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Summary: How to relieve arthritis pain in the lower back with stretching exercise treatments; get expert tips and advice on treating pain caused by arthritis in this free personal health video.
Monica Paradise currently works at Industrial Hand and Physical Therapy in Phoenix, Arizona. She graduated from Northern Arizona University with a degree in Exercise Science. Her skill...read more
"Hi! I am Monica. Another stretch I am going to show you that can help with arthritis is going to be for your low back and your butt muscles. So what you need to do is find a good spot on the floor or else the bed and go ahead and lie on your back. What you want to do is just nice and relaxed you want to pull starting with the right leg just pulling your knee to your chest as far as you comfortably can. You can either have your hand over your knee or if that's kind of uncomfortable, right under. If you have arthritis in your knees, kind of crank in your knee joint, with your hands on top, you might not feel good so you are just going to put right underneath just slowly pulling as far as you can. You should feel a nice stretch in your butt, your lower back and do the same thing with the other leg, holding it at about 30-60 seconds and you can also do it with both legs at the same time. So again you might want to be a little careful. You might want to lift one leg or the other just making sure you do not have any problems. If you have low back problems, this might be a little bit hard for you to handle. Again, holding about 30-60 seconds. "
eHow Article: Lower Back Stretches for Arthritis Pain Relief