What is the best exercise that I can do to get rid of my back pain?
This is a trick question because there is no ‘best exercise’ for treating low back pain. The best long-term solution for back pain is to develop good control of spinal stability (meaning that you develop the ability to prevent your spine and pelvis from going into positions of excessive and/or prolonged flexion, extension and rotation during normal functional movements) through proper exercise. This usually means progressively training the abdominals and back muscles with pain-free movement patterns. In the short term, the best immediate treatment for back pain is to place the spine in a pain-free position, usually where there is a slight curve in the small of the back. This should relive pressure on the spinal discs and take tension off the ligaments and spinal musculature. The next step would be to begin pain-free spinal stabilization training of the core including the abdominals and back muscles. Please contact a doctor or physical therapist specialized in treating back pain for ass
