Lying Pelvic Tilt

Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet flat on the floor. Place your fingertips underneath your lower back.

Contract your abdominals to tilt your pelvis so that your lower back presses slightly against your fingers. Hold for 10 seconds; rest for 10 seconds. Do 10 reps.

Once again, it is vital not to disturb your normal breathing pattern. Relaxation of all of the uninvolved muscles and maintenance of the breathing pattern are more important than working just a little longer or harder. More is not necessarily better.

(We use a blood pressure cuff placed in the small of the back to perform these exercises with more precision.)