What Lower Back Pain Exercises Work

Have you ever experienced lower back pain? Of course you have, and probably more than once. Most people do. A lot of people deal with a variety of back pains throughout their lives, and suffer the consequences accordingly. They don't have to however. There are some back pain exercises you can do to reduce the level of pain in your back. So here are some lower back pain exercises that work

A simple thing like stretching is something that can do wonders to reducing back pain. The spinal column and its muscles, tendons and ligaments are made to move, so reduced motion in the back can cause pain. Stretching all the different muscles helps gain and maintain greater flexibility in the back.

Stretching the neck and shoulders can help relieve your back pain. The flexion and lateral flexion stretches are great for this. With the flexion stretch, sit or stand and gently bend the head forward while bringing the chin towards the chest. With the lateral flexion stretch, bend the neck to one side and touch your ear to your shoulder and the switch to the other side.

Stretching the back is an obvious thing to do, and here are a few stretches you can perform. With the back flexion stretch, lie on your back and pull both knees to the chest while simultaneously flexing the head forward. With the knee to chest stretch, lie on your back with your knees bent and heels on the floor, place both hands behind one knee and bring it to the chest.

Stretching the hips and gluteus muscles support the lower back where most back pain is located. Stretching these is essential to maintaining flexibility in the back. For stretching your hips, stand and place your feet shoulder width apart, take a half step back with the right foot and bend your left knee while shifting weight to the right hip. Repeat on the other side. You need to do stretches of the piriformis muscle that runs through the buttocks and often contributes to the pain. To stretch this muscle, lie on your back and cross one leg over the other and pull your knee to the chest.

These few stretches are excellent in reducing back spasms, and should be done every day. It'll take a few days for the healing to start up, so make sure you work at it. Everything takes time so take things delicately. It's possible to go from one extreme to another, no exercises or too much too fast. Please don't over stretch anything because that too can cause even more back stress. Do these stretches daily, and the right way, and it will be beneficial to your back. When you have reduced or eliminated your back pain, you will feel generally better and certainly less stressed.

Fred Farah

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