Leoni Jesner is a fitness, health, and lifestyle writer who has contributed to Byrdie and LIVESTRONG.com, among other publications. She is also a personal trainer, mat Pilates instructor, and ...
The piriformis is one of the tiny and often overlooked muscles that can contribute to back pain. Lower back tension can arise from tightness in this muscle. Let’s look at what the piriformis is and ...
Knowing how to stretch your lower back is key for both preventing and alleviating pain—especially because sitting all day is, in our opinion, the least-cool way to injure your body. If you want ...
"If bending backward worsens the pain but bending forward provides relief, the cause might be degeneration in the lower back, such as arthritis or spinal stenosis. Flexion-based exercises (bending ...