Backline Strengthening
Lower Back Pain & Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
The Underlying Connection
- Low back pain (LBP) and pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) are often interconnected, as spinal and pelvic floor muscles work as a team.
- They are key elements of the deep core, or inner unit — central to overall stability.
- LBP can disrupt the core when the multifidus and erector spinae muscles are inhibited, or "turned off," by misalignment, leading to dysfunction and pain or injury, resulting in atrophy or "muscle wasting."
The Impact of Misalignment On The Back and Pelvic Floor
Back Dysfunction
- Spinal instability
- Poor motor control
- Reduced proprioception
- Chronic lower back pain
- Disc and joint degeneration
- Postural distortion
- Decreased load tolerance
- Vicious pain-inhibition
Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
- Core muscle imbalance
- Increased intra-abdominal pressure
- Overactive or tight and weak pelvic floor
- Underactive or loose and weak pelvic floor
- Risk of prolapse or incontinence
- Disrupted breathing coordination
- Referral pain to hips or pelvis
- Decreased lumbo-pelvic coordination
Posterior Pelvic Tilt
Anterior Pelvic Tilt
Lateral Pelvic Tilt
Forward Shifted Pelvic Tilt
Anatomy of the Backline
Multifidus Muscles
- Fills the lamina groove on either side of the spinous processes of the vertebrae, from the sacrum to the skull base.
- Part of the inner unit, essential for stability.
- Needs to rest in a neutral length to function optimally.
Erector Spinae
- A group of muscles running parallel to the spine from the sacrum and pelvis to the skull base.
- Part of the outer unit, coordinating with the inner unit for posture and function.
- Essential to help stabilize the spine and pelvis, and needs to rest in a neutral length to function optimally.
Resolving Misalignment with Closed Kinetic Chain Movement
Fluidity Rx features Patented Stability and Height Adjustability, allowing for "Closed Kinetic" backline strengthening – key to combining back and pelvic floor strengthening.
Key features include:
- With video guidance, users are trained in 360 degrees of Closed Kinetic Chain Movement with a focus on Backline Strength.
- Involuntary neutral posture is facilitated, resulting in a healthier back, functional pelvic floor, and better balance.
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Backline Strengthening with Fluidity Rx
