Short YouTube clip (Jeff Langmaid) asking whether flexion exercises are appropriate for low back pain. Speaker B replies that typically they avoid flexion-based exercises—especially following a McKenzie-influenced view—preferring to start with neutral or some extension, while ensuring patients can safely return to flexion by the end of care. The exchange references McKenzie and McGill philosophies.
Let me ask you a divisive question. Flexion exercises for low back, yes or no? And why typically.
If we're gonna kind of fall down the McKenzie route? I would say typically, no. But it depends. As we all know the famous McGill saying, It depends. Most often I will see flexion intolerant individuals. I typically do not begin with flexion based exercises. With them, we'll start just building neutral, maybe getting to a little bit of extension initially, but, but I always, always, always make sure that those individuals can safely return to flexion by the end of our time working together.
