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📣 vladmk

Tips for Low Back Pain?


I work in front of a computer and am sure a ton of you do too. What are your tips for managing your back and low back pain? It’s the most common injury for anyone doing computer work no doubt. I’ve had a herniated disc and am trying to find any advice on how people have managed/healed it.

  👤 lengxzai Accepted Answer ✓
In the same boat here, spend a lot of time in front of the computer and started getting lower back + shoulder + neck aches.

I now do an hour of yoga every morning, which is basically a mixture of breathing exercises and stretching. Keep it simple, look up a couple of basic youtube videos or better still hire someone to teach you the basics. It takes a while to build up the will to do it every morning, but once you've got the basics down your back will thank you.

I use to go swim every other day, but that's been on hold these past couple of months. best of luck.

👤 stakkur
Psoas stretches. A game changer for me. It's counterintuitive if you're not familiar at all with how the back/hip area is connected.

Also recommend the Yoga 'pigeon' pose.

👤 chadcmulligan
Pilates works for me - though I don't have a herniated disk, just had lower back pain for many years.

Anything that improves your core strength should help I've been told.

👤 k0t0n0
Deadlift. just learn to do it properly first