Feature: Training the Spondylosis and Spinal Stenosis Clients

What is spondylosis?

A degenerating of the spine between the bones or thinning of the disc due to aging, type of work, lifestyle, poor posture, and biomechanical factors.

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal--either central or lateral. This can be due to aging, present bone spurs that decrease vertebral space, or impinges on a nerve root. Conservative physical therapy can really help clients with spondylosis, spinal stenosis improve mobility before regaining proximal to distal stability.

Which exercises are safe for spondylosis? Because this is a degenerative condition, improving mobility should be the focus. Stretching, integrating yoga, pilates are a few great modalities.

Strengthen the core unidirectonal and multdirectional, but avoid teaching,having client perform vertical loading exercises. Such as barbell squats or back hyperextension, as this narros the spine, creating more spinal compression.

Which exercises are safe for spinal stenosis?

Training should focus on stretching the tight hip flexors, hamstrings and erector spinae. Stabilization exercises should include bridging with physioball, standing trunk rotation with cable, prone alternate arm and leg lift over physioball, just to name a few...

Strengthen the core unidirectonal and multdirectional, but avoid teaching, having client perform vertical loading exercises. Such as barbell squats or back hyperextension, as this narrows the spine, creating more spinal compression and potential further injury.

The plank on physioball with lateral resistance challenges the core and then some!! Happy wednesday

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