I found some information on bending over – which made dramatic improvements to my daily back pain.
I would typically bend over, slightly rolling my back (which I felt stretched my back, but in fact strained my back), or bend my knees.
Bending your knees is fine. However, for doing something lower (and not picking up something heavy) one should hinge at the waist, and stretch out in a way that I think is similar to the beginning of the sun salutation in yoga.
You may notice doing this that your hamstrings are extremely tight. However, things will stretch over time, and this form of bending engages your glutes and puts less strain on your back. You should be bending your knees in this position, which should alleviate a lot of the hamstring tension.
I could not believe that one day of bending over like this, caused tremendous relief in my back pain that I typically endure daily, to some degree.
This is something else that I will continue to do until it is second nature.
I would typically bend over, slightly rolling my back (which I felt stretched my back, but in fact strained my back), or bend my knees.
Bending your knees is fine. However, for doing something lower (and not picking up something heavy) one should hinge at the waist, and stretch out in a way that I think is similar to the beginning of the sun salutation in yoga.
You may notice doing this that your hamstrings are extremely tight. However, things will stretch over time, and this form of bending engages your glutes and puts less strain on your back. You should be bending your knees in this position, which should alleviate a lot of the hamstring tension.
I could not believe that one day of bending over like this, caused tremendous relief in my back pain that I typically endure daily, to some degree.
This is something else that I will continue to do until it is second nature.
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