Afraid to Exercise Because of Low Back Pain?
Is the pain in your lower back preventing you from keeping up with your exercise routine? Do you want relief from the pain so that you can stretch those muscles and try to get yourself back to good health? Don’t worry – Here’s a relaxation technique that is truly the best when it comes to your lower back or Sciatic Nerve pain relief.
In my coaching practice, I see many clients with lower back pain who are timid about exercising. They don’t want to make the pain worse so they don’t exercise at all. This is really not the way to gain back your health. A much better option is to take a few minutes to relax your back muscles before you exercise and then start with gentle stretches to begin to take the knots out of those tight muscles. When your back and buttocks muscles get tight, they can cause pressure on your Sciatic Nerve, again causing you a lot of pain. Here’s my technique for relief of that pain:
You’ll need a chair. If your chair has a hard seat, place a folded blanket on it.
Now lie down on your back so that your feet and lower legs are resting comfortably on the seat of the chair and your thighs are perpendicular to the floor. Make sure that the back of your neck is not arching when you lie down this way. If it does arch, then put a folded towel or small pillow under your head so that your neck isn’t strained. Lying in this position brings your spine into its natural alignment so that your natural curves in your spine are not pressed out of whack. It’s much easier for your spine to completely relax when you lie down with your legs up this way, reducing the tension in all of your back muscles and allowing them to also completely relax. Remain in this position for at least six minutes, breathing deeply. Deep breaths are very important, because they send fresh oxygenated blood to all of your muscles making them healthier!
This should stop your Sciatic Nerve pain and give you some relief so that you can get back to your exercise program.
Never let your back pain keep you from exercising, because your body needs that exercise routine for better health and wellness. Just remember to stretch all of those thick muscles in your buttocks and the back of your legs both before and after your routine now in order to prevent your lower back pain from returning.
