There are so many exercise programs available these days that it can be very difficult to know which one is best suited to each individual, especially if you are trying to cope with back pain. It's easy to get the wrong set of exercise from a well meaning doctor or therapist that actually aggravates your back pain, rather than helps it.
For example I've often had patients with lower back pain in and around the sacrum who have been told to do walking as exercise when the cause of their problem is a rotated or titled pelvis, making walking one of the worst exercise for them.
It is important you only take exercise advice from someone who is trained to fix the problem and it should not be the basis of the treatment they are offering.
The best rule to follow when you have back pain, is only do an exercise if it makes your pain feel better in the 2 days after. Be wary at talking advice from a doctor or therapist who is unable to demonstrate an understanding of your problem by treating you 'naturally' and giving you good relief. And don't believe anyone who tells you it will take more than a month of treatment to give you some decent relief unless your problem is primarily weakness or you have a badly tilted or rotated pelvis.
Exercises will, at best, only help you to manage your back pain in the majority of cases.......... continues
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