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Maybe it has happened to you, just a sudden movement or lifting a heavy object and the back pain becomes unbearable.
You can’t move properly or even tie your shoelaces, and this sudden limitation can really complicate your life.
Fortunately, however, you don’t have to immediately reach for the painkillers.
These methods work, and you don’t have to reach for the pills if you feel like living, there are proper ways to relieve your sore back as quickly as possible.
1. Relax your spine
1. Sit on the mat with your legs straight out in front of you.
2. Toes should be 5-10 cm apart.
3. Roll up a larger towel and place it under your knees.
4. Place a large pillow under your thighs and rest your entire upper body on it so that your head touches the pillow.
5. Stay in this position for 5 minutes or even more.
This simple position will help your spine to stretch properly.
It will release the tension that accumulates in the back muscles and you will get rid of muscle spasms.
2. Engage the psoas muscles
The psoas is a muscle that is constantly overworked when standing, walking and sitting.
Its role is to stabilize the spine.
It affects skeletal balance, strength, flexibility and also affects our breathing.
1. Lie on the mat with your legs extended.
2. Place a yoga block or thicker pillow under your pelvis.
3. Gently relax your lower back toward the floor.
4. Stay in this position for 5 minutes or even more.
This exercise releases tension in the psoas muscles and balances them.
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