Exercises for BWS
1. mobilization Stand up straight and upright. The legs are about shoulder width apart. Now turn your upper body to the left while simultaneously turning your pelvis to the right.
Hold this position for 2 seconds in maximum rotation, then slowly turn in the opposite direction. 3 repetitions per side. 2nd stretching of the BWS Sit on your knees.
Now bend your upper body as far forward as possible. Ideally you can place it on your knees. The arms should be placed loosely backwards on the floor.
Hold this position for 20 seconds and then pause. 3 repetitions. 3rd stretching of the BWS and neck Sit back on your knees.
Now take your head as far as possible into the neck, so that the neck is overstretched. Put your hands on your forehead and stretch the neck a little further. Hold this position for 10 seconds and then return to the starting position.
4. stretch the muscles Lie on your side. The upper thigh is pulled towards the chest and the knee is bent at 90°. Place a rolled up towel under the crook of your arm lying on the floor and use it to turn your upper body backwards.
When turning backwards, also lead your upper arm backwards and follow the movement with your head. 5. strengthening of the BWS Go into the quadruped position. From this position bring the right elbow and the left knee together.
Make the back round. Then stretch the arm and leg straight out, with the back forming a straight line.10 repetitions, then change the pages. 3 passes. You can find more exercises in the article Exercises against back pain
Treatment and physiotherapy
Since the flat back itself cannot be changed anatomically, the therapy is primarily aimed at correcting muscular imbalances and postural errors. In this way, incorrect loading is avoided and the best possible movement sequences are possible. The treatment also aims to get the pain problem caused by a flat back under control, so that patients can lead a life that is as pain-free as possible in the best case.
Physiotherapy in particular offers many possibilities for treating a flat back. These include manual therapy, movement training and specific exercises to strengthen the muscles, as well as heat and electrical current applications, and the Brügger therapy, which aims to identify and treat disturbing factors that lead to a relieving posture. In general, during physiotherapeutic treatment an attempt is made to normalize posture in order to counteract the problems caused by flat backs.
The exact treatment plan varies from patient to patient and depends on the problem at hand. In the vast majority of cases, a flat back is treated conservatively; surgery is only necessary in rare cases. The following articles may also be of interest to you in this regard:
- Physiotherapy for spinal canal stenosis
- Physiotherapy for a slipped disc
