1. Spine Rehabilitation

2. Why can’t we all be this flexible?

3. What are the factors that affect each individuals’ flexibility?????

4. Factors that affect Flexibility
Joint Structure
Age
Sex
Connective Tissue (tendons, ligaments, & joint capsules, skin tightness, scar tissue)
Muscle Bulk
Obesity
Activity Level
Genetics

5. WHY DO TIGHT HAMSTRINGS CAUSE BACK PAIN THEN?

6. ANSWER = TUG OF WAR

7. Tight Hamstrings Pull on Ischial Tuberosity (the bottom of the pelvis)
Causes a Rotated Pelvis
Back muscles are attached to the butterfly wings of the ilium (top of the pelvis)
The Rotated Pelvis then pulls on the back muscles, which causes pain and spasm!
Therefore, the pelvis is in the middle of the tug of war!

8. How Flexible Should the Hamstrings Be?
MEASURE YOUR PARTNERS HAMSTRING FLEXIBILITY
SUPINE, STRAIGHT LEG RAISE
STARTS AT 0 DEGREES, MOVES UP TO APPROX. 75 TO 100 DEGREES

9. 90 DEGREES

10. How does this
Affect the Sciatic
Nerve??

11. Sciatic Tape Measure Lab
Make Sciatic Nerve on partner
Look at tension with passive hip flexion
Release tension with knee flexion

12. How is this affecting the Sciatic Nerve????
THINK!
How is this affecting the Sciatic Nerve????