Our spine is there to keep the body upright and stable, but together with the vertebral joints it is also responsible for our back being flexible and mobile. The optimal shape of the spine is the double-S shape. In this form, the load transfer is best and the individual spinal column sections are evenly and … Spinal column gymnastics
Exercises with the gymnastic ball The Pezzi ball, the large gymnastics ball is often used as a device in spinal gymnastics. There are many different exercises that can be performed on the ball to strengthen or stabilize the spine. Two of them will be presented here: Exercise 1: Stabilization Now the patient moves forward step … Exercises with the gymnastic ball | Spinal column gymnastics
Is the spinal gymnastics paid for by the cash register? In the program of the public health insurance it is common practice to support health-promoting preventive courses or to finance them completely. However, this only applies if the patient has regularly participated in the course and the course meets the general conditions of a recognized … Is the spinal gymnastics paid for by the cash register? | Spinal column gymnastics
“Rowing standing up” Stand with your knees slightly bent, hip-wide. Fix a theraband around a door- window handle. Pull both ends backwards at shoulder height as if you were rowing. Your upper body will actively straighten up by lifting your sternum and pulling your shoulders backwards/downwards. Perform two sets of 15 repetitions each. Continue with … Rowing standing up with the Theraband
“Rowing bent over” Stand with your knees slightly bent, hip-wide. Bend forward with straight upper body and let your arms hang outstretched. Now pull your elbows tightly back so that your hands come to your chest. You can also do this exercise with weights in your hands. It is important that the back remains straight … Rowing prevented
Hyperextension lying: Go into the prone position. Your gaze is constantly directed downwards and your toes keep contact with the floor. Keep both arms in the air with bent elbows parallel to the floor. Now pull your elbows towards your upper body and straighten your upper body. The feet remain on the floor and the … Hyperextension Exercise for Thoracic Spine Diseases
“Rowing standing up” Stand with your knees slightly bent, hip-wide. Actively straighten your upper body by pointing your sternum upwards and pulling your shoulder blades backwards/downwards. Both arms are stretched forward at shoulder level. Now pull your elbows back as far as possible at shoulder level. The hands continue to point forward. The shoulder blades … Rowing while standing
A hunchback is a false position or malposition of the spine. The thoracic spine is bent too much, so that it arches backwards. Often this also changes the position of our lumbar spine. Here we usually find an increased hollow back. In technical terminology, increased flexion is referred to as increased kyphosis and hollow back … Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition
Possible causes A hunchback can be caused by changes in the vertebrae due to certain diseases such as osteoporosis, Bechterew’s disease or Scheuermann’s disease, but also long-term bad posture in everyday life or heavy loads such as heavy lifting in front of the body can promote a hunchback. This leads to a change in the … Possible causes | Exercises against a hunchback from spine malposition
A hunchback describes a back that is strongly arched backwards. The human spine consists of the cervical spine, thoracic spine and lumbar spine. Each of these sections has its own natural curvature. The cervical and lumbar spine naturally curves slightly forward (lordosis) and the thoracic spine curves slightly backward (kyphosis). A hunchback is present as … Physiotherapy for a hunchback
Exercises against a hunchback at home 1st chair exercise For this exercise you need a chair. Place the chair with the backrest against a wall and pad the chair with a few towels. Now kneel on a towel with your back to the chair. The knees are hip-wide apart. Now lean back until you feel … Exercises against a hunchback at home | Physiotherapy for a hunchback
Further therapeutic measures If the hunchback is more pronounced, so-called orthoses, i.e. corsets, provide relief and straightening of the spine. This is often used for children in the growth phase. If the hunchback is so pronounced that conservative measures are no longer sufficient, surgery is also performed. In physiotherapy, in addition to strengthening and stretching, … Further therapeutic measures | Physiotherapy for a hunchback