- Anatomy of The Spine
- Back Pain in Children
- Caring for your Spine
- Emerging Spinecare Trends
- Evaluation of Spinal Disorders
- Exercise and The Spine
- Intervention - Spinal Disorders
- Intervertebral Disc
- Non Surgical Options
- Nutrition and Spinecare
- Options for Spine Treatments
- Pregnancy and Back Pain
- Prevalence of Spine Disorders
- Sleep and the Spine
- Spinecare Introduction
- Spinehealth and Disease
- Surgical Interventions
- Treatment with Medications
- Understanding Back Pain
Spinecare Topics
Caring for your Spine
Spinal Exercises
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Spinal Exercises
Strengthening Exercise
A healthy spine requires stability from strong muscles that work together. Muscle strength around the spine and of the pelvis must be balanced. To strengthen a muscle, the muscle must be worked to point of fatigue during exercise. The progressive demand placed upon a muscle a muscle group stimulates the muscles to grow stronger. A muscle can be made to work harder with the addition of resistance over time. Generally, exercise with greater resistance and fewer repetitions tends to build power and muscle bulk (size), whereas exercise with mild resistance for many repetitions builds endurance.
Endurance is more important than power for maintaining good posture and for performing many of the activities of daily living. Some heavy work activities and sports require exceptional muscular power.
The term “resistance training� refers to exercise performed against resistance. Resistance may be provided by bands, exercise machines or through isometric techniques. Resistance training is one of the most common forms of strength training.
Relaxation Exercise
Efficient movement requires rhythmic firing of muscles and a coordinated pattern of muscle contraction and relaxation. Chronically tense muscles can interfere with normal activity.
Spine pain often triggers reactive muscular contraction/spasm around the region of pain. This is referred to as muscular guarding. The lack of muscle relaxation interferes with the normal rhythmic pattern of muscle firing. Learning to relax isolated muscle regions or a whole body region can be an effective way to reduce pain and increase physical capability.
A healthy spine requires stability from strong muscles that work together. Muscle strength around the spine and of the pelvis must be balanced. To strengthen a muscle, the muscle must be worked to point of fatigue during exercise. The progressive demand placed upon a muscle a muscle group stimulates the muscles to grow stronger. A muscle can be made to work harder with the addition of resistance over time. Generally, exercise with greater resistance and fewer repetitions tends to build power and muscle bulk (size), whereas exercise with mild resistance for many repetitions builds endurance.
Endurance is more important than power for maintaining good posture and for performing many of the activities of daily living. Some heavy work activities and sports require exceptional muscular power.
The term “resistance training� refers to exercise performed against resistance. Resistance may be provided by bands, exercise machines or through isometric techniques. Resistance training is one of the most common forms of strength training.
Relaxation Exercise
Efficient movement requires rhythmic firing of muscles and a coordinated pattern of muscle contraction and relaxation. Chronically tense muscles can interfere with normal activity.
Spine pain often triggers reactive muscular contraction/spasm around the region of pain. This is referred to as muscular guarding. The lack of muscle relaxation interferes with the normal rhythmic pattern of muscle firing. Learning to relax isolated muscle regions or a whole body region can be an effective way to reduce pain and increase physical capability.
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