Great Exercises for Low Back Pain

• Lie on back and hug both knees to your chest.

1. Breathe into your low back and hold for 30 seconds.

• Lie on back with knees bent and pressed together, feet flat on floor.

1. Allow both legs to gently flop from side to side while keeping your upper body on the floor.
2. Repeat 10 times to either side.
3. Stop if you experience any sharp pain.

• Modified push ups

1. Lie on your stomach with your arms in “push-up position”.
2. Focus on relaxing the muscles of your low back.
3. Use your arms only to move your upper body up and down.
4. Repeat 10 times.

• Cat-Cow

1. On your hands and knees.
2. Inhale and sway your back (cow).
3. Exhale and arch your back up (cat).
4. Do not move your neck during this exercise.  Focus on slowly moving every part of your back.
5. Repeat cat-cow cycle 10 times.