Core Training Myths

What trunk exercise can accomplish without claims that one brace, posture, or exercise protects every spine.

Trunk training can improve strength, endurance, confidence, and task capacity. No special exercise—plank, sit-up, curl-up, bird-dog, or “Big 3”—has been shown to protect every spine or cure nonspecific low back pain.

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