To help answer the question of whether hyper extension exercises on a roman chair are appropriate as part of your spine rehabilitation program, first let me provide some background information on the subject. Then, I will describe the muscle control problems that arise with back pain. Next, we need to establish goals for rehabilitation and determine the specific training requirements to obtain those goals. And finally, I will describe the inherent problems of traditional roman chairs, followed by a solution.

Muscle Control during Optimal Health
Research has shown that there are two types of muscles: Superficial strength muscles, and deep stabilizing muscles. Each has its own unique characteristics.

Think of the superficial strength muscles as