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Lower back

Physiotherapy exercises for the lower back are essential for rehabilitating injuries, improving mobility, and relieving pain.

Patient information

Our NHS colleagues at South Tees Hospital have done brilliant work to improve public messaging and patient information about musculoskeletal (MSK) issues. They created several of the resources below and have kindly agreed to share them widely. Along with our own resources and those from our partners, these can help support patients and the public.

Mechanical lower back pain

Ten things you need to know about your back (opens in a new tab) ( Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP)

Ten back facts (opens in a new tab) (South Tees NHS)

Back mobility exercises

Back pain exercises (opens in a new tab) (Versus Arthritis)

Posture

Posture Reframed ‘sit up straight’ – time to re-evaluate! (opens in a new tab) (South Tees NHS)

Sciatica

Ten sciatica facts (opens in a new tab) (South Tees NHS)

Lumbar spinal stenosis

Ten lumbar spinal stenosis facts (opens in a new tab) (South Tees NHS)

Serious back pain

When to seek urgent help (opens in a new tab) - The Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists (MACP)

Persistent Back Pain

Managing longer lasting low back pain (opens in a new tab) (South Tees NHS)

Understanding pain

Axial spondyloarthritis (inflammatory back pain)

What is ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? (opens in a new tab) (National Axial Spondyloarthritis Society)