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Back Pain Exercise Treatment Plan

Treatment Strategies for Staying Active

When you are experiencing pain from muscle spasms, or when back pain strikes, the goal is to ease the pain so you can resume your normal routine. The information in this section may help you get back on track by introducing activities that will help promote and sustain recovery.


Physical Therapy & Other Options

In addition to medicine, there are some clinical treatment options that can help relieve the pain.

Learn about physical therapy and other options.

Exercises Can Help

Your healthcare professional may recommend simple exercises like these to help you recover from the pain and stiffness that come with back pain.

Get started on exercises during treatment.

Back Pain and Spasm Prevention

Prevent the pain from coming back with smart moves for daily activities.

See what prevention measures you can take.


Exercise and Your Treatment

One of the main reasons why back pain is so common is that most of us tend to have inactive lifestyles, reducing flexibility in the spine—and making the back more prone to strain and injury.9 Prescription medication is just one part of a complete treatment program for relief from muscle spasms and back pain.

There are smart moves you can make with your healthcare professional to devise a treatment and prevention program for back pain. Although rest is part of recovery, just lying in bed is NOT recommended. In fact, most experts suggest the best thing to do is get up and get moving.3,4