The Spine

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Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.S. in Kinesiology

Doctor of Physical Therapy

B.A. in Neuroscience

A normal spine consists of curvature in the sagittal plane where the cervical and lumbar segments are in lordosis and the thoraic segment is in kyphosis1.

A number of anatomic factors influence this curvature:

Multi-segmental Spine Exercises

  • hooklying on table
  • DNS 3.5 (deadbug position)
  • Bridge
  • Quadriped spinal waves
    • Caudal and rostral initiation
  • Standing lumbar reversals

Pelvic dissasociation

Exercises

  • Banded standing pelvic dissasociation against wall

References

1.
Neumann DA, Kelly ER, Kiefer CL, Martens K, Grosz CM. Kinesiology of the Musculoskeletal System: Foundations for Rehabilitation. 3rd ed. Elsevier; 2017.

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