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    The McKenzie Back Extension Protocol is a 5-step exercise program designed to be performed while lying prone or standing to relieve back pain. The steps progress from lying still to performing light extensions and include positioning on elbows, gentle press-ups, adding pillows under the chest, and brief standing back extensions while leaning backwards. The goal is to relieve back pain through specific positions and movements maintained for short periods and repeated daily.

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    The McKenzie Back Extension Protocol is a 5-step exercise program designed to be performed while lying prone or standing to relieve back pain. The steps progress from lying still to performing light extensions and include positioning on elbows, gentle press-ups, adding pillows under the chest, and brief standing back extensions while leaning backwards. The goal is to relieve back pain through specific positions and movements maintained for short periods and repeated daily.

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    Mckenzie Back Extension Protocol

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    The McKenzie Back Extension Protocol is a 5-step exercise program designed to be performed while lying prone or standing to relieve back pain. The steps progress from lying still to performing light extensions and include positioning on elbows, gentle press-ups, adding pillows under the chest, and brief standing back extensions while leaning backwards. The goal is to relieve back pain through specific positions and movements maintained for short periods and repeated daily.

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    MCKENZIEBACKEXTENSIONPROTOCOL(RobinMcKenzie.TreatYourOwnBack) 1)Pronelying:Patientisinapronepositionwitharmsalongtheirsidesandheadturned tooneside.Thispositionismaintainedfor5minutes. 2)Pronelyingonelbows:Patientisinapronepositionwithweightontheirelbowsand forearmsandtheirhipscontactingthefloororthemat.Thebackisrelaxedtoallow contactwiththefloororthemat.Thispositionismaintainedfor5minutes.Ifthereistoo muchpain,thenthispositionisstoppedandthepatientretreatstoexercisenumberone. 3)Pronepressups:Patientisinapronepositionwithweightontheirpalmswhichare closetotheshoulders.Thepatientslowlypushestheshouldersup,keepingthehipsonthe surfaceandthebackandabdomenrelaxed.Themaximalheightismaintainedfor5 secondsandrepeatedupto10timesperday. 4)Progressiveextensionwithpillows:Thepatientisproneandapillowisplacedunder thechestforabout3minutes.Asecondpillowisplacedafter3minutes.Ifthereisno significantpain,thenathirdpillowisaddedafter3minutes,andthispositionisheldfor another3minutes.

    5)Standingextension:Withthepatientstandingwiththeirhandsonthesmallofthe back,thepatientleansbackwardandholdsthispositionfor20seconds.Thisisrepeated upto10timesperday. REFERENCES: Adams,etal.Spine25(4):4317,2000 Nachemson,ALActaOrthopScand33:183207,1963 Ponte,etal.JOrthopSportsPhysTher6:1309,1984

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