1Lumbar Extension
- Lying on your stomach, placing your hands under your shoulders.
- Breathe in and on the breathe out, gently press through the palm of hands.
- Begin to lift your chest off the mat while straightening your arms.
- Make sure to keep your hips firmly pressed into the floor and keep your buttocks relaxed.
- Start by going nice and slowly into the movement, only going to the limit of your available movement.
- Do not push into pain.
- Hold the position for a few seconds at the top.
- Lower your chest slowly and return to the starting position.
- Repeat as instructed by your physiotherapist.
2Lumbar Extension [Wall Arches]
- Resting your forearms against the wall.
- Let your hips sink forward to create an arch in your lower back.
- Increase movement within comfort if you find this movement relieving.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist instructions.
3Squat
- Standing with your feet hip distance apart.
- Have both feet facing forward.
- Think about leading the movement from your sit bones.
- Gently bend your knees and then swing your sit bones behind you.
- Let your trunk lean forward while trying to keep your spine aligned.
- Keep the back of your neck nice and long with your chin tucked in.
- Go to the depth that feels comfortable for you but not below 90 degrees – you should feel tightness at the back of the thigh.
- Press through your feet in the ground and come back up into standing position reversing the movement.
4Bridge
- Pull the knees out against the band. Keep pressure on the band.
- While pulling out against the band, push through your feet to lift your hips away from the floor.
- Lower down while keeping tension on the band.
- Repeat.
Alternate days with single leg bridge
5Single Leg Bridge
- Come into a lying position on the mat with the hands by your side.
- This will reduce the amount of support provided by the upper limb.
- Bend the knees with the heels in line with the sit bones.
- Lift the non-target leg off the floor.
- Press through the foot to lift the hips up.
- Focus on keeping the pelvis level.
- Repeat as per Physiotherapist guidelines.
Alternate days with banded bridge
6Deadbug
- Lie on your back with knees bent up.
- Slowly one leg at a time bring your legs into tabletop position.
- Extend both arms to the ceiling directly in front of your chest.
- Extend opposite arm and opposite leg away from your trunk breathing out as you do.
- Bring the arm and leg back to the start point while breathing in.
- Repeat on the opposite side or as prescribed by your Physiotherapist.
7Lumbar Flexion – Childs Pose
- Come into 4 point kneeling on a soft surface.
- Widen the knees to the width of the mat or as comfortable.
- Gently pushing through the palms, send the buttocks towards the heels and allow the arms to rest on the mat.
- Breathe deeply into the belly and relax the shoulders, neck and jaw.
- Sustain as advised by your Physiotherapist.
Add onto the end of extension sets