Lower Back Pain Exercises

Stretching exercises for lower back pain are used for treating and relieving lower back pain. But it is important to know that there are 2 different groups of exercises lower back pain. Exercises for acute symptoms and exercises for chronic symptoms. Choosing the right exercises depending on the level and intensity of your lower back pain is important.

If your lower back is in acute pain, you should avoid any flexing exercises. Instead, you should do extension exercises until the pain lessens. While doing extension exercises, be sure to add mild stretches that doesn’t place any stress on your lower back.

There are a lot of ways to stretch your muscles and stretching your back muscles is good for your back. However most people who are suffering from lower back pain misunderstood the stretching exercises for flexing exercises thus making your lower back pain more intense the next day.

Yes, back stretching exercises are essentially healthy for the back. But they can also cause more damage to the injured lower back. It is important to focus on extension exercises and not stretching exercises for your lower back pain.

A great extension exercise for lower back pain would be the McKenzie Exercise.

To perform this extension exercise, you will need to lie face down on the floor with your hands under your shoulders. Gently zip and hollow, and tense your gluteals. Breathe normally and feel any tension in your lower back release. Allow 2-10 mins for this position

The next thing you want to do is tense your gluteals abit harder while pushing up your arms a few inches higher. Hold the position for another 2-10 mins.

You can go higher as long as you feel comfortable.

After this exercise, you will realize that your lower back pain will not be as instense as before. Keep doing this daily on a regular basis until minimal pain is left. Once you are relieved of lower back pain, you should start stretching and strengthening exercises to maintain and prevent yourself from lower back pain in future.