Doctor Knows Best: 15 Health Tips from Top Doctors

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Tame Tension

Try this move Dr. Oz swears by: Stand upright, bend over, and lean forward as if you're touching your toes. Let your head and arms hang down and relax your lower back and hips. Hold for a minute or two. "It forces the back, hips, and neck to loosen up, which helps you instantly de-stress so you can get back to focusing on the task at hand," he says.

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eric719 wrote:

Good to know. The trainer at my last spin class had us do the antigravity stretching at cool down. It did relax me but I did have some back discomfort later in the day. Not sure if they were connected but I will avoid that from now on. Thanks!

2/27/2012 11:15:59 AM Report Abuse

joatc wrote:

ANTIGRAVITY STRETCHING IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED SAFE FOR THE SPINE. SPINAL FORWARD FLEXION WITH ROTATION IS WHAT CAUSES TEARS FIBROUS PART OF THE DISK, ALLOWING THE INNER PART OF THE DISK TO BULGE OR HERNIATE. THE KNEES SHOULD BE BENT AND THE SPINE SHOULD BE KEPT IN A NEUTRAL POSITION WHEN BENDING FORWARD. WHEN THE KNEES ARE STRAIGHT, THE GLUTEUS MAXIMUS (BUTT MUSCLE) CAN NOT CONTRACT EFFECTIVELY. KNEES MUST BE BENT 20� FOR THE IT BAND MUST BE TAUGHT SO THE GLUT TO CONTRACT EFFECTIVELY.

2/8/2012 03:18:13 PM Report Abuse