Shownotes
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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