Elbow Cobra / Baby Cobra

Low BackNerveLow Back FlexibilityLow Back StretchLumbar FlexibilityLumbar Spine
Written By David Song

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.

Structures Involved:

  • Lumbar Spine

  • Lumbar Disc

Related Conditions:

  • L4-L5, L5-S1 Lumbar Disc Herniation

  • Sciatica

  • Disc Bulge or Bulging Disc

  • Slipped Disc

  • Prolapsed Disc

  • Herniated Nucleus Palposus (HNP)

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