Good excercise for people with sore backs

[Josephine]

Hey everyone!

     So, I don't know if it is just me or not, but a lot of the time when I'm trying to relax myself before I try to project, I find my back gets really sore, in any position that I sleep in.  That's just me I guess, I carry a lot of tension in my back sometimes.  Anyways, my drama prof. showed me a really great way to release the tension in one's back.  All you need is two tennis balls, and a floor to lie down on.

   Take the two balls and put them together and lay on top of them so that they are at the base of your back (where your butt ends )  Just lay on them and let your weight sink onto them, and feel your muscles "melt" into the balls...after a minute or two, slide down so that the balls are now a little bit higher up on your back....I like to think of it as going vertebrae by vertebrae.  Keep doing so until you are at the top of your shoulders, and then sit up and notice the difference!  It will hurt like a B in certain areas where you have a lot of tension.  For me it's the shoulders...but you'll feel sooooo great after! I have found that I am able to relax much more easily now because of this excercise.  Anyways, I don't know if that really helps anyone, but it helps me, and hey, it's a great way to relax regardless!!

[Stookie]

That's some good advice.  My back relaxed just reading about it. 

I had similar problems until I switched to a contour memory foam pillow. I haven't had many back and neck pains since.

[Kodemaster]

Thanks for the advice, Josephine!

I'll try it the next time I come across a couple of tennis balls

[jub jub]

I'll have to try that myself. If it works I'll be able to get rid of the dungeon rack that's been taking up so much room in the basement. 

[Leyla]

I just bought the tennis balls from wal-mart and gave it a try. I feel much more straightened out.