Stretching Techniques To Avoid Back Pain | New Health and Fitness

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The old manner of treating back pain was rest and pain killers. In fact, I was advised two months ago when my back pain started to go to bed for a month. However, more modern thoughts on the subject are that modest exercise is better for your back.

I, for one, could not lie in bed for a month because of backache, because whilst my back was at its worst, I could not rest in one position for more than a minute or two and sleep was almost unattainable.

I was in too much pain to travel to the GP?s surgery and I was not given a home visit. So, I merely sat at home and waited to get better. Then my wife arranged a masseur to come around.

The massage helped, but she also recommended some stretching exercises to attempt, which I have since seen mentioned by some physiotherapists on the Internet.

To begin with, she suggested strolling as much as I could every day. Set attainable goals, but extend them whenever you attain them. Permit yourself one break on both the outward and homeward journeys and after a while, endeavour to do without the break.

This has helped very well for me and from not being able to walk to the bathroom a month ago, I bin now walk around 350 yards without a stop. I place most of the reason for my recovery, such as it is, down to walking.

I have a herniated disc and a trapped sciatic nerve, so leaning backwards was agony for me (and still hurts), but I found that rotating at the hips helps loosen things up.

There are two methods, I do this: 1] place you hands on your hips and push down or 2] clasp your hands behind your head; then standing with feet apart or sitting on a chair with no back, revolve your upper body as low as you can in a circle to the right eight times and then to the left. Increase the repetitions as and when you are able.

Sitting on a chair with a high back, reach back over your shoulders and grip the back of the chair (or you may grip the sides of the chair). Then keeping your bottom still, attempt to turn to the left eight times and then to the right. Take it slowly, no erratic movements, but actually push.

Lying on your back, bring one knee up to your body; pull it if you have to. First one knee eight times, then the other, and then both together. A variation on this is to lie on the floor, bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor. Then place one foot on the other knee and pull that knee towards you. The second version can also be conducted seated.

Lying on your back, lift your straight legs as high as you can, keeping them together. You will probably not manage much, so ask someone to push them right up to ninety degrees and hold. Push them more towards your face. Lift your posterior off the ground if you like. It sounds as if this one will seriously hurt, but it was OK for me.

These exercises were recommended to me by a personal masseur who has been extremely well trained. They are to suit my situation, so perhaps you had better take advice before trying them yourself.

Owen Jones, the author of this piece, writes on a variety of topics, but is now involved with sciatica and acupuncture. If you would like to know more, please go to our website at Sore Back Remedies

Source: http://newhealthandfitness.org/2012/02/02/stretching-techniques-to-avoid-back-pain/

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