Saturday, 8 September 2012

LOW BACKACHE FLEX ION EXERCISES

FLEXION EXERCISES

Flexion exercises are advocated the following goals:

  1.  To open the inter vertebral foraminae.
  2. To unlock the facet joints.
  3. To stretch the hip flexors.
  4. To mobilise the posterior fixation of the lumbosacral articulation.
  5. To strengthen the abdominal muscles.
  6. To stretch the back extensors.
  7. To increase the intra-abdominal pressure by contracting the internal& external oblique abdominal muscles.       
Indication of flexion exercises.See below.
 Indication Flexion exercises Extension exercises

  • Pain relief on Sitting Lying
Forward bending walking
Lumber lordosis Repeated back bending
Fixed lumber lordosis Decreased lumber lordosis
with bending
  • Pain increased on Sitting
                                          Standing                             Driving                      
                                     Sustained forward                   Arising from chain          
                                        bending                                                                            
                                    Repeated backward                 Stooping                              
                                        bending                               Bending                                    
                                        Extreme range of                  Forward bending                
                                      backward bending                                                                
                                                                                    Repeated forward bending                                           
                                    

  • Pain unchanged on      Stoopinghttp://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=401667598975902405#editor/target=post;postID=3920552382148724458

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