1501 North Bickett Blvd. Suite E ~ Louisburg, NC 27549 ~ Phone (919) 497-0445 ~ Fax (919) 497-0118
*If you have any questions about these guidelines – or the appropriateness of any other activities –
please call Orthopaedic Specialists of North Carolina at (919) 497-0445.
LUMBAR FLEXION EXERCISES
TIPS FOR PERFORMING THESE EXERCISES
Centralization:
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T
he closer the pain is to your spine, the better. (e.g. the pain is better in your foot than
in your knee).
o
An increase in your low back pain can be expected. This is acceptable as long as your
leg symptoms are not increasing.
Stop the exercise and let your doctor or therapist know right away if you have either of
these problems:
o
Any change in your bowel or bladder control.
o
Any increase in weakness in your leg or foot.
If Your Pain Returns:
o
Adjust your posture.
o
If no improvement, begin your exercises.
Do each exercise _____ times a day.
POSTERIOR PELVIC TILT
o Lie on your back with your hands at your side
and your knees bent.
o Tighten the muscles of your lower abdomen
and your buttocks, to flatten your back
against the floor. This is the pelvic tilt (flat
back) position.
o Repeat exercise ______ times.
o Hold position for ______ seconds.
SINGLE KNEE TO CHEST STRETCH
o Lie on the floor, table or bed.
o Rest your _____ leg on the floor or
let it dangle off the table or bed.
o Bend the other leg and wrap your
hands around your knee.
o Pull the bent leg toward your chest.
o Repeat exercise ______ times.
o Hold position for ______ seconds.
