If you don’t suffer from back pain then you’re among the lucky few, because back problems are ubiquitous these days. You can pre-empt back pain and issues with our spinal exercises for targeted prevention, training and strengthening. Exercise sessions normally consist of gentle stretching to relax the spine, mobilisation to increase flexibility and exercises to build strength. Spinal exercises can benefit your back muscles regardless of age, so it’s never too late to begin.
Whether yours is a physical job or you work in an office, you’re highly likely to have experienced back twinges or pain at some point. These can have many different causes: muscle imbalance, wear and tear, too little or too much exercise, one-sided exercise, poor posture, congenital physical defects and psychological factors can all lead to spinal or back problems. Even school-age children are increasingly experiencing issues with their backs.
A strong transverse abdominis muscle, robust tendons, supple ligaments and mobile joints stabilise the spine and ensure a healthy back. To target all these areas we need physical exercises that train the core muscles. Alongside the back muscles, the stabilising and supporting abdominal muscles play an important role – if the abs are weak, the back has to compensate.
We also use spinal exercises as an adjunctive therapy:
For chronic back pain
For neck pain or headaches
Post-surgery for follow-up treatment of healed joints
For the prevention or follow-up treatment of slipped discs
For postural disorders, e.g. curvature of the spine (scoliosis)
For osteoporosis
To mobilise shoulder, vertebral, sacroiliac and hip joints as well as the cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine
To strengthen the back, abdominal and core muscles
To stretch the entire musculoskeletal system
Spinal training combines approaches from sports science with sports rehabilitation and physiotherapy. It’s a preventive measure and an effective treatment.
Indoor and outdoor spinal training sessions at the Mount Med Resort include specially designed mobilisation, strengthening and stretching exercises. The exercises are performed either standing or sitting/lying down, and make use of various props and pieces of equipment.
