Seated lumbar flexion with neutral stretch

What you should feel?? When performed correctly, you will feel a stretch in the lower back with a pulling feeling which may be the nerves stretching. You shouldn’t feel any pain in the back. If you have a low back condition that you have discussed with your therapist then a small amount of pain may be accepted if your therapists has said so.

Instructions:

Seated in a chair, towards the front, place both hands on your knees
Drop your chin all the way to your chest and hold it there
Slowly bend your whole spine from top to bottom, leaning forwards as far as you can go
You should feel a stretch in the lower back and also a stretch down the whole spine depending on how tight you are
Continue the set for the agreed amount of repetitions

Main muscles targeted:

Lumbar spine
Lumbar nerves

Main benefits:

To maintain the mobility of your lower back, this exercise is a great way to reduce pressure on the lumbar discs while getting a great stretch in the area. The neural stretch part will also progressively encourage the nerves in the area to move more freely between the muscles and bones that surround them.