“A lot of back pain is due to postural alignment problems,” Kelly says. “If you catch it soon enough and correct the problem with exercise and strengthening, you can avoid future pain.”
Today, Dunn has learned a number of ways to use exercise to relieve and prevent back pain. For example, he works hard on strengthening the muscles involved in the body’s core stabilization such as the glutes, a key element in a golfer’s swing.
“When your torso and hips are moving rapidly from back to front, your back can keep your torso rotating and put incredible strain on your spine,” he says. “When you engage your glutes at the end of the swing, it’s like a brake on the spine.”
Back pain can be relieved by many different types of exercises. For instance, a knees-to-chest exercise can be a big help if your pain is due to spinal stenosis, a narrowing of areas in the spine that can put pressure on the nerves. That’s because lying on your back and pulling the knees to the chest for about 60 seconds opens up the disc space in the back, which relieves pressure on the nerves, says Kelly.
Today, Dunn says, “I still have a tight back from time to time, but the pain has almost completely gone away.” Even better: “I haven’t had to give up golfing!”
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