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Protect Your Back When Getting Out of Bed

By Anne Asher, About.com

Updated March 02, 2007

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Bend Your Knees

Back Pain and Sleep - Getting Out of Bed in the Morning

Bend Your Knees

(c) Anne Asher
While you are still lying on your back, bend your knees upward so that your feet are flat on the bed.

Sources:
Kisner, C., & Colby, L.A. (2002). Therapeutic Exercise: Foundations and Techniques.Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company.
Hage, M. (2005). The Back Pain Book. Atlanta, Ga. Peachtree Publishers.

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