Supported Bridge Lie on your back with knees bent and your feet hip distance apart. Place your feet close enough so they can be touched by the finger tips. Inhale and lift the hips, and while doing so, place a block or rolled up towel under the sacrum. Keep the chest open. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat 10 times. For a more challenging exercise, repeat the same steps without using the block for support. When lifting hips, try to arch to the point where your torso and hips become a straight line and your pelvis is level. Try not to arch too high. Hold for about 5 seconds while continuing to breathe and then slowly set yourself back down. EXERC I SE ESSENT I ALS USE THIS TECHNIQUE FOR CORE STRENGTH
ROBERT ESSEX, PT, DPT, MS, OCS STAFF SPOTLIGHT
Meet Doctor Bob, the Physical Therapist and owner of Muscle and Spine Rehab Center. Bob has been practicing in outpatient orthopedics for 28 years. He has been the owner of his private practice for over 20 years. He received hisMasterofScience inPhysicalTherapy
from Andrews University and his doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Montana. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Bob loves being a Physical Therapist because he has a passion for helping people. He especially enjoys coming up withsolutions torealchallengingpatient cases. He believes one of the best parts aboutMuscleandSpine is the teamwork. “We get results by working as a team, by alwayssearching forabetterwayandbecausewecan laughwith each other and our patients.” Outside of work, Bob enjoys spending time with his wife, three kids and their dog. They mean the world to him and he is always bringing themup inconversation.Theycampandbeach together in thisgreatstateofMichigan.Theymake time tosnowboardand play all manner of sports together - mostly basketball and golf, in recent years. Finally, he loves hiking and mountain climbing with Maui Steve and his sons. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Essex, call us today at 269-979-3000.
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