06/28/2021
SPINE HEALTH SUNDAYS: Part 3
🗣🗣: Intra-abdominal bracing should be in the foundation of every sports training program. According to Campbell et.al. abdominal bracing(AB) is the synchronized co-activation of the abdominal wall to create spinal stability
🚨Every athlete in this current day and age goes through an offseason training program. Two main forces occur on the spine during exercise training: COMPRESSION AND SHEAR. An overload of these forces can create excess stress which may result in injury.
🙋🏼♂️ Now I’m not talking about doing pelvic tilts or even creating a brace while trying to throw a baseball, shoot a basketball or jump over a hurdle. I AM saying these athletes should MASTER how to create spinal stiffness during training . From there they would steadily build that suit of armor and continue to stack proper off-season improvements. REDUCING compression and shear in the off-season will lead to success on the field. It would take the athlete 10 mins before each workout to properly brace in each plane of movement. 10 minutes a day for hours more on the field.
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