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How does stretching my hamstrings help with lower back pain?
I've recently started PT for low-back pain. My diagnosis from my orthopedist is that my L5 is 70% collapsed. The PT has me doing all these hamstring stretches and I'm just not sure how this is going to help me long term. It doesn't feel like its relieving the pain- the same triggers (a lot of walking, standing for long periods of time) still put me in a lot of pain in my back and down my leg. It's not like stretching hamstrings will replace the collapse of the disc.
Answer:
The hamstrings insert on the ischial tuberosity, which is the sit bone -- it's part of the pelvis -- and extend all the way down to the knee. When they're tight, however, they shorten and hence pull down on the pelvis, giving way to a posterior pelvic tilt and then flattening out the lumbar spine so that the natural curve of the lumbar spine is lost. And this puts the person at risk for a herniated disk and also just overuse and strain of the lumbar area.
Since your pelvis is the foundation of your lower back and spine, having tight hamstrings contributes to an unstable lower back and a greater chance of intermittent sprains and strains.
Hope you get some relief soon
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