Heal Your Lower Back Pain With These 3 Yoga Poses
Research has shown that Yoga may be one of the most useful exercises for back pain. Twisting your body into those sometimes uncomfortable positions may in fact be just the thing for lower back pain. However, as effective as Yoga may be for reducing the pain of back issues, knowing precisely what poses to use, for how long, what to offset the poses with and in what sequence to execute them, are other things that need be taken into consideration before using it as a means to relieve back pain.
For success a little bit of awareness of the correct poses to use for back pain is needed. There are some simple yet very effective poses for back pain along with the proper poses to offset the spinal motions when applicable. Some of these poses may best be learned under the supervision of a Yoga Instructor or avid expert.
Here are some of the best poses for back ache and since the goal here is back pain relief and not just exercising. It would be good to hold each pose for 5 to 15 seconds, based on your level of ease. A yoga mat or any other soft surface is suggested in the execution of these poses.
The Shoulder-stand (Savangasana)
Don’t worry, it is extremely easy to execute, however, depending on the severity of your case, use discretion in its use.
Now for the counter poses to the Shoulder-Stand, try to incorporate the following:
Bridge Pose (Sethu Bhandasana)
From the Shoulder Stand position, stretch the legs and slowly touch the floor with the feet. It is done to bend the spine in the opposite direction.
Lie on your back. Stretch the legs and keeps the hands palm down under the thighs. Raise the chest with the help of the elbows and, bending the neck as much as possible backwards, rest on the top of the head.
