Elbow Cobra / Baby Cobra

Exercise Overview

ELBOW COBRA | BABY COBRA This is the Elbow Cobra, an early stage / subacute stage rehabilitative exercise that puts you into passive lumbar extension. The goal of this exercise is to centralize your lumbar discs to reduce sciatica and leg pain. This position is often a position of relief and is generally used on a as-needed basis to help to reduce disc herniation pain.

Muscles Involved

Lumbar SpineLumbar Disc

Related Conditions

L4-L5, L5-S1 Lumbar Disc HerniationSciaticaDisc Bulge or Bulging DiscSlipped DiscProlapsed DiscHerniated Nucleus Palposus (HNP)

Equipment Needed

No equipment needed

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