Take pressure off of your back muscles ☝🏽 If you aren’t able to move your hips or upper body without your back responding- your back muscles are likely overworking during many different activities. Meaning they are on overdrive which can lead to irritation 🫠 This exercise helps to work on controlling your spine and hips to reduce this overactivity while you alternate lifting your arms up overhead ✅ Many people will want to arch their back as they raise their arms overhead which is a compensation that can lead to more back stiffness and tightness 😵💫 Using a wall for feedback can help your body to learn the control that can then translate to every day life 🙌🏼 10-20 alternating lifts may be a good place to start for most. Only lift your arm as high as is comfortable for you ⚠️ This can be a great exercise to incorporate everyday or every other day, as long as it feels good, so you’re body gets enough repetitions to start learning 👍🏽 If you’re looking for other ways to reduce back pain and stiffness- strengthening is one of the BEST ways to do so. Inside the membership, Adventurers for Life- you’ll learn some of the best movements to help you feel confident again 😍 Learn more in the link in my profile ✅ #backpain #backstrength #backstiffness #stiffback #degenerativediscdisease #backpainexercises #physicaltherapist #spinearthritis #physicaltherapy Not medical advice. Try at your own risk.