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Stretch Your Spine

Stretch Your Spine in Ashburn

Ashburn's patients comment on the chiropractic care they receive from Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn achieves wonders for their spine pain relief. Using the chiropractic flexion-distraction and decompression adjustment, Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn stretched their spine in just the right way. Are you recovering from a back injury or just want to maintain a pain-free lifestyle? With all the hype you've been hearing, you are tempted to take one of Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn's chiropractors home with you! In all seriousness, there are a core set of back stretches you can do in the privacy of your home. Stretching exercises are a great start. Exercise and stretching complement any chiropractic care you are receiving. Take charge of your spinal condition and help maintain spinal pain relief through stretching.

Weak, tight muscles are often troublesome for low back pain sufferers. Muscles of the back, belly and glutes support the spine. They are often referred to as the core muscles. Stretching can help release joint and muscle tension as well as increase your spinal flexibility.

Simple Backstretches and Spinal Stretches for Ashburn Patients

Stability Ball: Relax and Stretch

 Low back stability ball exercise
 
Reminiscent to the yoga pose, the "Cat Stretch", where you position yourself on hands and knees and stretch your spine upwards is the stability ball back stretch exercise. Using the stability ball makes it a little easier to support your position of stretch. You can benefit by just lying over the ball stretching the full spine: the lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine. Even though "just lying over the ball" seems easy, you will find that your sense of balance is challenged making you aware of muscle groups you may not have been noticing before. All this is assists in your recovery, to maintain a pain-free lifestyle. One report states that performing spinal muscle exercises on a stability ball could reduce low back loading and thereby reduce the potential for re-injuring your back (1). As you recover from your spinal pain condition, you will want to build muscle strength to maintain a pain free lifestyle, but that is for another article. Currently, focus on stretching your spine for pain relief with simple back stretches.

Knee Chest Exercise

 Knee-chest exercise
 
Another exercise easy to do anywhere, without the need of equipment, is the knee-chest exercise. You can do the knee-chest exercise lying in bed, on the floor, or even on the couch. It not only effectively stretches the spine, but also stretches the hamstring and gluteus muscles. As it stretches and relaxes the spine, improves flexibility, and feels well.

Be sure to check with Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn first before starting any exercises not yet recommended to you. If we have discussed your readiness to exercise, start stretching your spine to relax the back and improve your flexibility today.

Contact Poulin Chiropractic of Herndon and Ashburn with any questions you might have.

References
  1. Drake J, Fischer SL, Brown S, Callaghan J: Do Exercise Balls Provide a Training Advantage for Trunk Extensor Exercises? A Biomechanical Evaluation. J of Manipul Physiol Therapeutics 2006; 29(5): 354-362
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