Ten Best Stretches for Upper Back Pain

Unfortunately, we are more prone to upper back pain as we age due to stress, modern life, and general wear and tear on the body. The good news is that we can counteract this pain with regular exercise and stretching. We can even stretch while sitting in a chair! Here are the ten best stretches for upper back pain in wiser adults.

Ten Best Stretches for Upper Back Pain

Guide To Foam Rolling For Back Health

Foam rolling is a great way to loosen our muscles and stretch them in a way that regular stretching just cannot do. It allows our muscles to fully relax and releases the fascia that holds them tightly together. As a result, foam rolling is a great way to relieve pain and helps us feel better throughout the day. Here’s how to foam roll for back health.

Guide To Foam Rolling For Back Health

Tips and Exercises To Improve Balance

The Sensory Inputs Important for Balance: Vision (your sight), Proprioception (touch, or your body's sense of place in space), Vestibular system (our inner ear helping spacial orientation). The way we strengthen one or more of these systems is to alter or take one or more of them away. The series of exercises I describe below will challenge you with both static and dynamic balance activities.

The Most Important Muscles to Maintain Stability and Prevent Falls

9 Causes of Lower Back Pain

Low back pain is the most common health problem that results in pain and disability in adults over the age of 60. In order to properly treat our lower back pain, it’s important to understand what could be causing it. Let’s look at the different causes of lower back pain in older adults.

9 Causes of Lower Back Pain

Wysefit Back Health and Core Stability Program

Have you ever experienced lower back pain or a twinge in your glutes or down your leg? Perhaps you’ve experienced a bulging, herniated or slipped disc, or stenosis of your spine? Or do you simply want to avoid these uncomfortable issues from occurring? Then read along as we unpack the science behind the Back-Health Program that I designed exclusively for Wysefit.

Wysefit Back Health and Core Stability Program