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Reversing Lower Back Pain - Yogi Explains

Summary

, 12 min

A four-part program for lower back pain: the Mahamudra forward bend done on the in-breath, the spinal twist (Matsyendrasana) repeated through the day, a psoas stretch with one leg hanging off the bed, and a friend's elbow sunk into the piriformis. It also explains why massaging the lower back itself worsens the problem.

In this video

Teaches
Pain reliefMahamudraSpinal twistStretching

Key moments

00:00A lower back program every yogi should know00:38Mahamudra: breathe in, then bend forward01:31Curl the head toward the knees to stretch the whole back02:44Spinal twist (Matsyendrasana) and a simplified version03:44Twist both ways every 15 minutes to reverse back trouble04:52Psoas stretch: let one leg hang off the edge of the bed06:55Piriformis release with a friend's elbow09:00Why massaging the lower back makes it worse09:32The daily program: Mahamudra, twisting, psoas, piriformis