What is the best way to strengthen the core? Ball exercises? Sit ups? NO! ULTRASOUND!

February 1, 2012 |

Author LComstock

Want to strengthen your "core"? Will Pilates, yoga, ball exercises or crunches do the job? Yes if you have NEVER had back or abdominal painl IF you have had back pain, think again!

Your deepest "core" muscles will be slow to contract soon enough to protect your back when you lift, kick or reach for something. What to do? Visit a physical therapist that has a diagnostic ultrasound machine that can view your deepest "core muscles" (transverse abdominus).

Here is a video of viewing the deepest core:

trasnverse abdominus ultrasound

Part of the "core" is also the pelvic floor. If you have stress incontinence, the ultrasound machine can be used to view the pelvic floor muscles to help you recover your strength. Here is a video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAw70KlpwLM

We have diagnostic ultraosund at Comstock Physical Therapy. Come on in to get YOUR core assessed!

Posted in Back Pain, Core Muscles, Disc Injury, Lower Back Pain, Muscles In Sync, Olympia, Physical Therapy, Transverse Abdominus, Ultrasound Imaging |

Tags: core strength, Transverse Abdominus, ultrasound

Mp

I am encouraged using the ultrasound images because I can see the movement of the muscles when I do the exercise correctly. I have a difficult time isolating the correct muscle (feeling it) and seeing it on the screen shows me that I am doing it right. I sense some progress in just a few weeks. mp
http://www.OlympiaSportsChiropractor.com/ Olympia Sports Chiropractor

This is a terrific approach! And patients I have referred here have had excellent experiences with using the advanced ultrasound imaging in helping them re-train their core muscles.