have been battling this SI condition since my early 30s.  I've been in and out of emergency rooms, chiropractors, PTs, the whole gamut - pain $1200 for some kind of shot years ago.  I just didn't know.  Thank God for people like you."

More responses from people trying these methods:

"Feeling so much better today! I was so ready to go to urgent care yesterday for this sciatica and knee pain.  Glad I didn't have to do that.  Thank you!"

"So far it has helped!  Will continue doing for maintenance.  Thank you!"

"Thank you for all your help!  GOD bless you!"

"It worked.  Thanks master."

"Big help, thanks."

About Doug Ringwald

 

Doug Ringwald has helped more than 400 clients resolve persistent musculoskeletal pain over the past 12 years, including many cases that had not improved with physical therapy, chiropractic care, injections, or surgery.

Doug is a Coaching The Body® Master Practitioner and has trained more than 600 therapists and movement professionals in trigger point–based pain resolution and neuromuscular integration.

His work focuses on identifying the neuromuscular sources of persistent pain and resolving them efficiently using:

  • precision trigger point mapping
  • targeted compression
  • contract–relax movement sequencing
  • immediate symptom re-testing

These methods are used both in hands-on sessions and in guided online coaching programs like Pain-Free Reset.

What You Receive Inside The 6-Week Pain-Free Reset

1-on-1 Pain Source Analysis

Identify the trigger points generating your pain

(Value: $600)


Personalized Self-Treatment Protocols

Custom self-treatment sequences for your exact pain pattern.

(Value: $600)


Video Coaching Feedback

Direct feedback on your technique to ensure precision.

(Value: $400)


Weekly Group Coaching

Live guidance and treatment refinement.

(Value: $600)


Continuous Accountability

Support to ensure treatment consistency.

(Value: $300)


 

Total Value: $2,500+

Program Investment: $1,497

 

Participation Guarantee:

If you attend the coaching calls and follow the treatment protocols but do not experience meaningful improvement in pain or movement, you may request a full refund during the program or within 14 days after it ends.

 

Next Cohort Begins April 27, 2026

Limited to 6 Participants

Apply for the April 27 Cohort

The Cost of Staying in the Guessing Loop

 

Many people spend months — sometimes years — trying to resolve persistent back and sciatic pain.

Typical path:

  • physical therapy
  • chiropractic visits
  • massage therapy
  • exercise programs

Six months of treatment can easily cost $2,000 to $5,000 or more, often with only temporary relief.

It also requires repeated appointments, travel, and time spent sitting in waiting rooms.

Pain-Free Reset works differently. 

The program is done entirely from home, with guided coaching and personalized treatment strategies you can apply yourself.

No travel.

No clinic schedules.

No waiting rooms.

Instead of months of trial and error, Pain-Free Reset compresses the process into six focused weeks of identifying and resolving the trigger points generating your pain.

Join Hundreds of People Who Are Now Pain-Free Through These Methods

 

Over the past 12 years I’ve helped hundreds of clients resolve persistent pain patterns, including cases that had not improved with traditional rehab approaches.

The goal of this program is simple:

significant reduction in pain and improved movement by resolving the trigger points generating your pain in just 6 weeks.

Why Only 6 Participants

 

Pain-Free Reset is intentionally limited to six participants per cohort so each person receives direct coaching and individualized feedback.

Each participant receives:

  • personal analysis of their pain pattern
  • video feedback on treatment sessions
  • weekly coaching and treatment refinement

Because every case of persistent pain is different, treatment strategies evolve week by week based on how your body responds.

Limiting the cohort ensures that each participant receives the attention necessary to identify the true trigger point sources of their pain.

Once the six spots are filled, enrollment closes until the next cohort.

Who Pain-Free Reset Is For

 

This program is designed for people experiencing:

  • persistent low back pain
  • sciatic or nerve-like pain down the leg
  • recurring pain that improves temporarily but returns
  • pain that has not fully resolved with stretching, exercise, PT, or chiropractic care

Participants should be comfortable performing simple self-treatment techniques at home and attending weekly coaching calls.


 

This Program May Not Be a Fit If:

  • your pain is caused by a recent traumatic injury
  • you require immediate medical care or surgical treatment
  • you are unable to perform basic self-treatment movements

Pain-Free Reset focuses on persistent musculoskeletal pain patterns commonly generated by muscle trigger points.

Frequently Asked Questions

Pain-Free Reset

6-Week Guided Program

Next Cohort Begins April 27, 2026

Limited to 6 Participants

Program Investment: $1,497

Apply for the April 27 Cohort