Lower Back Foam Roller For Back Pain

How to foam roll for lower back pain.

Lower back foam roller for back pain.

Most low back pain is caused by a mechanical deformation such as an arch in the low back. Bring your right leg up and rest your right ankle above your left knee. Make sure to do both sides and go slow says pham. With the foam roller resting underneath your low back pull your left leg up and hug your left knee.

To get started place the foam roller under your glutes. If you lay your lower back over the foam roller it aggravates the arch in the low back along with applying excessive pressure on the lumbar spine and the discs that separate them resulting in an even greater pain. This exercise relieves tension in your low back avoid putting too much pressure on this area. It connects to the lower back and makes rolling this area an excellent way to indirectly relieve lower back pain.

Roll out for 30. Roll from the base of your left side of your rib cage to above your glutes. Lie on your back and position the foam roller so it s horizontally below your low back. Do 10 12 slow and steady passes and then repeat on the other side.

Slowly roll through your right hip and glute then repeat on the other side. Keep scrolling for pham s tips for foam rolling these areas.