Cat cow pose
Warning!
People with front disk hernia do only the cow pose! (the 3th pose on the picture!)
People with back disk hernia do only the cat pose! (the 2th pose on the picture!)
Cat/Cow is actually a pair of yoga poses, but they go so well together, let’s just lump them into one! By cycling between the two postures, you warm up and stretch your back muscles, including the lower back.
To practice these postures, you’ll want to get on your hands and knees with your hands lined up beneath your shoulders and your knees in line with your hips. Take a deep breath in, and as you inhale you want to bend your spine, so you’re drawing your belly toward the floor, your head tilts back, and your bottom lifts toward the sky.
On your exhale, scoop the belly inward, arching the back upward, curling your chin toward your chest, and tucking your tailbone under. Repeat these two poses, gently stretching up on the inhale and curling in on the exhale, as many times as you like.
People with front disk hernia do only the cow pose! (the 3th pose on the picture!)
People with back disk hernia do only the cat pose! (the 2th pose on the picture!)
Cat/Cow is actually a pair of yoga poses, but they go so well together, let’s just lump them into one! By cycling between the two postures, you warm up and stretch your back muscles, including the lower back.
To practice these postures, you’ll want to get on your hands and knees with your hands lined up beneath your shoulders and your knees in line with your hips. Take a deep breath in, and as you inhale you want to bend your spine, so you’re drawing your belly toward the floor, your head tilts back, and your bottom lifts toward the sky.
On your exhale, scoop the belly inward, arching the back upward, curling your chin toward your chest, and tucking your tailbone under. Repeat these two poses, gently stretching up on the inhale and curling in on the exhale, as many times as you like.