Simple Exercises to Ease Back Pain from DealDash
If you have frequent back pain you’ll want to read this article. Ease your back pain with these simple exercises from DealDash.
Did you know that stretching can help you avoid surgery? There are 30 million Americans who suffer from lower back pain, and only about 10% of them need surgery. If you don’t have a slipped disk or pinched nerves, then you most likely have inflamed or tight muscles.
This might surprise you, but the inflammation is not there because of strain on the back muscle. The inflammation is more likely to come from a strain or injury to the spine, affecting one of the five “motion segments.”
The segments are made to bend forward and back or side to side, and they consist of a disk, two vertebrae and the joints that connect the vertebrae to the disk.
These segments’ disk can be damaged in many ways like lifting something the wrong way, twisting too far, sitting for an extended period or even sneezing too hard. These actions commonly cause the surrounding muscles to contract, protecting the spine from injuries.
What to Do When Back Pain Strikes
Back pain that was caused by inflammation can subside on its own after three to six weeks. However, the healing process can begin faster if you decide to take ibuprofen (Motrin) for a few days after injury; this will help to reduce inflammation. You can also get massage therapy that will increase the healing blood flow to the loosen knotted muscles.
Ready for Exercises to Help Your Back?
Hamstring wall stretch
To start this exercise, you have to lie face-up on a folded blanket (or a carpeted floor), while you position your body perpendicular inside a doorframe. Move your right leg and place it through the door opening. Move your buttocks closer to the wall and bring the heel of your left foot up against the wall and make it straight. Next, slide your right leg up on the floor until it’s straight. You will feel a stretch in the back of your left leg. Hold it like this for 30 seconds and repeat twice on each side.
Knees to chest stretch
Get on your back with your feet flat on the floor and bend your knees. Pull your right knee to your chest using your hands. After this, try to straighten the left leg on the floor. Keep your right knee stuck to your chest and continue to stretch for 20 seconds while switching sides; repeat. When you are done with this, do the stretch as you hold both knees to your chest for about ten seconds.
Spinal stretch
Lie on the floor, extend your left leg straight and then pull your right knee to your chest, just like in the Knees to Chest Stretch exercise. After you are done with this, put your right arm out to the side. Use your left hand and slowly pull your right knee to your left side but make sure that your right foot rests on the back of your left knee. After all of this, move your head toward your right side and hold it like that for 20 seconds. Reverse the movements and repeat.
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