Pelvic Tilts
Gently mobilizes the low back and re-engages the core.
What it helps
Gently keeps the hips and low back moving and re-engages the core, so the whole midsection stays supple and supportive rather than stiff.
How to do it
- Lie on your back, knees bent, feet flat.
- Slowly flatten your low back into the floor by tilting your pelvis and tightening your stomach.
- Hold briefly, then relax back to neutral.
Tips
- Move slowly within a comfortable range.
- Pair the motion with your breathing.
Commonly done as 10–15 repetitions, 1–2 times a day.
Where this appears in recovery
Pelvic Tilts is part of 15 recovery programs, typically at the immediate recovery (weeks 0–2), early recovery (weeks 2–6) and foundation (weeks 0–4) stages. Each program shows how it fits alongside the other movements:
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy exercise guide
- Lumbar Microdiscectomy exercise guide
- Interspinous Spacer Implant exercise guide
- Lumbar Laminectomy exercise guide
- Lumbar Disc Replacement exercise guide
- Lumbar Posterolateral Fusion exercise guide
- Trochanteric Bursitis exercise guide
- Hip Osteoarthritis exercise guide
- Lumbar Disc Disease exercise guide
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis exercise guide
- Hip Avascular Necrosis exercise guide
- Hip Pain exercise guide
- …and 3 more
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These are general exercise guides, not a personal prescription. The repetitions and frequency shown are what's commonly used — your own surgeon or therapist may advise something different, and their guidance comes first.