Stomach Vacuum

STOMACH VACUUM

This is a range of motion exercise for the transversus abdominis muscle. Start by lying down on your back in crook lying position. Keep the lumbar spine neutral by maintaining roughly 3 fingers of space between the small of your low back and the floor. Suck your belly in as if to put on a tight pair of pants / pull the belly button towards the floor. Hold this while breathing for up to 10 seconds and slowly rest.

Muscles Involved:

• Diaphragm

• Transversus Abdominis (TVA)

Related Conditions:

• Mechanical Low Back Pain

• Lower Cross Syndrome

• Lumbar Facet Syndrome

• Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome

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