How to Treat Burning Lower Back Pain

Burning lower back pain, like other lower back pain, could be caused by various factors. According to the American Chiropractic Association, up to 31 million Americans suffer from lower back pain. How to treat this back pain is a question that has been asked for centuries, most prominently by yoga practitioners in South Asia. Below are a set of individual yoga exercises that can be extremely beneficial to someone suffering from burning lower back pain.

Things You'll Need

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Instructions

Exercises

• 1

  Cat-cow pose is done by getting on all fours, with your knees hip-width apart and your hands shoulder-length apart. Start by breathing in, bringing your head up to look towards the ceiling, and arching your back. When breathing out bring your head down parallel with your arms and look at your thighs while bending your back upwards toward the ceiling. Do this five to 10 times or up to 3 minutes, depending on the extent of your pain. The cat-cow pose will tone your spine's nerves and relieve pain and spondylitis.

• 2

  Hare pose is done by sitting on your heels, facing forward, hands on knees, with a straight spine. Lift your hands straight up in the air with your palms facing forward and come down with your arms remaining extended to put your palms and forehead on the floor. Remain there, breathing slowly three to five times and then come back up with your hands on your knees. Repeat five to10 times. Hare pose is good for reducing sciatica, anxiety and asthma.

• 3

  Half-locust pose is done by lying on your stomach, with your hands under yourself near your pelvis, chin on the floor, and extending one leg at a time upwards toward the ceiling. Keep your ankles bent when extending upwards and do not strain yourself too much. Lift each leg 10 times or more, depending on your pain. The half-locust relieves sciatica, burning and other forms of lower back pain.

• 4

  Cobra pose is done by lying on your stomach with your hands parallel to your shoulders, palms down and facing forward. Start by slowly bringing your head up to look toward the ceiling. Keep your shoulders down, not scrunched up toward your ears. You can bend your elbows to help you. Remain in an arched position like this for 10 seconds to 1 minute. Cobra pose adjusts your spinal column and nerves and is beneficial to those suffering from slipped discs.

• 5

  Child's pose is done by bending forward so that your head rests on the floor with your arms at your sides and palms up. Remain in this pose relaxing for three to seven minutes. Child's pose is good for relaxing your body and promoting circulation.