STARTING
POSITION: Lie on
your back with knees bent
Keep
your spine in neutral throughout movement.
Place
fingers just medial of hip bones
Draw the
lower part of you belly down towards the bed.
Make
sure you continue to breathe normally throughout exercise whilst maintaining a
steady contraction.
Hold
each contraction for 15 seconds
10-15
repetitions
2-3
times a day
Designed by Eleanor Clare Peebles
This is an exercise for a stable spine. It is proven in research that the transverse abdominal muscle (ring shape- the deeper of the abdominal muscles ) is usually not firing in back pain patients, yet pain can be developed if the spine is not stable interfering with normal back biomechanics. If you do not have lower back pain, you can use this exercise for prevention.
This is an exercise for a stable spine. It is proven in research that the transverse abdominal muscle (ring shape- the deeper of the abdominal muscles ) is usually not firing in back pain patients, yet pain can be developed if the spine is not stable interfering with normal back biomechanics. If you do not have lower back pain, you can use this exercise for prevention.
