<p>To help keep your back in shape, consider doing stretching exercises. Here's a stretch you might want to try. First, ask your doctor if it's right for you&mdash;especially if you already have back pain.</p>
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<h2>Simple steps for a gentle stretch</h2>
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    <li> Lie on your back with knees bent.</li>
    <li> Raise a knee to your chest while pressing your back into the floor.</li>
    <li> Hold the stretch for five seconds. </li>
    <li> Repeat with your other knee. </li>
    <li> Do this stretch 10 times on each side.</li>
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<p>Source: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.netreturns.biz/healthinfo/bouncelink.aspx?shortcut=aafp"> American Academy of Family Physicians </a>
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<p>Learn more about how to prevent and treat back pain in our <a href="[BASEDOMAIN]/healthinfo/ Topic.aspx?TopicID=5176984b-f758-457e-b154-68c84ea7df44">Backs topic center</a>. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Reviewed 9/30/2022</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: left;"><strong>Sources</strong></p>
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    <li style="text-align: left;">Brain&amp;Life. "Stretches for Relieving Lower Back Pain."&nbsp;<br>
    <a href="https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/relief-for-back-pain" target="_blank">https://www.brainandlife.org/articles/relief-for-back-pain</a>.</li>
    <li style="text-align: left;">FamilyDoctor.org. "Low Back Pain."&nbsp;<br>
    <a href="https://familydoctor.org/condition/low-back-pain/" target="_blank">https://familydoctor.org/condition/low-back-pain/</a>.</li>
    <li style="text-align: left;">National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. "Low Back Pain Fact Sheet."&nbsp;<br>
    <a href="https://www.ninds.nih.gov/low-back-pain-fact-sheet#3102_8" target="_blank">https://www.ninds.nih.gov/low-back-pain-fact-sheet#3102_8</a>.</li>
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Boost your back with a gentle stretch