Waking up with or going to bed with lower back pain is the worst. You can't get comfortable in your work chair, you can't get comfortable on the couch, and you might as well forget finding a bed that's the perfect amount of firm and soft.
According to Eat Local Grown, as many as eight out of 10 Americans suffer from back pain, and it's so widespread that it is one of the leading contributors to prescription drug addiction.
Instead of turning to painkillers to solve your sciatic or lower back pain, try these easy exercises that may help relieve discomfort and actually stretch and strengthen the muscles to prevent future pain.
1. Decompression Breathing
Greatist suggests using your breath and your core to help decompress your lower spine. …show more content…
Firmly press your public bone into the ground.
Remove your elbows from under you, and rest your face on the back of your hands while gently moving your hips from side to side. Repeat once more.
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4. Eight-Point Plank
This move will help build your core so that your spine has more support. With more support from your core, you're less likely to sit or walk in that "booty pop" that I described before, which compresses and stiffens the muscles in the lower back.
Greatist says you should start lying on your stomach with your feet flexed and your knees touching.
Place your elbows a few inches in front of your shoulders and try to move your shoulders away from your ears so you aren't crunching them into your neck. Squeeze your knees and elbows toward the center of your body.
Then, lift yourself up using your knees, toes and elbows. You'll have to slide your knees in just slightly, but make sure you're maintaining a long, neutral spine, and that your elbows remain a few inches in front of your
According to Eat Local Grown, as many as eight out of 10 Americans suffer from back pain, and it's so widespread that it is one of the leading contributors to prescription drug addiction.
Instead of turning to painkillers to solve your sciatic or lower back pain, try these easy exercises that may help relieve discomfort and actually stretch and strengthen the muscles to prevent future pain.
1. Decompression Breathing
Greatist suggests using your breath and your core to help decompress your lower spine. …show more content…
Firmly press your public bone into the ground.
Remove your elbows from under you, and rest your face on the back of your hands while gently moving your hips from side to side. Repeat once more.
[iframe id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FJTN76145Nc"]
4. Eight-Point Plank
This move will help build your core so that your spine has more support. With more support from your core, you're less likely to sit or walk in that "booty pop" that I described before, which compresses and stiffens the muscles in the lower back.
Greatist says you should start lying on your stomach with your feet flexed and your knees touching.
Place your elbows a few inches in front of your shoulders and try to move your shoulders away from your ears so you aren't crunching them into your neck. Squeeze your knees and elbows toward the center of your body.
Then, lift yourself up using your knees, toes and elbows. You'll have to slide your knees in just slightly, but make sure you're maintaining a long, neutral spine, and that your elbows remain a few inches in front of your