We all know how important it is to have strong core muscles, and that back injuries and/or pain are helped by exercising the core muscles. But my physiotherapist (the angel) told me something interesting today that I didn't realize. If you've had a back injury, your core muscles in front do not remember to tighten automatically when you pick up, say, a piece of cat fur on the carpet.
You consciously tighten the muscles to pick up heavy things, but after a back injury, they have forgotten how to tighten with light objects. And how to contract and keep breathing.
So I am doing exercises to practice breathing and tightening my core muscles. It's kind of like rubbing your stomach and patting your head.
If you haven't had back injury, breathing and tightening are automatic, but with an injury you have to make your body remember with practice.
Hopes this helps somebody.
You consciously tighten the muscles to pick up heavy things, but after a back injury, they have forgotten how to tighten with light objects. And how to contract and keep breathing.
So I am doing exercises to practice breathing and tightening my core muscles. It's kind of like rubbing your stomach and patting your head.
If you haven't had back injury, breathing and tightening are automatic, but with an injury you have to make your body remember with practice.
Hopes this helps somebody.