How SEG-B Works: Train Spinal Control

How segmental training works

Why the SEG-B

A Control Challenge for Your Spine

SEG-B is a training board that gives your spine a precise control task. Move through the board one section at a time, and its 14 keys give you feedback: a click signals when a key reaches the end of its travel, and the blue line shows which keys are down, which are up, and the order they move in — while you are still in the set.

Tactile — the ridged keys

You feel the ridged keys under your back, so you know where you are on the board without looking.

Auditory — the click

A click signals that a key reached the end of its travel. Listen for clicks as you work through the movement.

Visual — the blue line

The blue line moves with the keys, so you can see at a glance which keys are down and the order they moved in — in a mirror, from a photo or with a coach watching.

ONE SECTION AT A TIME

Spinal Segmentation

Spinal segmentation means moving your spine one section at a time instead of as a single block. It is a fine motor-control skill, and it is hard to practise because you may find it difficult to watch your own back while moving.

SEG-B gives you something to control against. Lie back on the board and work through a movement: the keys click as your back presses them, and the blue line shows which keys are down, which are up, and the order they move in.

Watch the keys as you practise the next set.