0:20 , 0:59 the flatten your lower back cue is not a good one. Try to maintin the natural curvature of the lumbar spine thruout the movement. You do not want your spine flexed during this movement - which is what the flattening of the lower back is basically doing i.e. it's flexing your spine.
Thanks for your comment! We appreciate you pointing this out because we actually just filmed a new version/demo of this exercise last week specifically because of the lack of clarity around that cue. For context, introducing some posterior pelvic tilt (flattening the back) isn't inherently a bad position. For many patients it provides them an advantageous position to help them maintain their spine position throughout the movement. One of the main purposes of the deadbug is teaching core stability by preventing hyper-extension of the lumbar spine. Starting in relative flexion makes it easier to do so. Also, depending on an individuals spine structure, a flat back position may actually be their "neutral" spine position. However, as you allude to, some patients experiencing lower back pain may experience sensitivity or pain in this relatively flexed position. In these cases we prefer them to be in a more "neutral" spine position. Everyone's different, which is why we plan to upload the more updated version of this exercise to help provide more clarity on this particular subject. Thanks again for sharing your perspective! Hoping our content has been helpful for you in some way.
Thank you for the demonstration.
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0:20 , 0:59 the flatten your lower back cue is not a good one. Try to maintin the natural curvature of the lumbar spine thruout the movement. You do not want your spine flexed during this movement - which is what the flattening of the lower back is basically doing i.e. it's flexing your spine.
Thanks for your comment! We appreciate you pointing this out because we actually just filmed a new version/demo of this exercise last week specifically because of the lack of clarity around that cue.
For context, introducing some posterior pelvic tilt (flattening the back) isn't inherently a bad position. For many patients it provides them an advantageous position to help them maintain their spine position throughout the movement. One of the main purposes of the deadbug is teaching core stability by preventing hyper-extension of the lumbar spine. Starting in relative flexion makes it easier to do so. Also, depending on an individuals spine structure, a flat back position may actually be their "neutral" spine position.
However, as you allude to, some patients experiencing lower back pain may experience sensitivity or pain in this relatively flexed position. In these cases we prefer them to be in a more "neutral" spine position.
Everyone's different, which is why we plan to upload the more updated version of this exercise to help provide more clarity on this particular subject.
Thanks again for sharing your perspective! Hoping our content has been helpful for you in some way.