5-minute back relief

“Back pain, especially pain in the lower back, is one of the most common health problems in adults around the world. Fortunately most back pain is temporary, resulting from short-term stress on the muscles or ligaments that support the spine, rather than from a serious injury or medical condition such as nerve damage or kidney disease. But whatever the cause, and however short the symptoms may be, the pain can be debilitating and, in the UK, results in over 11 million days off work every year and some 7 million visits to the doctor. Employers lose up to £335 million every year, and the cost to the health and community care services is over £1 billion.
The good news is that there is plenty that you can do to prevent back pain from becoming a chronic problem, to ease the symptoms and to make a successful recovery - all by investing just a little time every day...”

The article continues to give a number of exercises designed to improve the health of your back and to increase flexibility. It is reproduced courtesy of the book 5-MINUTE BACK RELIEF by Karen Sullivan, Collins Gem, published by Harper Collins Publishers. The books available on SPECIAL OFFER to readers of Yoga & Health. Please see page 19 for details.