Yoga: 5 positions to relieve back pain

In addition to its physical and mental benefits, yoga is an excellent remedy against back pain, for several reasons: it helps to realign the spine, strengthen the back muscles and relieve back pain.

How does yoga relieve your back pain?

Le yoga is a great way to remedy the back pain. Indeed, it makes you more flexible by working many parts of the body that remain immobile in everyday life. It also strengthens your back by «unstacking» the vertebrae and strengthening the back muscles. Yoga also facilitates posture correction and balance by promoting good body alignment. Yoga has also been proven to improve our ability to concentrate by channelling energy, which makes us feel more peaceful. Namaste!

So you see, Yoga has countless benefits similar to the benefits offered by Activebase. In fact, our ergonomic stool Posture rehabilitation specialists help reduce back pain. Strengthening muscles improves concentration and corrects posture!

5 yoga postures to relieve back pain

The ActiveBase team would like to share with you five simple exercises you can do to reduce your various back pains:

The child's posture:

This is ideal for stretching the lower back muscles. To do this: kneel down, sitting on your heels. Then gently lower your forehead to the floor and stretch your arms forward.

The cobra pose:

This posture allows you to bend your spine and thus strengthen your back muscles. To do this: lie flat on your stomach, place your hands on either side of your body under your shoulders and keep your elbows close to your ribs. Then, gradually raise your head and then your chest, using your arms for support.

The downward dog pose:

The head-down dog position reduces tension in the neck and back.

To do this: get down on all fours on the mat, then place your toes on the floor while lifting your coccyx upwards. Keep your arms straight without locking your elbows.

Forward bend:

This position mainly stretches the spine.

To do this: stand with your legs together and your feet together. Then bend your torso forward. Try to touch your toes while keeping your spine and legs as straight as possible.

The board:

This position allows you to deeply strengthen your abdominal muscles and your back.

To do this: lie on your stomach with your legs stretched out, then place your forearms on the floor so that your elbows form a right angle. Then lift your lower body, pushing yourself up with your toes. Hold the position by contracting your abdominal and gluteal muscles.