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Back pain: exercise videos

Staying gently active and doing suitable exercises helps many people with ordinary lower back pain. A video is not a diagnosis or a personal treatment plan. Stop for increasing radiating pain, loss of sensation, weakness or bladder, bowel and saddle-area symptoms.

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Staying gently active and doing suitable exercises helps many people with ordinary lower back pain. A video is not a diagnosis or a personal treatment plan. Stop for increasing radiating pain, loss of sensation, weakness or bladder, bowel and saddle-area symptoms.

  • Pain or stiffness in the lower back, sometimes radiating to the buttock or upper leg.
  • Difficulty bending, turning, getting up or staying in one position for a long time.
  • Watch a video all the way through before joining in.
  • Make sure you have clear space, a stable surface, water and a sturdy chair if needed.
  • Call for new pain radiating below the knee with weakness or numbness.
  • For urgent GP care outside normal opening hours, call HAP 9252. Call Ambulance 912 only for an immediately life-threatening situation.

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