Exercises


Objective notes
 

Discogenic low back pain (print-out version)

1 Gently pull up onto elbows

2 Pelvic tilts

3 Bridging

 

Stenosis (print-out version)

1 Pelvic tilts

2 Knee rolling side to side

3 Squats

 

Facet joint pain (print-out version)

1 Pelvic tilts

2 Forward bending with seated trunk

3 Knee rolling side to side

 

Muscle spasm/ strain (print-out version)

1 Side bends

2 Knee rolling side to side

3 Place foot on opposite knee, push knee down and hold

 

Arthritis (print-out version)

1 Pelvic tilts

2 Knee rolling side to side

3 Forward bending with seated trunk

 

Myofascial tightness (print-out version)

1 Pelvic tilts

2 Forward bending with seated trunk

3 Side bends

 

Fracture (print-out version)

1 Pelvic tilts for six weeks, then progress to knee rolling

2 Knee rolling side to side

3 Bridging