13/09/2025                                                                            
                                    
                                    
                                                                        
                                        Correcting your position 
The pain is worse bending over, sitting, driving
and especially getting out of a chair when the
back feels a little stuck. Feels better when
lying face down and arching backward. More
low back hollow is required. Let your weight
come forward towards the balls of the feet.
Applies to those whose pain is worse
standing relaxed, leaning backward, lying
face down, eased by half-sitting on desk,
or stool. Less low back hollow is required,
more flattening of pelvis. Stand with your
weight back, towards heels
 A 1  -Straighten knees, placing weight on balls of feet to allow hollow in small of back.
Straighten upper back; stand tall. Draw back head on shoulders.
 A2  -Allow hollow in small of back, but flatten stomach muscles. Stand tall through upper
spine; straighten head and shoulders.
A3  - Too straight; let hollow come into small of back – stand with weight on balls of feet.
The neutral position has tolerance and is the ideal posture, but varies between
individuals. Stand with weight balanced over the middle of both feet, with slight
hollow in the low back, stomach muscles gently tightened and upper back
straightened. Draw chin and head back, not up. Don’t just draw your shoulders back
like a sergeant major.