Importance of Back Stretching Exercises

Series Summary

Your back pain is begging for a cure. If you haven't visited a chiropractor, now is the time. Chiropractic care is based on the premise that spinal joint dysfunction can result in a variety of diminished health conditions by interfering with the nervous system. It is a health care profession which diagnoses and treats disorders of the spine and musculoskelatal system, and commonly includes spinal adjustments and decompression. While using spinal adjustment for back pain has been around since ancient Egypt, chiropractors now use a variety of methods, including massage, strength training, electrical stimulation and traction in order to treat patients.

In this free video series, our expert chiropractor Dr. Christopher Mango will teach you how to do back stretches and exercises to relieve pain and muscle strain. You will learn how to do a variety of lower and upper back stretching exercises, including the pelvic tilt, cat pose, back twist stretch and shoulder stretches. You will also learn how to stretch the leg muscles for better back support, including quad stretch, hamstring stretches and calf stretches. Finally, get tips on correct posture and tips for doing back stretching exercises. If you have chronic back pain or simply want to keep your back and spine strong and flexible, let our expert chiropractor show you everything you need to know about back exercises.

Video Transcript

"We're going to look at a series of exercises that have been specifically chosen to help strengthen and condition the muscles that support the lower back. Now, these exercises are great. Because, they can be done at home without any special equipment or anything like that. Shortened muscles cause low back pain. Stretching exercises help elongate the muscles and help get rid of the tightness in the muscle. So, what happen is when our buttocks and our hamstrings and our quads and into our core low back muscles. That helps support the spine. And, these all shorten up. And, this can cause misalignments. It can cause improper movement. And, that's what causes the pain in your back sometimes. So, what we're going to do is a series of exercises that's going to help just strengthen and stretch that area. Through the strengthening exercise, we're going to help increase mobility of the joints. We're going to help preserve the posture in someone's body. And, we're also going to help alleviate back strains. Now, it's always important before doing any sort of exercise even with strengthening exercises it's always important to warm up. Whether, that's just marching in place, walking for five minutes or using the bike for a couple of minutes before you start. So, now we're going to take a look at a couple of basic stretching exercises for the back. Before we begin any exercise program, it's always important to check with your medical doctor before you try anything. Because, you might have to alter your approach to the program."