'Naturally' flat low back
Hello Rip, everyone: I had an appointment with a chiropractor today. It was my second visit to address some wonkiness I've had in my left hip/low back for a few months. An MRI in February read as follows:
Physiologic lordosis of the lumbar spine. Normal signal of the vertebrae and discs with the exception for desiccation of the discs L4/5 and L5/S1. Mild disc loss height at L5/S1. Small anular tears at the disc L4/5 and L5/S1. Mild disc bulges at those levels. No evidence for a disc herniation or protrusion. Normal width of the lumbar spinal canal. No evidence for recent or remote vertebral fractures. No evidence for compression of neural elements. No significant facet joint arthropathic changes visible.
Thank you for bearing with me through that. Anyway, at the end of the session I asked him if he could tell me if I was properly locking my spine into rigid extension. I demonstrated what I thought was good technique, but he said I was hyperextending and that my low back is actually quite naturally flat. I usually think of the 'dick between knees' cue, but that seems to compromise good form in my case. Is a naturally flat low back a thing? As a point of interest, this chiropractor works with a lot of NHL and CFL players, and seems pretty legit.
I'll be road-tripping to visit Sully as soon as my schedule allows, but in the meanwhile, can any advice be offered in this regard?
Rip, thanks for everything.