HALF SEATED GOOD MORNING

The half seated good morning exercise is used to introduce anti-flexion mechanisms into the lumbar spine. Start by sitting on a bench set up on an incline of 45 degrees. You’ll be sitting so that you are facing the inclined bench. Loop a light monster band around both of your feet and run it across your upper back. Maintain a neutral spine and hinge forwards at the hips until your torso touches the pad of the bench. Hinge backwards to neutral position to complete a repetition.

Muscles involved:

• erector spinae

• quadratus lumborum

Related conditions:

• QL strain

• erector spinae strain

• thoracolumbar syndrome

• lumbar facet syndrome

• sacroiliac joint syndrome

• lumbar disc bulge

• lower cross syndrome

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