The best exercises to relieve low back pain
Requirements
- Base requirements are: fitness mat, rug or soft surface and lot of will
- Advance requirements are: walking poles, ball
Description
The main purpose of this course is to design a comprehensive exercise program for development of core strength and stability in patients with low back pain. We conduct an extensive and thorough analytical literature review of the existing research on the topic and develop an exercise program that helps to reduce and in some cases eliminate the pain in the lower back region.
Lastly, in developing our own exercise program, we methodically divide the program into two consecutive segments. For each segment, we propound a basic and a more advanced set of exercises in order to account for the differences in physical fitness level of the patients. Each exercise is meticulously expounded and the possibility of program modulation is accounted for.
Low back pain
According to some estimates, between 60% and 80% of people experience back pain at least once in their lifetime. Most of these pains occur in the lower or lumbar spine. Due to back problems and pain, on average, each worker loses three working days a year.
The eternal question is also whether to rest during the pain in the upper or lower back or to move rather. There has long been a belief that the best treatment and recovery for low back pain is prolonged rest or lying down. However, lying in bed for more than two days only harms the situation as the bones and muscles become weaker, the body becomes stunted, loses physical strength, the person may fall into depression and the muscles become weaker, the pain increases even more and each time it is even harder for the person to get back on their feet and function normally forward
long COVID
Mayo Clinic expert shares 5 early care tips for people with long COVID.
Focus on resistance activity is one of them.
When patients exercise after COVID-19, they often try activities that elevate the heart rate, such as walking and cycling, Dr. Vanichkachorn says.
“However, we find that cardiovascular exercise is the most difficult type of activity for patients with post-COVID syndrome. Instead, start with resistance activities, such as working with a resistance band, light free weights, yoga, or Pilates.
Core stabilizaton activities not elevate the heart rate!
Who this course is for:
- anyone looking for a well-designed, proven exercise program designed to help them to relief back pain
- anyone people who want to achieve back pain relief in the least invasive way possible,
- anyone who suffers from acute or chronic low back pain,
- anyone who sit a lot and would like to be more active again,
- athletes who have recurring back pain
Instructor
- 4.0 Instructor Rating
- 73 Reviews
- 6,095 Students
- 2 Courses
Despite my long-term high level of physical activity including walking, running, skiing, tennis, rollerblading, gym, beach and mountain activities, I was also a patient with low back pain. So I know very well the challenge of low back pain.
I finished several online courses at Coursera :
- Science of Exercise,
- Sit less, get active