You back muscles can cause pain when they are strained or overworked or when there is damage to the bones of the spine. Most of these conditions will resolve with rest and conservative therapies.

Abduction means moving your arm or leg away from the body, while adduction is towards your body. Learn how both exercises ...

Push off with the back leg while driving your big toe into the ground. To intensify this move, stick a door wedge under the big toe. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat two to three times on each leg.

A frequent source of lower-back pain comes from two muscles you might not have heard of—and that makes sense since you rarely see them on those medical posters of human anatomy in doctor's offices.

For a cramped leg, sit on the floor with your leg or foot stretched out in front of you. Keep your leg straight while you gently pull your foot back towards you. Massage the muscle ...