These Pilates-based exercises are simple, effective and can be done almost anywhere, an instructor explains how ...

If you think the goal is to touch your toes, however, you might be surprised to know that it's not nearly as important as other aspects of the test in spotting dysfunction. "I have a client that ...

Part of the Women's Health Ultimate Abs Challenge, this bodyweight flexion workout is designed to help you work on the foundational movement of bending over without weights.

Objective Lifting postures are frequently implicated in back pain. We previously related responses to a static load with intrinsic spine shape, and here we investigate the role of lumbar spine shape ...

This study examines the lumbar spine sensorimotor responses in recreational road cyclists using the instrumented Flexion-Relaxation (iFR) test, combined with surface electromyo-graphy (sEMG) and ...

During the lumbar full flexion, back muscles are relieved (Floyd and Silver, 1955), and this phenomenon is called the flexion relaxation phenomenon (FRP). FRP is of particular note, as during its ...

Additionally, subjects were included on the basis of a positive Modified Schober’s Test assessing for reduced relative excursion of the lower lumbar vertebrae during flexion . Exclusion criteria ...

Enlarge Figure 8-3: Modified Schober’s Test of Lumbar Flexion. Lumbar spinal flexibility is determined by modified Schober’s test in which a mark is placed on the skin in the midline of the ...

Abstract: Monitoring compliance with exercise and motivating patients with lower back pain to perform prescribed exercise regimens are considerable tasks. The objective of this study was to develop ...

One of your physical therapy goals after lumbar laminectomy and discectomy may be to improve the strength and stability of your low-back muscles. ... Post M, Schenk R, Fargnoli R. Utilization of the ...