At 06:30 PM 11/26/99 -0500, Mel wrote:
>To me, the entire concept of "lordotic" lifting needs to be carefully
>re-assessed. While one certainly needs to be encouraged to visualise a
>"hollowing" of the lumbar spine while lifting to create a kinaesthetic
>awareness tool to produce adequate tensioning of the erector spinae, this
>visualisation drill does not necessarily result in increased lumbar concavity
>while a load is being lifted.
Dear Mel, et al:
Correct me if I am wrong, but when I teach a patient to lift, I instruct
them to "stick their butt out" and "arch their back" in order to achieve
the "maximum" amount of
lordosis the load will allow them to maintain. As you point out, the force
of the load will move them into flexion--the amount of flexion will depend
on 1. the amount of weight and 2. the ability of their muscles to resist
that weight. So, my question is, when you are training someone, do you
tell them to attempt to maintain the maximum amount of extension they can
maintain, or do you instruct them to maintain some degree "less"? Please
bear in mind, I am trying to achieve the best instruction in a limited
amount of time and am not training an Olympic lifter. Is my method of
instruction flawed?
Herb Silver
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