Sentences with phrase «flexion exercises cause»

These forward flexion exercises cause risk of impending disk damage.

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Deemsy explained that we wouldn't be doing any crunches or reverse crunches because those types of ab exercises require spinal flexion, which can increase tension on the abdominal wall, causing the left and right sides to separate even more.

So many abdominal exercises involve hip and trunk flexion — sit - ups, leg raises, crunches — all of them involve drawing the hips and rib cage closer together, potentially causing shortening of the hip flexors.

Each of these abs exercises puts your spine in flexion or rotation, and research has shown that rotation and flexion are the exact movements that cause herniated discs in your low back.