Lower Back Pain (LBP)

Generally defined as pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain (NSCA)

Basic Exercise Guidelines:

• Ensure you're cleared for exercise by allied health care professional, to ensure there are no exercise limitations
• 1-4 sets of resistance exercise 
• 8-12 repetitions per set of resistance exercise at light to moderate intensity
• frequency of resistance exercise is 1-2 times per week
• flexibility training should aim to to increase trunk, hip flexor, and extensor mobility with 3 repetitions of a 10 second static hold
• aerobic protocols begin with multiple short bouts but ultimately aerobic activity should total 300 minutes of moderate or 150 minutes of vigorous activity per week
• cease exercise immediately if pain increases