The multifidus muscle is a series of muscles that are attached to the spinal column providing it with stabilization, support, and relieving pressure off vertebral discs so that body weight is properly distributed along the spine. Per a 2001 study found in the European Spine Journal: Back pain patients have a decreased ability to voluntarily […]
Exercise: Single Leg Bridge
EXERCISE OF THE DAY Single Leg Bridge on Foam Roller Lie on your back with feet on foam roller. Arms long by your side. Straighten one leg long. Cinch your abdominals; squeeze your bottom by wrapping your hips, using all hip muscles. Reaching your tailbone away from you, keep your pelvis neutral. Lift pelvis off […]
EXERCISE OF THE DAY: Leg Scissors with Hips on the Ball or Foam Roller
EXERCISE OF THE DAY Leg Scissors with Hips on the Ball or Foam Roller Lying on back with small ball in hand, squeeze and lift bottom to place ball under hips. (Do not place under low back. Make sure ball is very low and under sacrum.) Alternately, you can also use foam roller: squeeze and […]