Facts
– Back pain affects 8 out of 10 people at some point during their lives.
– Approximately one quarter of U.S. adults reported having low-back pain lasting at least one whole day in the past three months and 7.6% reported at least one episode of severe acute LBP within a one-year period.
– When asked about common types of pain experienced in the past three months, respondents of a National Institute of Health Statistics survey indicated that LBP was the most common (28.4%), followed by severe headache or migraine pain (16.6%) and neck pain (15.1%).
Learn how to fix it!
Low Back Pain is predominantly due to tight hip flexors and hamstring muscles. Stretching Around The House™ has many simple stretches you may not have tried yet that will help you ease the pressure on your low back muscles and feel better!
Simple and effective stretches can alleviate and reduce the stress that you are experiencing today in this fast paste digital age that is inundating us with more stressors than we are designed to handle!
Standing Toe Touch in a tub makes it much easier to do a toe touch because you have support from sides of the tub!
Helps loosen those tight hamstrings and back!
Standing toe touch is a great stretch that primarily targets your hamstring muscles, the three muscles in the back of your upper leg. It also helps loosen the muscles of your lower back. Using the edge of the tub for support really allows your back to relax during the stretch. We also demonstrate a seated version in the bedroom and living room
To view the full series of bathroom stretches as well as our bedroom, kitchen and living room series of stretches, check out our Stretching Around the House Video
Stretching On Demand
Our On Demand Video Library has hundreds of stretches for every part of your body. There are 5, 10 and 15 minute stretches, full body routines, sport specific and injury focused stretches. Our Stretch Education section teaches you about your body and the benefits stretching has to fight stress and anxiety.