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Back Pain Exercises
If you are reading this you have probably
experienced acute or chronic back pain in your lifetime. This
article is to give you information on what type of back pain
exercise is good when you are in severe, acute pain. If you have had
back pain you probably already know there are things you should and
should not do when you are in severe pain. Of course your doctor
should approve any exercise.
When you are in severe pain ask your doctor if you have to stay in
bed for longer than two days. Many times resting for longer than two
days, and I mean total bed rest, is actually not good and does not
help you recover more quickly in fact it can hinder your recovery. I
am not trying to get you to push yourself too hard because it is
true that your body needs to heal. But I also do not want you to get
into a situation where you are not moving and this is increasing
your recovery time.
If you cannot do anything else at least try to stand up once a day.
Here is a good exercise to do when you are on bed rest. Lie on your
stomach and prop yourself up by your elbows. Slowly and gently push
up so that your hips remain on the floor and your stomach and chest
are lifted up. Do this as far as you can without overextending
yourself. After this, roll onto your back and insert a rolled up
towel under your lower back.
If you perform this exercise for three or four days and find no
relief it may be because your pain is not centered in your lower
back. If you feel the pain more to one side than the other you can
modify this exercise. The way you do this is to go ahead and lie
down. Then shift your hips away from the side with the pain. Then go
ahead with the exercise as described in the above.
Other things you can do to help recover move quickly are: don’t
slouch, don’t lift anything, try not to drive and above all keep
moving as your body allows.
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