Lumbar Cat Camel
Exercise Overview
LUMBAR CAT CAMEL / LUMBAR CAT COW The lumbar cat cow or lumbar cat camel exercise is used to mobilise the low back in flexion and extension. Start by kneeling on a padded surface. Place the top of your head on the ground and support your upper body by placing your forearms and elbows on the ground. Mesh your fingers and place them behind your head. From this position, flex the spine by tilting your pelvis into a posterior tilt (tucking the tailbone between your legs). Once at maximal lumbar flexion, begin to extend the lumbar spine by arching your back. This position is used to minimise the influence of thoracic flexion and extension. Repeat as required.
Muscles Involved
lumbar spinelumbar disclumbar facet jointerector spinaerectus abdominis
Related Conditions
acute low back painmechanical low back painsacroiliac joint syndromethoracolumbar syndromeQL strainerector spinae strain
