Elevate Physical Therapy

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Prone/Quadruped abdominal bracing series:

Continuing with our abdominal bracing series we will cover the prone/quadruped abdominal bracing exercises.

Throughout our lives on the daily basis we spend so much time in a forward flexed posture. While working, doing tasks around the home, and even at play, we put excessive stresses on our low back structures and muscles causing pain and structural imbalances.

Exercises:
A. Prone
(Perform each exercise with 10 second hold x10)

1. Prone abdominal bracing( you could use a small ball to assist with cuing to perform this exercise).
2. Prone abdominal bracing with hip extension.
3. Prone abdominal bracing with alternating opposite arm and leg.

B. Quadruped
1. Quadruped abdominal bracing.
2. Quadruped abdominal bracing with arm extension, leg extension.
3. Quadruped abdominal bracing with alternating arm and opposite leg extension.

Benefits:
Performing prone/ quadruped abdominal bracing exercise is beneficial because:
* It allows you to strengthen your abdominal wall.
* Strengthens the posterior muscles such as the glutes, erector spinae and hamstrings.
* Allows you to manage neutral spine to combat a flexed spine lifestyle.
* Stabilizes the shoulders and

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elevatephysicaltherapy3554 Strengthening/stabilizing the core is a good way to help reduce stress on the lumbar spine during functional task in our daily routine's of life. Here are a few basic fundamentals exercises vou can use to help improve core stabilization and "ELEVATE" your quality of life! Supine series:
1. Supine abdominal bracing (20second hold x 5)
2. Supine abdominal bracing with alternating marching (10x ea)
3. Supine abdominal bracing with alternating leg extension (10x ea)
4. Supine abdominal bracing with dead bug(10x ea) 5.
Supine abdominal bracing with both leg leg with stability ball (10x 5second hold)

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Dr. Sadie smiling ear to ear with her coffee in hand ready to take on the 1st treating day at Elevate Physical Therapy.

Meet Sadie (PT) and Torono (PTA) the therapist at Elevate Physical Therapy standing in front of the new Physical Therapy clinic in Winter Garden.