Video: Back Pain Tips for Getting Out of Bed

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Getting in and out of bed when you have back pain can be painful. Learn a few tips to help reduce your back pain from a certified physical therapist in this free holistic video.

Video Transcript

I'd like to show you a safe way to lie down in the bed and to come back to sitting when you have a sore back. This is also a technique that we use if people have a broken back. So, it's extra careful. The reason that we use this procedure is so there is no twisting of the back and no straining of the back, and the muscles in the low back and the legs, don't pull on the low back to cause more pain. And, we'll show you this technique. So, I want you to put your elbow here, you'll come in contact with the bed, you reach across with your other hand that will catch the bed, keep your head straight. Good. Now you'll bring your legs up and roll to your back. Excellent! Good, now I want you to bring your knees up again. You'll come back on this elbow and reach across. If you will drop your feet off, it will pull your trunk straight up. Excellent!

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Back Pain Tips for Getting Out of Bed

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