Can you practice yoga for back pain?

You should not do yoga when you have low back pain, because when you have low back pain, you may have an acute lumbar injury or localized muscle spasm, and doing yoga at this time may aggravate the injury when you do such a wide range of activities. It is recommended that patients keep braking and rest during the onset or acute phase of lumbar pain, and go to the orthopedic department of a regular hospital as soon as possible to clarify the cause of lumbar pain and then provide active treatment. For patients with low back pain caused by lumbar muscle strain or lumbar disc herniation, if it is the first attack, the symptoms are relatively mild and there is no obvious nerve compression, on the basis of combining hot compresses, symptomatic pain medication and physiotherapy, appropriate yoga exercises can be performed under the guidance of professional trainers. It helps to increase the flexibility of the lumbar back muscles, maintain the stability of the lumbar spine and ensure the balance of the extension and flexion muscles, thus effectively slowing down the abnormal wear and tear and degeneration of the lumbar spine, and helps to relieve the symptoms of pain.