L5: ALL FOURS RANGE OF MOTION Teaching points (5 mins)

Lesson instructions:
Read the exercise instructions
Watch the video
Read key teaching phrases and contraindications

Key teaching phrases

• “Don’t poke your chin out.”
• “Push the floor away with your hands so that your shoulder blades are flat on your back.”
• “Do not round your upper back.”
• “Maintain the natural curve in your lower back.”

Contraindications

• Acute episode of neck pain
• Wrist, elbow, knee, neck pain during this exercise
• Exercise provokes headache
• Current episode of vertigo
• Recent trauma – rule out fracture