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STRETCH YOUR LEGS and back

Heavy on this one, you carry yourself all day you GOT to treat your legs and back well!!! . figure four (hips) . child’s pose (lower back) . Downward dog (hams and calves) . Butterfly (inner thigh) . Towel hamstring stretch (hams) . Cat/Cow (lower/mid back) And honestly just taking a foam roller and rolling out your leg muscles is GOD TIER.

@MaeveEatsPearls

Mar 1, 2025

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Sciatica recovery information

I have a bunch of back problems and had a crisis where I couldn’t do anything but lay on the ground for 3-4 weeks without intense pain down to my toes on the left side. So if you have lower back pain-sciatica or related do the following every day: Pelvic tilt exercise Quadruped arm-leg raise Side plank (easiest possible variation) Leg lift (one at a time easiest variation) And most important make sure whenever you’re sitting or standing you are engaging your core muscles (pretend someone is going to punch you in the stomach) And walk a lot all the time Basically you need to make sure your abs and back muscles are holding your body up and not your spine, and being in motion helps adjust the weight around instead of always settling on the same place and destroying your discs PS: don’t stretch if you are actively in pain. you’ll probably stretch the wrong thing in the wrong direction. You want to avoid aggravating inflamed nerves so first thing you want to do is just stop the pain by not fucking with it. Then work on your strength. Final note: this is for a specific back problem. If you have a different one the basic concept should work but the exercises might be different. But you should probably do all of the above anyway cause it’s good for you.

@fe

Feb 21, 2025

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Hip strengthening!

Similar to stretching the hammies, focusing on strong hips/pelvis/trunk has personally been a huge game changer for supporting the lower back 😤

@wikipediated

Apr 16, 2024

Top Recs from @its_just_kate

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Get off social media

at least casually. don’t delete the accounts but don’t have the apps on your phone either. rediscover your love of reading thru the magic of recognizing titles strangers are holding on the subway. become a subway reader. don’t use sound as an escape from your thoughts/feelings/surroundings. grocery shopping without headphones is actually kind of beautiful! pick up a new hobby or two or three. one of them should be something you’re not good at, and at least one should be no- or low-cost. never. stop. learning. the library, the parks and rec department, and nearby museums offer great materials already but also usually have free lectures or courses. go outside more. like, a lot more. (took this much less literally, so apologies if it’s not what you’re looking for lol — as a narcoleptic I have no tips on how to Not Sleep since Sleep is basically my job)

@its_just_kate

Sep 30, 2024

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2025 is the year of being hot and causing chaos

destined in the stars

@its_just_kate

Jan 1, 2025

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Reading multiple books at once

keeps it funky, keeps it fresh! a book for outside, a book for downstairs, a book for bed, a book for the subway, a book for the bathtub…..

@its_just_kate

Nov 30, 2024