***Always talk to your doctor before trying these exercises
if you have had back injuries in the past. If your body isn’t ready to move,
this could hurt your body more!
Do you know what your neutral spine is? This may not be pain
free, but you need to see what your body looks like. Find where you have good posture
and that is considered neutral spine. It may not feel good at first, but it’s
important to show your body that you’re able to get into that position. When
you find your neutral spine position it will help decrease tension, allows discs
and vertebrae to be balanced, improves posture, and provides functional
stability.
So here are the exercises to practice and improve that spine!!!
Another form to help decompress your spine would be laying
on your back and rest your legs on a couch, chair, bed, whatever as long as
your legs are 90 degrees and your back is rested on the floor. You can put a
towel under your neck to help support your head while doing this exercise. Spread
your arms out extending away from your body with your shoulders rested on the
floor. You should be relaxing and feeling the tension leave your back. You can
lay there for 5-20 minutes. I usually
fall asleep when doing this and wake up with a nice relaxed back.
There are many other forms of exercises for back stabilization. There are many yoga poses and dynamic stretching that is also good for back stability. Also strengthening the core is very important because it causes the core to support our body instead of our back. (core muscles are much stronger then back muscles.)
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