Core retraining focuses on the deep muscles of the torso that are important for proper stability, movement, and back health. Patients re-learn how to use these muscles properly through progressively more challenging exercises and functional activities. When retraining is complete, patients can move to exercises to strengthen these muscles so that pain and re-injury do not occur. Core retraining is necessary when pain or injury cause core muscles to activate at the wrong time or in an incorrect sequence. Left untreated, these conditions can contribute to worsening pain, increasing loss of function, and may lead to other injuries.

Core exercises improve your balance and stability:

Your core is the central part of your body. It includes your pelvis, lower back, hips and stomach. The stomach muscles sometimes are called abs. Core exercises train the muscles in your core to work in harmony. This leads to better balance and steadiness, also called stability. Stability is important whether you’re on the playing field or doing regular activities. In fact, most sports and other physical activities depend on stable core muscles.