Lumbar Stabilisation Exercises

Tiny Steps

Lie on your back with the knees bent, feet flat on the ground and brace your abdominal muscles.

Keeping the hips on the ground, lift one foot up and down 2-3 inches for 2 minutes. Repeat with other foot.

Hamstring Stretch

Lie on your back with the left leg out straight and the right leg bent with the foot flat on the ground.

Loop a belt or cord over your left foot. Brace your abdominal muscles and keeping the left leg straight pull the left foot towards you until you feel the stretch behind your left thigh and knee.

Hold the stretch for 20 seconds and then lower the leg. Repeat with the right leg.

Bridge

Lie on your back with the knees bent and feet flat on the ground.

Brace your abdominal muscles and raise your buttocks and trunk slowly up.

Lower and touch down lightly and repeat 10 times.

Cross leg Stretch

Lie on your back with your legs out straight. Brace the abdominal muscle and pull your knee and shin towards the opposite shoulder until you feel the stretch in your buttock.

Hold the stretch for 20 seconds. Repeat with other leg.

Partial sit-ups

Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the ground.

Place your hands at the side of head. Brace the abdominal muscles and raise your head and shoulders off the ground and hold for 2 seconds. Repeat 10 times

Groin Stretch

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet close together.

Lower the knees to their side until you feel the stretch in the inner thighs and hold for 20 seconds.

Hip flexor stretch

Lie on your right side with the legs out straight.

Brace your abdominal muscles and pull your left lower shin (not foot) behind you with your left hand until you feel the stretch in the left thigh.

Hold for 20 seconds.

Lie on your left side and repeat the exercise for the left leg.

Squats

Stand with your spine in a neutral position and brace your abdominal muscles.

Keep your back straight and bend the knees until your hands reach your knees.

Return to the upright position by squeezing buttocks and pushing your heels into the ground. Repeat 20 times

Reciprocal arm raises

Stand with your spine in a neutral position and brace your abdominal muscles.

Keep your back straight bend the knees until your hands reach your knees.

Raise and lower both arms to the front keeping the elbows straight and shoulders back. Repeat 20 times.