The best mobilisation exercises for your lower back injury

Here I share some of my top mobilisation exercises for a lower back injury

7/23/20241 min read

Mobilisation exercises for lower back disc injuries

Mobilisation exercises should NOT increase your pain or discomfort. If they do, it means that the movement is too intense for your injury and that you should either make the movement easier, or try an easier mobilisation exercise. The following movements are ordered in level of difficulty; 1 being the easiest. If you feel no symptoms at all during a movement, then you can progress to the next one.

The goal is to reduce stiffness in your lower back over 5-10 minutes.

(1) Deep Breaths

Perform 4-5 slow deep breaths at a time, so as not to hyper-ventilate. Then rest for at least 30 seconds.

Repeat regularly throughout the day to help reduce stiffness, and relax your body.

(2) Laying Twists
(3) Cat-Camels
woman in black sports bra and blue denim jeans doing yoga
woman in black sports bra and blue denim jeans doing yoga
(4) Seated knee raises
(3) Seated thigh abductions
(5) Seated Glute squeezes
(3) Walking