Back pain – the ‘cat cow’ exercise stretch to get rid of your lower backache

Back pain is a common condition that affects most people at some point in their lifetime, according to the NHS. But you could lower your risk of developing backache by regularly doing so-called ‘cat cow’ stretches, it’s been claimed.

Back pain could be caused by sleeping in the wrong position, having bad posture, or even by having a minor injury.

In most cases, back pain isn’t anything to worry about, and it’ll get better by itself within a few weeks or months.

You could get rid of your painful backache, or even prevent it from appearing in the first place, by doing certain exercises.

One of the best exercises to protect against backache is a cat cow stretch.

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Allow your head to drop forward, and hold the position for 10 seconds.

Return back to your starting position, and then raise your head toward the sky, while letting your pelvis drop to the floor.

Hold the pose for another 10 seconds, before again returning to your starting position.

Simply complete the stretches 10 to 15 times every day to relieve your back pain.