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Lumbar Extension Exercise

By Andrew Strauss

Perform while sitting.

Sit straight and arch your lower back while pushing your knees apart.

Extend your head.

Hold for 5 seconds.

**WARNING**

These videos are intended to be a supplemental resource for patients who have already been assessed and received assigned exercises to perform at the Hudson Valley Scoliosis Correction Center.

Each patient is prescribed an individualized program of exercises depending on a patient’s specific scoliosis curve type and size, degree of spinal flexibility, patient balance and coordination, and any complicating factors.

Doing exercises that are not appropriate for your scoliosis, or doing them incorrectly, can result in damage or a worsening of your condition.

DO NOT ATTEMPT SCOLIOSIS EXERCISES WITHOUT BEING ASSESSED BY A SCOLIOSIS SPECIALIST!!!

If you have any questions regarding your exercises and how to perform them, please contact Hudson Valley Scoliosis.

Andrew Strauss

Dr. Strauss is the director of the Hudson Valley Scoliosis Correction Center in New York. He has been actively engaged in scoliosis treatment for the past 30 years and has authored two books on the subject, Your Child Has Scoliosis and The Truth About Adult Scoliosis. He is Vice President of the CLEAR Scoliosis Institute and a lecturer for their introductory and advanced workshops. He is certified in scoliosis bracing and in the use of scoliosis specific exercises. Dr. Strauss is a graduate of the ISICO World Masters of Scoliosis.His postgraduate studies also include a Masters Degree in Acupuncture as well as training in Grostic, Pettibon, CBP, Clinical Nutrition, Chinese Herbal Medicine, Manipulation under Anesthesia, and Electrodiagnosis. His scoliosis practice has treated patients from 25 states and 32 other foreign countries.If you have questions about childhood and adult scoliosis and how it can be successfully treated without surgery subscribe to our channel!