This study looked at a group of patients who had severe low back pain and indications of a pinched nerve affecting their muscle strength and skin sensation. They would have qualified for surgery according to the criteria of most hospitals.

Yet instead they went through a program of rehab exercise and in less than 5 visits all of them experienced a significant reduction of pain and a significant improvement in quality of life.

Here’s a program of low back exercises that’s worked for many of my patients.

Don’t give up on yourself.

Dr. Lavine has been an innovator in the use of movement and touch to promote health since 1981. He practices in New York City and Princeton, NJ.