Lower Back Pain

Lower Back Pain

These exercise sessions are all focused on lower back pain where the individual is in a more acute phase of pain, whether it be the first episode of a flare up of an existing long term problem.
These sessions are at a lower level with some progressions.
The focus here is on helping to reduce your pain through guided, controlled, gentle movement.

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Lower Back Pain
  • Low back pain - Level 1 gentle movement.

    If you're in back pain this is great but also for general spinal health and mobility.

  • Lake Bohinj morning lumbo-pelvic stretch

    The paddle board isn't required!
    Get your body ready for the day ahead with this short and focussed morning stretch session to mobilise your lumbar spine, pelvis and create some lovely gentle movement for your sciatic nerve.
    You're welcome to jump out of bed at the end if you desire!

  • Level 2 - Low back pain - strength

    A short and sharp session focusing on using your abdominal muscles to stabilise the lower back and pelvis. Also working the hip flexor muscles to move the hips in isolation.

  • Level 1 - Low back pain - mobility and stretch

    A perfect way to rehabilitate your back post injury / pain flare / post OP.
    This session looks at low back mobility and low level strength exercises in 4 point kneeling.

  • Level 3 - Lower back pain - strength

    This session works the back of the leg, in particular the hamstrings and buttock muscles, with some focus still on the abdominals especially at the end. We use a Pilates ring in this, but you could use a ball.

  • Level 1 - Low back pain rehab - strength

    Abdominal strength focus for pelvic and lower back to help control rotation and extension.
    To finish this session you will be working hard in your buttock and lower back, again focusing on controlling the movement in your lower back, pelvis and hips. Great for those with disc related pain.
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  • Low back pain - floor

    This session includes pelvic tilting, pelvic floor recruitment, lower abdominal recruitment, buttock muscle activation and some lumber mobility work. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute low back pain, or chronic low back and just starting their journey to improved pain ...

  • Low back pain - sitting

    This session includes pelvic tilting, pelvic floor recruitment, lower abdominal recruitment, buttock muscle activation, some spinal mobility work and glut stretching. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute low back pain, or chronic low back and just starting their journey ...

  • Low back pain - standing

    This session involves a full compliment of spinal movement from flexion to rotation and involves the whole spine from neck to lower back. All exercises are at a low level designed for those with acute or chronic low back pain and just starting their journey to improve their pain, management and f...

  • Tips to help with low back pain management

    Bill gives some pointers on things that you can do to manage acute episodes of low back pain.

    You can follow or progressive exercise sessions in this series to help with your management forwards.

    Of course we recommend that you see a Physiotherapist for specific advice and help with management ...

  • Low back pain program - floor progression

    Targeted to acute back pain. Low level progression with movement and stabilisation.
    Ensure you can complete the other exercise in the series before trying this one.

    As always, and where possible, be guided by your physio as to what specifically is best for you. We are here to help you! In clinic...