17 Best Exercises for Low Back Pain, According to Experts
glamour.com. And it hurts. You're in desperate need of some exercises for low back pain. Your lower back is one of the most important parts of your body's kinetic chain. “It's where everything in the body connects,” says Jeff Brannigan, program director at .
When this area of the body becomes tight, injured, or weak, it can wreak havoc in every other area of the body. Think of it this way: “A healthy spine is a key aspect of leading a healthy lifestyle,” says , MScPT, a physical therapist and founder of Stroma Physical Therapy in New York. “It serves as a central anchor to produce healthy movements such as walking and standing,” and acts as a “transmitter of force from the upper body to the lower body and vice versa.” The vertebrae in your lower back—a.k.a.
the lumbar spine—are the largest and bear the most weight, which means there are many possible ways to wind up with lower back pain.
Simply sitting for long periods of time is one of the biggest culprits. “Most often, back pain results with no known cause," says , DPT, OCS, a certified strength and conditioning specialist at Stroma. "For example, imagine sitting at a desk and feeling a spasm in your back an hour into your workday.
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