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Three things I encourage my clients to do: move (not the same as exercise), hydrate, utilize heat.

If you find yourself repeatedly hurting yourself with your chosen form of exercise than it is beyond time to: cross-train, reevaluate form, emphasis recovery as an important part of training.

Back strengthening exercises that keep the back in a more neutral position:

Bird Dogs, Dead Bugs, Planks, Side Planks

Stretches that can help with back pain, modify accordingly to not exasperate exaggerated over or under lumbar curvature:

Child's Pose, Cat/Cow, Supine Hamstring Stretch with Strap, Bridges, Hulu Stretch (client favorite), Figure 4 Stretch

Pain is a signal that something is "not right", but how we experience it is complex: https://www.physio-pedia.com/Biopsychosocial_Model%C2%A0

Great break down of when to use heat or cold: https://lifehacker.com/when-to-use-ice-on-an-injury-and-when-to-use-heat-1850155779

Because people don't understand what homeopathy means and that lack of understanding can be either dangerous or involve expensive water: https://lifehacker.com/home-remedies-and-homeopathy-aren-t-the-same-thing-and-1850147006

Because I get asked about this all the time: https://lifehacker.com/do-essential-oils-actually-do-anything-1850174659