Brain and Spine Center of Texas recommends exercising and stretching safely to better protect your back from unneeded strain and the need for prevent spine surgery Plano TX. Practicing improper stretching and exercising can harm your muscles due to over-extension and even cause damage to your spine. Here are four stretches to help prevent back pain:

• Partial sit-ups, in which one only moves the shoulders and neck while the lower back remains on the floor
• Planks, a rigid core exercise in which one retains a push-up like position on the elbows and toes, holding for minute longer
• Single-leg lifts, which consist of laying on ones back and lifting one leg, keeping the knee straight, and repeating the process with the other leg.

Call Brain and Spine Center of Texas today at (972) 943-9779 if you've experienced back or neck strain.