

Also factoring in flare ups of back pain is realistic, as it is the nature of back pain to recur for often unclear reasons. The exercises are by no means a quick fix and will take time and effort to ensure that they work. Either way it is likely that some form of the back exercises prescribed will need to be continued indefinitely to protect and manage your back. When back pain does flare up, the muscles will tend to stop working and will then need specific attention to restart proper function. Retraining these stabilising muscles is very specific and as such, your physiotherapist will be able to guide you through the different stages.īeing able to ‘switch on’ these lower back stabilising muscles can help prevent straining or re-injuring of the back.
#How to get core stability how to
Learning how to correctly activate the core, and perform exercises to rebuild core stability, may appear simple, but requires detailed attention to ensure success. Research has shown that specific exercises that retrain your lower back stabilisation muscles are one of the most effective ways to manage your back pain. The lower back stabilising muscles form a muscular corset which supports and controls your spine, but they often stop working when you are injured and can then fail to recover in the coming weeks. This is due to 60-70% of the stabilising force to your spine being provided by the deep muscles in your back, which form part of the core muscles. Although core stability is often sought for better sports performance its roots lie in lower back rehabilitation.
