Lumbopelvic control

• • can be used as an assessment method and a treatment method
  • sees if someone can move their lumbar spine separates to the pelvis - if they cant its usually due to either pain, stiffness or lack of control in the area/they havent done it before
  • remember:
  • tight hip flexors naturally bring your lumbar spine into anterior tilt
  • tight hip extensors naturally bring your lumbar spine into pelvic tilt
• Can be done in:

  • crook lying
  • sitting
  • 4 point kneeling
  • 4 point kneeling with leg and arm lifts
• when prescribed as a treatment exercise:

  • make them do the position they were worst at
  • make the goals and FITT princples realistic e.g. small degree of tilt/raises to start with for a short amount of time and then progress - work in accordance with pts SIN factors
  • for control - prescription is as many reps as they can do with correct form