How to ease lower back pain [news]

Lower back pain can impact every part of your life. But you don’t have take it lying down. It can happen to anyone. You’ll be sitting at your desk working away, when suddenly, you feel a dull ache in your lower back. What do you do? More often than not, you’ll probably keep working and just ignore it. Or if it gets worse, you may get up for a quick stretch – hoping that will do the trick.

It’s highly likely that in our lifetime, we’ll experience some degree of lower back pain. About 70 per cent of adult New Zealanders has had back pain at some stage. Unfortunately, there’s no magic pill to cure lower back pain, but exercising for a strong, healthy back can be a preventative measure, which makes it a must for everyone.