The WORST Stretches For Low Back Pain ( And What To Do Instead) Ft. Dr. Stuart Mc Gill

One of the first solutions people struggling with back pain seek are lower back stretches to relieve their pain. But the truth is, many of these stretches for back pain are just short term fixes that actually end up doing more harm than good, and are the opposite of what people should be doing. A stretch meant to relieve lower back pain, like toe touches (and other similar stretches), trigger whats called a stretch reflex, which gives you about 1520 minutes of pain relief. But the problem is that this creates a vicious cycle of thinking that these stretches are doing good and are the only solution for relief, yet in reality are just contributing to the pain in the lower back. The key is to break this cycle. And thats what Ill do in this video. Here, Ill show you how to relieve lower back pain once and for all with 4 moves. Based on the findings of renowned back pain researcher Dr. Stuart McGill and his lab, the cat camel exercise has been found to be the least stressful way to incorporate some mov