Core Controversy: To Draw In or Not?
by Lenny Parracino
Date Released : 22 Mar 2005
Question:
I am very confused as what to teach my clients in a work safety program on safe lifting. According to Mcgills' work, we should not tell clients to hollow the lower abdominals when lifting as this decreases the stability of the spine. If this is the case, is all the information regarding TVA only appliable to supine or prone positions on the ground? Am I incorrect to advise clients to draw in the lower abdominals in performing liting tasks?
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