ABS and Trunk Exercises: Pallof Hold & Squat for Hip and Back Pain
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Stabilizing a lateral load while squatting will help activate the abdominal musculature which promotes core stabilization and strength.
The abdominal muscles absorb impact by resiliently internalizing the stress and transmitting the force through the body to an external surface. Thus, weak abdominal muscles leave the spine vulnerable to significant injury due to a lack of postural alignment and surface area displacement.
Most participants tend to continue with the ab crunch or some variation only involving trunk flexion and extension or lateral bending. This modification to the squat will prepare the midsection to absorb all stress forces including intra-abdominal pressure and hip balance.
The abdominal musculature protects the vital organs, supports trunk movement and breathing, assists the spinal muscles during tension, compression, and sheering stressors in effort to protect the spinal column.
This exercise is great to include on a daily warmup progression, as well as included on days with more substantial loaded exercises, such as squats and deadlifts but is also advantageous on light loads focusing on training range of motion.
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