Why and When Your Neutral Spine Is Important! | Tim Keeley | Physio REHAB
Channel: Physio Fitness | Physio REHAB | Tim Keeley
Date: 2021-06-25

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Lots of confusion around when you adopt a neutral spine and why. So hopefully I can clear it all up for you in one video!

Bottom line is the lower back is meant to bend, twist, flex, extend and move naturally throughout your life in everyday activities, especially if you are pain or injury-free. Picking up a light bag, tying your shoelaces, hitting a tennis ball or doing yoga. It's supposed to to bend.

But it's also got a really neat function of switching on the right muscles to stabilise and brace the spine (and not bend) when needed to bear heavier load and transfer energy or power, moving more at the hips. The more stable and connected the lower back is to connect the upper body to the lower body the more efficient and effective the mid section is in helping you transfer load, weight, power.. as well as prevent injury to tissues.

So in our rehab world - the teaching of a neutral spine and how to engage deep abdominals, pelvic floor and spinal stabilsers is so important for people coming from a pain or injury and returning to exercise, sport or lifting. The practice of these movements patterns done CORRECTLY help them improve efficency, strength and create resilience around the spine so when the time comes to lift or brace - it all works the way you want it to.

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