Stretch Your Spine in Montreal
Montreal's patients say the chiropractic care they receive from Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic works wonders for their spine pain relief. Using the chiropractic flexion-distraction and decompression adjustment, Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic stretched their spine in just the right way. Are you recovering from a back injury or just want to maintain a pain-free lifestyle? With all that positive feedback, you are tempted to take one of Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic's chiropractors home with you! In all seriousness, there are a simple set of back stretches you can do in the privacy of your home. Stretching exercises are a great start. Exercise and stretching go hand-in-hand with any chiropractic care you are receiving. Take charge of your spinal condition and help maintain spinal pain relief through stretching.
Weak, tight muscles are often troublesome for low back pain sufferers. The spine is supported by the back, belly, and glutes. They are often referred to as the core muscles. Stretching can help release joint and muscle tension as well as increase your spinal flexibility.
Simple Backstretches and Spinal Stretches for Montreal Patients
Stability Ball: Relax and Stretch
Similar to the yoga pose, the "Cat Stretch", where you position yourself on hands and knees and stretch your spine upwards is the
stability ball back stretch exercise. Using the stability ball makes it a little easier to support your position of stretch. You can benefit by just lying over the ball stretching the full spine: the lumbar spine, thoracic spine, cervical spine. Even though "just lying over the ball" seems easy, you will find that your sense of balance is challenged making you aware of muscle groups you may not have been noticing before. All this is aids in your recovery, to maintain a pain-free lifestyle. One report states that performing spinal muscle exercises on a stability ball could reduce low back loading and thereby reduce the potential for re-injuring your back (1). As you recover from your spinal pain condition, you will want to build muscles you don't know you have to maintain a pain free lifestyle, but that is for another article. For now, focus on stretching your spine for pain relief with simple back stretches.
Knee Chest Exercise
Another exercise easy to do anywhere, without equipment of any kind, is the knee-chest exercise. You can do the knee-chest exercise lying in bed, on the floor, or even on the couch. It not only effectively stretches the spine, but also stretches the hamstring and gluteus muscles. As it stretches and relaxes the spine, improves flexibility, and feels well.
Be sure to check with Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic first before starting any exercises not yet recommended to you. If we have discussed your readiness to exercise, start stretching your spine to relax the back and improve your flexibility today.
Contact Dr. Hoang's Chiropractic Clinic with any questions you might have.