Straight Leg Raises | Brighton Chiropractor The straight leg raise is also used by doctors and physical therapists to assess lumbar spine impingement, herniated discs, and sciatic pain. It can help differentiate injuries of the hip from that of the lumbar spine. It’s also a fantastic core strength and stabilizer.
Band Resisted Knee Strengthening Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Knee strengthening exercises do not affect the knee joint directly, but they strengthen the muscles surrounding it. Strong muscles in the legs can help provide support for the knees. This support may alleviate pressure and strain on these joints, which can relieve pain and help a person be more active. Using the band provides increases resistance. Give it a go!
Home Band Resisted Glute Med Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Your glutes help control the movement of the pelvis, hips, legs, and torso. The glutes help slow down the flexion of your hips which helps counteract the downward pull of gravity. This helps prevent your lumbar spine from over-rounding forward. Your glutes help to stabilize the pelvis and movement in the hip joint. This is also a great exercise for runners!
Psoas March | Brighton Chiropractor video is a great exercise used to strengthen the core while the psoas muscles is elongating and isometrically contracting
Complete 3 sets of 8 reps daily or when you do a core session
The psoas (hip flexor) is a real problem in low back pain. It can cause low back pain, it can occur during low back pain then stop the back getting better and it can cause faulty movement patterns ongoing
For further help and information go to www.ccsussex.co.uk/homeexercise
Side Hip Lunges | Brighton Chiropractor shows you Side Hip Lunges which are designed to help stabilize the muscles on the outside of the hip and promote a symmetrical pelvis
Suspension training lunge | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman show simple exercises to help strengthen the hips and pelvic stabilizers when standing on one leg
This can help improve the stability and strength when running and walking to prevent low back pain, pelvic or knee issues
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Breathing Exercises | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman shows you some simple exercises to improve your lung expansion by breathing with your diaphragm
These exercises can help with deeper better breathing as well as preventing chest tightness and upper back pain due to improper breathing
Advanced Hip flexor Stretch | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman shows an advanced stretch to target the hip flexors
Tight Hip flexors can cause low back pain in various forms but also prevents back problems from getting better
For further exercises and hints or tips to help or prevent low back pain go to https://ccsussex.co.uk/videos-exercises-back-pain-neck-pain-sports-injuries/
Bosu Dead Bug | Worthing Chiropractor | Brighton Chiropractor shows a progression to a harder Dead Bug exercise on top of a BOSU which increases the instability of the exercise thus causing better activation in the spinal stabilization muscles
For further exercises and advice go to https://ccbrighton.co.uk/videos-exercises-back-pain-neck-pain-sports-injuries/
Hamstring Stretching | Brighton Chiropractor Matt Bateman deminstrates that stretching is something that many patients with tight backs, glutes and backs of the legs
You may need to stretch the hamstrings to help treat back pain or even types of knee injuries For further help hints and tips regarding chiropractic or general health then go to
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