Prone Lying

Professional Rationale
A good rest position for a painful patient. For those who are familiar with the MacKenzie approach, this is the preferred start position for a disc.

Client Rationale
This is a helpful position when you have low back pain, or an injury to the disc. This position unloads the lumbar spine (low back) and decreases the amount of stress on the joints and discs of the spine as well as relaxing the muscles.



Instructions

• Lie on your stomach with a pillow underneath your stomach.
• Relax lower back.

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