Lower back pain affects about 80% of us at one point or another, according to the NHS.
Thankfully, fewer than 1% of those cases require urgent medical attention. But the pain can still affect your quality of life, and might mean you’re less tempted to exercise.
That can be a shame, as the NHS explained, “keeping as active as possible can help you to recover and do the things that are important to you”.
Avoiding movement for more than a day or two in mild back pain cases might actually worsen your condition, the health service added.
According to a 2019 analysis published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, four activities in particular seemed the most effective at treating “non-specific chronic l...
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