Do You Have Lower Back Pain When You Wake Up in the Morning? Find Out What You Can Do to Help

Do you wake up in the mornings with aching lower back pain? Does back pain keep you from sleeping well at night? Does it take you awhile to get moving in the mornings? Does your low back hurt if you have been sitting on your couch or in your car? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then the following information may be right for you.

Over time, our spines can develop problems just like our eyes, heart, or teeth. Due to accumulated injuries, misalignments and joint stiffness can occur. When time is added in as a factor, chronic stiffness of the joints can occur, leading to the slow deterioration of the joint surfaces. When this happens, you usually are informed that you have arthritis and there is nothing that can be done. Actually, something can be done. Unless your joints are totally fused through damage and deterioration, there are some things that you can do to help the situation. The reason you are the sorest in the morning, while lying down, or while sitting, is that the longer period of inactivity allows your stiff joints to stiffen even more. After you are up moving around for awhile, the natural movement of your body helps to alleviate some of the stiffness and discomfort. So guess what, doing some exercises and stretches that increases the mobility of your joints, will decrease the amount of pain you experience.

Before beginning or relying on any stretching or exercise program I recommend a complete examination by a qualified health professional to determine if that is the proper course of action, and to rule out a more complicated cause or disease. So, proceed forward at your own risk!

Before you even get out of bed in the morning, roll over on to your back and pull one knee up toward your chest as far as you can comfortably and hold with both hands. Don't bounce or pull so hard that it hurts, but hold this position smoothly for 1 minute. Next, repeat with the other leg. Lastly, go ahead and pull both knees up at the same time and hold for 1 minute. You may need to repeat this procedure 2-3 times. Next, gently roll over and up into a seated position on the side of the bed. Once again pull one knee up to your chest as far as comfortable and hold for 1 minute, and then repeat with the other leg. Now you are ready to get up and go about your business.

In order to begin working toward long term relief, there are two simple things that you can begin doing. One, begin a regular exercise program that involves the full range of motion of your joints. That topic is too long and complicated for this short article, but contact the experts at your local gym for more information. Two, start doing what is known as the cat-camel stretch on a daily basis. If you search the internet for this stretch you will quickly learn how to perform it.

If you have any further questions, please contact a qualified health professional in your area.