Lower Left Back Pain

"Back Strengthening Exercises and Stretches for Lower Left Back Pain"

lower back pain

Lower left back pain seems to strike almost everyone at some point in their lives.

Sometimes it cures itself in a day or two and other times the pain can be both chronic and debillatating.

If you do suffer from the latter, it's advisable to seek out the opinion of a medical professional -- prefarably your primary care physician or a referred specialist.

This is a must do before starting any new back strengthening exercises or fitness program.

One Cause of Lower Back Pain...

Once you've been cleared for exercise, we'll obviously want to identify and eliminate the cause of lower back pain.

In many cases (but not all), it is a matter of muscular imbalance.

That means that some of the muscles, usually around the hip, are either too tight, too loose, or a combination of the two.

Anterior pelvic tilt is one of the more common examples of musculo-skeletal imbalance at the hip joint.

In anterior pelvic tilt, the muscles of the hip flexor and the lower back muscles are shortened and tightened.

To compound this, the abdominal muscles and the hamstring muscles are usually much weaker and can be elongated.

This position can force the hips forward. To counteract the off balance position, we tend to arch our backs, creating increased pressure along with additional lower right andor lower left back pain symptoms.

Addressing the Imbalance with Lower Back Pain Exercise...

Correcting the imbalance requires a combination of stretching the hip flexors and lower back muscles along with strengthening the abdominal muscles and the hamstring muscles.

I suggest grabbing a copy of How to Lose Belly Fat Fast by Dr. Charles Inniss.

He's a Doctor of Physical Therapy and works with patients and clients daily helping to enforce these principles and cure lower back pain.

You'll also want to check out our article on exercises for lower back complete with pictures and cues on performing the back exercises.

Whatever you do, get started today -- the alternative (dealing with lower back pain all day) just doesn't seem appealing.

Great Luck to You!

Committed to your fitness success,

David I. Bohmiller, BS, NSCA-CSCS

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Eric Cressey's Magnificent Mobility DVD is the premier product for helping to teach these principles safely and effectively and it incorporates many of the exercises we use in our own program design.