Pelvic Tilt Exercise

Lying on your back with your knees bent you probably feel a space between your lower back and the floor.  The pelvic tilt maneuver allows your sacrum and lower back to come into contact with the floor.  It is important that you master control of your pelvic positioning in order to do any core stabilization exercises.  During trunk stabilization exercises you must find your "neutral position"   and maintain this position.  Neutral position is something your physiotherapist will assist you with once you learn to dissociate lumbopelvic movements.  Like the abdominal hollowing exercise, this pelvic tilt must be mastered in lying, sitting, standing, and during movements prior to advancing to more advanced core stabilization exercises.



Fig.1 The pelvic tilt must initially be mastered in lying.





Fig.2 Progress to controlling the pelvic tilt in sitting.