Yoga is used to strengthen and ease the muscles cause irritable back pain. There are seven ways listed in this article that will point you into the direction of a strengthened core, better posture, and less back pain.
Anyone who’s suffered from back pain understands how difficult and uncomfortable life can become when the pain hits. Unfortunately, it’s something that the majority of people face at one time or another. According to the American Chiropractic Association, eight out of 10 Americans will experience back pain at some point in their lives. However, there are effective ways to prevent back pain, including focusing on developing better posture, strengthening your core, improving flexibility and reducing stress. Or, you could just practice yoga — which does all of these things! Whether you’re looking for a way to alleviate existing back pain, or trying to prevent back pain later in life, practicing yoga is a great option. Here are seven ways yoga eases and prevents back pain.
Yoga helps develop pain-free posture
For many people, the most common pose we do every day is “butt-on-a-chair” pose (FYI: There is a back-friendly way to sit). Leading a sedentary lifestyle day after day destroys many people’s posture, and eventually leads to back pain by putting unnecessary stress on places that weren’t designed to take it, like your neck and lower back. Yoga poses like Tree Pose and Mountain Pose are great for discovering proper posture after years of chronic slouching.
Practicing yoga strengthens the core and back muscles
Another consequence of sitting all day is that the muscles in our core and back become weaker and weaker over time. This habit doesn’t only dash our hopes for a six-pack. It also contributes to back pain and increases our risk for injury by forcing our spine and disks to take on work that our muscles should be doing. Certain yoga moves like Plank, Locust Pose and Boat Pose help to tone and strengthen this area, leaving you with a stronger and less painful back.
This article is originally posted on Thealternativedaily.com.
