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It is estimated that approximately one in four Americans are experiencing lower back pain right now. Here's how to reduce it.

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“Alternating leg lifts while maintaining a bridge position can help you improve pelvic stability, which helps strengthen the lower back.” Get into a glute bridge position. Lift the ...

Lower back pain is often blamed on posture ... “[The psoas] is going to tug on both ends of where the muscle spans,” says Lau, which distorts pelvic alignment, straining the back.

Together, these may help people minimize and manage lower back pain. The glute bridge works a person’s gluteus maximus, the largest of the gluteal muscles, or glutes, that form the buttocks.

If this muscle is tight or irritated (which can happen for a number of reasons, which we cover below), you’ll likely feel pain in your back and/or SI joints (which link the pelvis and lower ...

Pelvic floor health is crucial for overall well-being but is often overlooked. Ryenn Sanger, NP and Marc Eigg, MD, experts in ...

Here's how to do them: Start by lying on your lower back, with your feet pressed into the floor and your arms by your side. Take a deep breath in, and engage your abdominal muscles and pelvic floor.

You've probably heard the terms "abs" and "core" used in social media videos, Pilates classes, or even by physiotherapists.