Exercise

Regular stretching of the hamstrings, the muscles located in the back of the thigh, can help decrease stress on the back and prevent some sciatica-causing conditions.

Home exercise equipment, such as treadmills, elliptical trainers, and stationary bikes can allow easy access to one’s exercise program and are relatively low impact on the spine.

Walking, biking, and water aerobics are each low-impact aerobic exercises that can help to decrease back pain and stiffness.

Finding the neutral spine position is an important first step to lower back stabilization. Learn how exercises promoting this position can help prevent lower back pain.

Learn various lumbar stabilization exercise as physical therapy and rehabilitation for lower back pain and lower back pain relief.

When a patient's pain symptoms can be made better or worse by adopting various, differentiated active positions, it is said that a patient has a directional preference of movement for treatment.

To qualify a health care professional as a certified McKenzie Therapy practitioner, there are currently five courses or modules.

The Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy system has three broad treatment classifications: postural, dysfunction, and derangement syndromes.

McKenzie Therapy is a multi-dimensional approach to classifying and treating mechanical low back pain. This goal is achieved through prescribed exercises.

While riding exercise bikes doesn’t specifically target the abs and back muscles, these muscle groups help keep the body in the proper position by aligning the pelvis and preventing hyperextension of the back.