Hi mover 123. I don't really know what the PT is trying to get you to do from this exercise. Whether the physio intended this or not the byproduct for you is that you seem to be discovering what you ared doing and so promoting body awareness. That is never a bad thing but whether it will "solve" your back problem I couldn't say.

When a PT is teaching you an exercise and you don't get it - well that is really their problem more than yours and it is their responsibility as ypur clinician to ensure you successfully learn whT they want you to learn. So personally I would go back and say "hey that session i paid for i didn't get itwhat were you trying to do?

In PT there are a number of approaches to managing low back pain and it is usually best to go with one that is backed by research evidence that it works. I couldn't comment on what your PT is doing in this regard. However as you Re pYing you havea right to know. So I would quizz them about what they are aiming to do, whether it is backed by evidence and get them to better explain the therapy.