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118. Should we worry about anterior pelvic tilt? With Raphael Bender
Season 2 · Episode 118

118. Should we worry about anterior pelvic tilt? With Raphael Bender

Pilates Elephants · Raphael Bender

January 1, 202347m 53sExplicit

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Show Notes

TLDR: No. But stick around for the science so you know why.

Resources mentioned in the episode:

  • Pelvises are not symmetrical (cool pictures!) here
  • We’re crap at palpating lumbo-pelvic landmarks here
  • Visual assessment of posture is unreliable here
  • Hip stiffness and range of motion don’t correlate with pelvic tilt here
  • Abdominal muscle performance is not related to pelvic tilt here
  • Abdominal strengthening doesn’t change pelvic tilt here
  • No evidence we can change pelvic tilt with any form of exercise here
  • 80% of pain-free adults have “anterior pelvic tilt” here
  • Anterior pelvic tilt is associated with LESS back pain here
  • Leg length difference is present in 40-70% of the pain-free population here
  • Only 15% of US adults meet the ACSM physical activity guidelines here
  • Do strength training 2x/week and reduce your chance of dying in the next ten years by 46% here

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