Band Assisted Dead Bugs - Hip Spine Dissociation Exercise

Exercise Overview

Band Assisted Dead Bugs are a core motor-control exercise that teaches hip movement while maintaining a stable spine and pelvis. They are commonly used to improve lumbopelvic coordination, trunk stability, and dissociation between the hips and lumbar spine.

Muscles Involved

Transversus abdominisInternal obliqueExternal obliqueRectus abdominisMultifidusHip flexors

Related Conditions

Low back painLumbar instabilityPoor lumbopelvic motor controlAnterior pelvic tiltCore weaknessHip-spine movement coordination deficits

Equipment Needed

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