Yoga For Acute Back Pain
The aim in the management of acute lumbar pain is
1. Rest the painful part so that the acute injuries to the disc and soft tissues or the bone can heal faster.
2. Provide deep relaxation to the long thick Para-spinal muscles that would be in protective spasm.
3. Immobilize the part so that the sharp pain that gets triggered by every small movement would increase the protective muscle spasm and would increase the protective muscle spasm and prevent them from relaxing.
4. Rest the mind; when you have much pain the mind cannot rest and sleep will be disturbed. Once you cannot sleep, you start worrying about the pain, its future consequences, the business problems, office problems, family problems, nations problems etc, etc, which adds to the aggravation of pain. Hence it is very important to rest the mind.
Conventional management techniques include a combination of immobilization, local heat or cold packs, nerve blocks, anti-inflammatory medicines, muscle relaxants, pain killers, tranquilizers to give rest and comfort.


During Acute Episodes
Rest in bed is necessary which could vary from a few days up to about 4-6 weeks until the severity of pain comes down.
Pain killers, muscle relaxants, cold or hot fomentation during this period of total bed rest and immobilization will help you to get relief from the acute pain.
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The eight step yogic relaxation for low back pain is the recommended yoga during this phase. This has to be practiced once in two to three hours throughout your working hours.
Folded Legs Lumbar Stretch (with one leg) and Folded Legs Lumbar Stretch (with both legs)
Crossed Legs Lumbar Stretch (Right over left)
Pavanamukthásaná Lumbar Stretch
Sethubandhásaná Lumbar Stretch - (Sethubandhá-saná breathing)
Dorsal Stretch
Ardhá Salabhásaná Breathing
Salabhásaná Repeat breathing
Side Leg Raising
Side Lumber stretch
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