Weekly Health Talk with Dr P: Cat-Cow Stretch

Alright, probably the safest back/core exercise you can do especially when you're hurting. Should you do this when you're hurt?  Yes, yes across the board. So, the cat/cow cat/camel, various names. But here's some techniques hand's underneath the shoulders this is, these are key. Knees right underneath the hips. Start in neutral spine, everything in neutral spine, drop that down get this...round that out. Semi-neutral spine, we'll go with that. So first move. Head up, belly down. Second move, here jet head down head down head down. Okay you're not really doing anything here it's all here. This is what you gotta think about. Drop it down, all right no rocking, back up the ceiling push, push, core, core, core, drop down back strengthening down, don’t drop it out too much. Okay, we don't want see all this. You need some work on this. I'm gonna show you. Breathing. Ready? All right head down drive it out and keep shoulders and head up. Right now, breathe...work with me on this okay that's it. So that the basics... breathe. If you learn that breathing technique it’s going to make it even more effective. Alright.