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How To Stretch For Back Pain 2: Cat Cow Stretch
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Picture a cow in a pasture or a sleeping cat—could their lives be any more relaxed? Since stress aggravates back pain, take a cue from these animals and practice this relaxing yoga-inspired stretch.
To complete this How-To you will need:
Comfortable clothes
A floor
Step 1: Get on hands & knees
Get down on your hands and knees. Your hands should be pointing forward and aligned underneath your shoulders, and your knees should be aligned underneath your hips.
Step 2: Inhale & arch back
Inhale, and slowly arch your back over a count of 5, dropping your belly towards the floor and raising your head, chest, and tailbone up.
Tip: Don’t overuse your lower back muscles; let gravity do most of the work.
Step 3: Hold stretch
Hold the stretch for 3 seconds.
Step 4: Exhale & round back
Exhale, and slowly round your back over a count of 5, dropping your head and tailbone down and pulling your belly inwards
Step 5: Hold stretch
Hold the stretch for 3 seconds.
Tip: To vary the stretch, rotate your midsection in a clockwise circle as you arch up and then down. Repeat 5-8 times and then rotate counter-clockwise for the same number of times.
Step 6: Repeat stretch
Repeat the stretch 3-5 times in each direction.
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How To Stretch For Back Pain: Lower Body Russian Twist
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Ninety percent of all adults in the U.S. experience back pain sooner or later. Regular stretching can better your chances—or at least push sooner off until later.
To complete this How-To you will need:
Comfortable clothes
A floor
An exercise ball
Step 1: Lie flat on back
Lie flat on your back on the floor with your legs straight together and your arms straight out from your sides in a ‘T’ shape, palms up.
Step 2: Raise feet
Keeping your legs together, raise your feet off the ground by bending your hips and knees at 90û angles. Your calves will be parallel to the floor.
Step 3: Rotate lower body
Pulling your belly button in toward your spine, slowly rotate your lower body to the left so the outside of your left leg and hip fall toward the floor as far as they will go without strain or pain.
Step 4: Hold position
Keeping your arms and upper back in contact with the floor, hold for 10 seconds.
Tip: Your leg and hip might not reach the floor at first, but if you repeat this stretch regularly you’ll eventually make contact.
Step 5: Repeat on right
Raise your bent legs back up and then slowly lower them to the right, repeating the stretch on your right side.
Step 6: Repeat on each side
Raise your bent legs back up and repeat the stretch three to five times on each side.
Step 7: Release stretch
Release the stretch by raising your bent legs back up, then lowering them straight out in front of you, one at a time. Back pain begone!
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How To Stretch For Back Pain 3: Upper Back Spine Roller
Watch this video for a demonstration of “How To Stretch For Back Pain 3: Upper Back Spine Roller”. To complete the task, you will need:
Comfortable clothes
A large towel
2 large rubber bands
Get started with the first step: Fold the large towel in half lengthwise and roll it very tightly, creating a cylinder thats 3-5 inches in diameter.
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Duration : 0:2:3
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