Also known as the Jefferson Curl, this resisted spinal flexion exercise is designed to increase the loading capacity of the spine. This exercise should be completed under the guidance of a Physiotherapist following an assessment to determine it’s suitability.
Instructions:
- Come into standing on a step with the feet hip width apart
- Soften through the back of the knees
- Using a weight prescribed, slowly begin to roll down through the spine as if you were peeling yourself off a velcro wall
- Allow the hips to move backwards as the spine rounds
- The weight will pass down towards the floor
- Slowly begin to roll back up through the spine to ‘re-stick’ onto the wall
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist guidelines