Idaho Back Pain Physician Shane Mangrum, MD, a specialist in back and neck pain helps to demonstrate the curl-up exercise for lumbar stabilization. This exercise focuses improving endurance in the abdominal muscles to improve lumbar stabilization. This exercise is one of McGill's "big three" exercises for low back pain.
Review of basic spine anatomy and discussion about different possible sources of back and neck pain. The information in this video hopefully will help to provide context for thinking about where back pain comes from and how targeted exercise can help address the source of pain issues.
Demonstration of an exercise for the deep neck flexors, the "abdominals" of the neck. This exercise is a great exercise for people with neck pain and those looking to prevent neck pain symptoms.
Demonstration of how to perform a McKenzie chin tuck exercise which is a great all-purpose exercise for neck pain. Discussion about the how-to's of the exercise and its importance for treating/preventing neck pain.
The McKenzie press-up exercise is a powerful tool to address low back pain. The press-up fits within a system of targeting a person's directional preference in the context of spine pain. This exercise is great for low back pain (acute or chronic) and is most often helpful for low back pain that is worse with sitting, bending forward at the waist, tying your shoes in the morning, etc.
Demonstration of the "bird dog" exercise for lumbar stabilization. This exercise is one of McGill's most important exercises for stabilizating the lumbar spine. The exercise works on back extensor and hip extensor muscles.
Demonstration of important exercises for lumbar stabilization. These exercises focus on the hip extensors and help to address common imbalances in muscles around the hips. The supine bridge is one of McGill's "big three" exercises for low back pain.
Demonstration of the "abdominal bracing" exercise. This exercise involves co-contraction of the muscles across the abdominal wall. The exercise is one of the most important exercises for lumbar stabilization and treatment/prevention of low back pain.
