Stretching For Low Back Pain Relief

Many of our back pain problems, can be solved with some simple lower back exercises that target the lower muscle regions. In order to achieve a healthy spine, we must build up and nurture the muscles in a way that will support and sustain proper posture and health.We can accomplish this with a back stretching exercise routine.

If the back is currently stiff, weak, painful or subject to any alignment, we can reverse this situation by stretching the muscles in our body. This will make a tremendous difference in the overall health of our spine and improve the quality of our life.

Why stretching is so important to our back

Stretching is one of the most powerful exercises we can perform to relieve pain from the muscles in our back. All sports players warm up with a series of stretches before their game, They do this because they know that a relaxed and flexible body is much more resistant to injury than a stiff body.

When the spine senses any type of problem the back muscles tend to go into painful spasms, this is a build in mechanism of the body to keep us from moving our spine. At this stage the muscles in our back are in a state of constant contraction and tension, this leaves the muscle tissue swollen and congested.

The blood vessels become choked and closed, which limits the blood flow to the muscle cells, this in turn deprives the cells of oxygen which can lead them to actually suffocate. This can cause more spasm and pain. Toxins then accumulate, which results in inflammation along with more swelling and congestion.

Stretching exercises helps relieve these painful spasms. When the muscles are stretched, it helps them breathe again, and return back to normal. Stretching opens up the muscle tissues, where blood and oxygen supply are improved and toxins are eliminated.

Even when pain exists, we can begin to stretch the muscles, Starting out gently and slowly, we can gradually increase the stretching as the back begins to loosen up and heal. If pain occurs at any time while stretching ease back until the pain goes away.

Points to bare in mind while performing any stretching routine:

• Notice when your stretching and lengthening the muscle how it affects the pain.

• If at any time the pain becomes worse, you need to back off the stretch to a point before the pain starts. Then hold the stretch in that position for as long as you are comfortable.

• Try to stretch the muscle to the edge, and stop before the pain of overstretching develops. Ultimately we must stretch into the pain in order to relieve it, but in a workable and intelligent way.

The more we stretch the muscles in the low back the fewer back problems we will have, rather than those who don't stretch at all.

The most important thing we need to know when performing any lower back exercises, is that the muscles are the greatest source of our pain because they are directly connected to the nerves that transmit pain messages to the brain.

If you follow a good Stretching Programme there's nothing more natural or safer to heal back pain, when done properly.

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