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- Hey everyone, Michael P. here, physiotherapist
at the atoz Health Group Clinic in Noble Park
here to round off my final exercise,
my final strengthening exercise,
for our series on nonspecific lower back pain.
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So today we're going to be focusing on clams
with the same sort of thought process with our
last exercises for core.
We want to strengthen all the way around, 360 degrees.
So with our previous videos on the step-up and the bridge,
which emphasise anterior and posterior control,
now we're gonna be looking at lateral stability
with the clams.
So here we have Elena.
She's on her side with her shoulders, her hips,
her knees, and her ankles all stacked up onto each other.
Her hips are bent 45 degrees, her knees at 90 degrees.
And the exercise is simply lifting up the top knee,
holding it at the top, and gently lowering it back down.
With this exercise, you don't want to over-rotate.
As she lifts up her knee, she doesn't want to
turn all the way back or else we're not
really targeting the muscle that we want to focus on.
Just remember it's a small movement, lifting up
the top knee, holding it at the top, and gently
lowering it back down.
Alright, so there you have it, the clams.
We'll catch you guys next time.