Trunk exercise prescription for each condition

Question 1

Neck pain w/ mvt coordination impairement

Answer 1

• Deep cervical neck flexors (10s x 10 resp)
• Harris test exercise (10s x 10 reps)
• Biased flexors (harris w/ head on the side)
• Deep extensor exercise (10s x 10 reps)
• prone Cx ext exercise w/ elastic band

Question 2

Neck pain w/ mobility deficit

Answer 2

• isometric neck extension ( 5s X 10 reps x 2 sets)
• side lying, cervical rotation (5s x 10 reps x 2 sets)
• isometrical cervical rotation/retraction/side bending ( 5s x 10 reps x 2 sets)
• proprioception alphabet (sitting or standing)

Question 3

Neck pain w/ headache = cervicogenic headache

Answer 3

– isometric neck extension ( 5s X 10 reps x 2 sets)
- side lying, cervical rotation (5s x 10 reps x 2 sets)
- isometrical cervical rotation/retraction/side bending ( 5s x 10 reps x 2 sets)

Question 4

LBP w/ mobility deficit

Answer 4

• Vacuum (TrA recruitment exercise) -> core stabilization
• TA activation + hip flexion (10s x 10reps)
• thread the niddle
• Anterior and posterior pelvic tilts
• Bridges
• planks
• squats
• cat camel
• HIP Rotation stretching excercice

Question 5

LBP w/ coordination impariement

Answer 5

• Waiter’s bow (flexion control)
• Pelvic tilt (extension control)
• One leg stance ( rotation & lateral flexion control)
• sitting knee extension (flexion control)
• foward/backward rocking (extension & flexion control)
• prone knee bend (extension & rotation control)
  -> 10 reps x 2 sets

Question 6

Chronic LBP

Answer 6

• cat-camel (stretch)
• bird dog
• squat
• plank