Single Knee to Chest - leg straight

Professional Rationale
This is a great exercise for any low back pain particularly with patients who present with chronic degenerative changes or significant muscles spasm. It is an exercise that can be done anytime during the day, especially in the morning prior to rising out of bed.

Client Rationale
This is a basic exercise that helps to unload your spine. In this position, the pressure on the discs and the joints of the low back (lumbar spine) are minimal. This exercise helps to decrease the stress on these structures and also to helps to decrease muscle tension.



Instructions

• Hug one knee up to your chest, keeping other knee straight.
• Relax lower back.

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