Getting a medical diagnosis for back pain or neck pain requires you accurate report your back or neck pain symptoms to your medical doctor. Doctors use the medical history, a physical exam and sometimes imaging or lab tests to come up with a diagnosi

The side-angle yoga pose is a good one to help alleviate back pain. Side-angle helps with postural conditions that can cause back pain such as scoliosis and kyphosis. It also stretches the core muscles of the body, including your oblique abdominals.

For pelvic floor imagery and exercises, read a review of the book Pelvic Power by Eric Franklin.

Forward bends in yoga challenge your sense of alignment. Forward bends such as uttanasana can also help you with back problems such as flat low back posture. If you have disk problems be careful with uttanasana and other forward yoga bends because yo

Experts recommend that those of us working at our desk for long periods of time be sure to take mini-breaks to save our hands and back. This is a description of a simple back extension exercise taken from the yoga sun salutation and recommended by th

Wall squats can easily be done as a work break -- all you need is a wall. Wall squats strengthen the muscles of the hips, legs, abs, and the core support muscles of posture. Wall squats should help your sitting posture.

A corner stretch at the wall will work the upper back muscles and stretch the pecs.

Are you at your desk right now? If so, you may wish to try this simple stretch. This back stretch is recommended by the American Physical Therapy Association and targets the muscles of the seat, low back and shoulders. In my opinion, it targets the a