This is an interesting video about back pain. It is good to have the visuals. He makes some good points. We sit for too long in chairs weakening our back muscles. So we can do exercises to strengthen the back and the core muscles. We don’t exercise our knowledge of where we are in space enough. Balancing exercises helps us to know where we are in space.
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Sitting at a desk makes it harder to get exercise naturally.
Try sitting at the edge of the chair, rather than leaning into the back of the chair, that will strengthen the paraspinal muscles on either side of the spine.
The stronger the paraspinal muscles, the straighter your back and the less pain.
For your shoulders, try this in the shower with the warm water flowing onto your shoulders and down your back.
First, tuck the pelvis. You can cue this for yourself by putting on hand on your abdomen and the other on your lower back. Then, push the hand on your abdomen back so that your lower back flattens.
This is what we do in Standing Pelvic Tilt
Next, reach your hands up onto the shower wall, palms flat on the wall. And lean towards the wall a little. You will feel a nice stretch in the upper back and shoulders.
All the while keeping your lower back flat and your pelvis tucked. This protects your lower back.
Try it, you’ll like it.
When I was really suffering I just did these exercises on waking up, so that I could get out of bed.
To get you to started DOING the exercises, I cut out a 4 minute clip of the most important set of exercises for anyone with back pain.
Do these, you will walk easily again.
The first is a back stretch. Keep your lower back on the bed or floor when you do it. It should feel really good and soothing.
The next three are abdominal exercises to strengthen your abdomen and support your spine.
Let me know how you are feeling.