Buttocks, Clamshells and Low Back Pain
It’s been a while since I’ve done any blogging and for that I apologize.
Things have been quite hectic with a whole slew of changes and happenings taking place.
So to get back into the swing of things, I’m just going to re-visit a very important component of low back pain rehabilitation.
Without further ado:
Your buttocks plays a vital role in saving your spine.
If you’ve read any of my previous posts, you’ll recognize that I’ve always touted gluteal activation and motor control exercises as one of the primary methods to get a handle on your low back pain. In physical therapy, exercise along with education, are our most powerful tools for resolving this and many other issues.
Your buttocks plays a vital role in saving your knees too.
So how do you get your butt back in gear?
There are four major activation movements I use in my physiotherapy practice to build better butts.
These are:
1. The clamshell.
2. Standing hip extensions.
3. The squat or sit-to-stand.
You can check out the above along with other important low back pain relieving movement in the exercise video area of my blog.
Yours in movement.
Dev Chengkalath
