For Effective Core Stability – Should we use the TVA or Bracing?
“My physio has told me to focus on Transverse Abdominis strength for my back pain, but McGill says different. Who is right?”
The TVA does contribute to core/spinal stiffness, in isolation however, it’s just as important as people think on its own.
References:
“Inefficient muscular stabilization of the lumbar spine associated with low back pain. A motor control evaluation of transversus abdominis” – Hodges et al 1996
“Differences in feedforward trunk muscle activity in subgroups of patients with mechanical low back pain.” – Silfies et all 2009
Low Back Disorders (third edition), p.162 – Stuart McGill