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:
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- 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
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