Correct Posture For Squatting With Back Pain
Squats are such a vital movement to master when it comes to back pain. The squat is a movement that no one can avoid on a daily basis. We all have to squat. The problem is that many of us have insufficient leg strength and less than adequate range of motion. Typical errors include rounding the lower back, folding forwards of the torso, buckling of the knees and rolling in of the ankles. This happens even before you get lower back pain.
These poor movement habits are frequently present long before you suffer from a back injury. Following the back pain episode, the above errors provide a major obstacle to recovery.
If every day life demands that you partake in an activity that you are unwittingly performing in an extremely ineffective manner it becomes easy to see why this can provide a serious road block when it comes to recovering from lower back pain.
Being honest with yourself about your own competence with this foundational movement is the first essential step.
There’s no avoiding it!
We find so many have a serious lack of ability when it comes to squatting even to the depth of a common, relatively high dining chair, but we have good news.
Practice makes perfect, and if you take the time to cover the areas in this video, work on your technique diligently, you’ll find that you are able to master this movement and steadily increase your ability to move your own bodyweight around much more effectively.
Without creating trouble for your lower back.
In fact, quite to the contrary. If you can master the squat and steadily add resistance or weight to your practice you’ll find you can seriously improve the overall resilience of your lower back, hips, knees and ankles in general!
