Got Back Pain? Research Suggests These Four Exercises Will Help
Lower back pain affects about 80% of us at one point or another, according to the NHS. The pain can still affect your quality of life, and might mean you're less tempted to exercise.
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Lower back pain affects about 80% of us at one point or another, according to the NHS.
The pain can still affect your quality of life, and might mean you're less tempted to exercise.
That can be a shame, as the NHS explained, "keeping as active as possible can help you to recover and do the things that are important to you".
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Lower back pain affects about 80% of us at one point or another, according to the NHS. The pain can still affect your quality of life, and might mean you're less tempted to exercise. That can be a shame, as the NHS explained, "keeping as active as possible can help you to recover and do the things that are important to you".
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- Avoiding movement for more than a day or two in mild back pain cases might actually worsen your condition, the health service added.
- According to a 2019 analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, four activities in particular seemed the most effective at treating "non-specific chronic low back pain (NSCLBP)".
- This applies to the "vast majority of chronic low back pain cases," the study's lead author, associate professor Daniel Belavy, said.
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Thankfully, fewer than 1% of those cases require urgent medical attention.
Details worth keeping
NSCLBP means doctors can't find one specific cause for back pain. What are the best exercises for lower back pain?
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