Stretching To Avoid Back Pain

Stretching is an excellent way to prevent and treat back pain, like sciatica. It works well because it stretches the muscles, joints, nerves, and bones. This promotes fluid and blood flow. Stretching workouts target different parts of your body like your shoulders, triceps, arms, legs, trunk, and torso. Performing a few workouts a week will help you avoid back pain or get relief if you already have back pain.

You can begin by working the shoulders. Start by standing with your shoulders erect. Rest your hands on your waist and then just shrug your shoulders bringing them up like you are trying to touch your ears. Then you want to rotate your shoulders slowly backwards for a ten count. Repeat this again, only this time when you shrug, rotate the shoulders to the front.

You need to form a circle with your arms. Stand straight up without leaning over. Keep your feet shoulder width apart. Stretch you arms out to the side even with your shoulders. Make circles with your hands without bending at your elbow. Start with small circles but try to make bigger circles each time. Once you make 10 – 15 circles, stop and make circles going the opposite direction.

Your triceps are next. Stand straight up and put the finger of one hand on the shoulder on the same side. So put your right fingers on your right shoulder. Use you other hand to puch your elbow up trying to lower your finger down your back. Hold this for 8 – 10 seconds, lower, and repeat on the other side.

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