Lower Back Stretch

Stretching the muscles of the lower back can provide a great deal of relief to back pain sufferers.

Teaching Points

• Lay on the floor on your back
  
  
• Bring your knees up to your chest and use your arms to pull them in further
  
  
• Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds

Variations

• Perform one leg at a time
  
  
• Add internal rotation to further stretch gluteus medius

Muscles Stretched

• Erector Spinae
  
  
• Gluteus Maximus

Related Injuries

• Lower back pain