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Abdominal Exercises for Back PainAbdominal exercises are used to strengthen the abdominal area so that the burden of body support is not left to the spine alone and that is sure to cause lower back pain. Doctors sometimes recommend that the sufferer exercise the rectus abdominis, external oblique, internal oblique, and transversus muscled in order to prevent back pain as will as various other conditions like Sciatica. There are three types of abdominal exercises for back pain. Flexing of the abdominal and iliopsoas muscles. This group of muscles bends and supports the spine from the front. They also control the arch of the lumbar (lower) spine and adduct the hip (move the thigh in toward the body). Flexing of the Obliques or Rotators (side) muscles. These muscles stabilize the lower back and are critical back pain relief. These muscles are rotated during exercise to help maintain proper posture and spinal curvature. Exercises for abdominal pain do not have to be complex. These muscles are exercised in everyday life. For example, the abdominal muscles are used each time we climb a step. Inadequately exercising stomach muscles cause a tendency towards back pain. An exercise regimen that strengthens the abdominal muscles might be necessary as a preventative measure as research has shown that the back and stomach muscles show a natural tendency to weaken with age and with out back exercises you are sure to get some form of back pain or sciatica in your life.
Article courtesy of Steve Hefferon and Jesse Cannone of www.losethebackpain.com. Get the facts on sciatic nerve pain that your not getting from your doctor... free access to back pain articles, information, and research. |
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