The new crop of back stretchers is great news nowadays for people who have lower back pain, or just plain tight feeling back muscles.
If you have been going around without feeling like you’re back just needs to be popped, or you suffer discomfort from hours of sitting in an office chair, one of these devices may help you.
Lynx Portable Back Stretcher
Probably the hottest and item in this new crop of back stretching devices is the Lynx portable backstretcher. It’s pretty clear why this is becoming popular, as it has a number of advantages over its competition. First of all, it’s portable. You can fold this thing up and collapse it down to put it into its storage bag, and it’ll only be 20 inches by 12 inches by 3 inches. And it only weighs five and half pounds. Not bad, you could just tosses in the trunk intake into the office.
All you have to do is unfold and extend it then secure your ankles in the foot supports. Then you use your hands on the leverage handles and stretch! This is the best kind of traction – traction that you apply and that you control. The manufacturer says that you can lengthen your skeleton by more than an inch and that will increase joint flexibility while helping you to achieve better spinal alignment.
Lumbar Extenders
The first thing we are going to look at is simple lumbar extenders. These consist of one flat side faced with a convex side for you to lie on, or to place between your back in the back of your chair. They help to promote proper seating posture and provide support for your lower back. Some of them can also be used without your chair. Simply lower the lumbar extender on the floor, lie on it and relax.
Then we have those devices which are combination of a back stretcher and an ad trainer. They kind of look like a chair, albeit one whose arch is back and away from your legs as you lean back in it. According to the manufacturers, when you lean back on these devices it expands the distance between your discs and relieves backaches while helping to realign your spine. I guess that you can get in an ab workout also by leaning back and then leaning forward.
Foam rollers for back stretching
And let’s not forget old dependable. I’ve been doing my backstretching with simple foam rollers for years. I’ve been pretty happy with my results. Using these is simplicity itself. Simply lie down on the roller within oriented perpendicular to your spine. Crush your arms in front of your chest and hold them loosely and using your feet, simply roll your back over the roller up and down. I really like the of the ability to pause at any one part of my back simply relax and provide extra stretching for that part of my back using roller.
Leave a Reply