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Is your back bothering you? You’re not alone. “Back pain is one of most common reasons people see a doctor or miss days at work,” according to the National Institutes of Health. The World Health Organization reports that low back pain is a major cause of disability worldwide.
Yoga to the rescue, right? A Harvard Health Publishing Report calls yoga “one of the more effective tools for helping reduce low-back pain” because it strengthens and stretches tight back muscles and improves mobility. But some asana poses may actually make posture worse and inadvertently exacerbate back problems, according to Dr. Kevin Khalili, DC, author of