Lie on your back and place your heels up on the seat of a chair with your knees bent at a right angle and thighs perpendicular to the floor.
Should your lower back touch the floor.
Touching the floor doesn t necessarily represent flawed recruitment patterns as long as you control the descent and gently touch or slowly settle to the floor while maintaining good mechanics and alignment.
While it could give your back some much needed pain relief there are risks associated with sleeping on the floor.
When you are on the mattress you literally slouch just like when you are sitting on a chair or couch.
Like part of my back between my butt and shoulders doesn t touch the ground is that normal.
Take a look at the diagram below to see the difference between the two.
However for most people terminating the range of motion with the back knee 1 3 inches above floor height will be ideal.
You can t afford to ignore this pointer especially when your chair has no back.
If you lie flat on your back on the floor should your whole back touch the floor.
All 3 normal back curves should be present while sitting.
Stay lying for 10 20 minutes at the same time each day.
Sit up with your back straight and your shoulders back.
Make sure that you don t twist your body or sit stiffly.
O hare said over time our joints can become compressed.
Don t arch your back off the floor when you lower your hips back down.
As you can see you have an inward curve in your lower back so when you lie down there is a space in between your back and the floor.
Your head should be up and your shoulders should be straight.
People don t seem to be aware of the importance of doing nothing but lying on their back on the floor to allow their back to relax.
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Just wait for your back to do its stuff.
You can use a small rolled up towel or a lumbar roll to help maintain the normal curves in your back.
If you lie flat on your back on the floor should your whole back touch the floor.
Do not force it.
You must be facing forward.
Don t let your legs flop while you re lying down.
Even on a new firm mattress your hips and shoulders sink in.
If you crunch upwards then you should be able to touch your lower back to the floor.
Then perform the exercise exactly as the basic version.
If you can get within an inch or two at the low back and two at the neck you re in good shape.
That s right the floor.
Sit at the end of your chair and slouch completely.
Place your hand between your lower back and the wall and then again between your neck and the wall.
Your buttocks should touch the back of your chair.
