This is a massively beneficial stretch for anyone with lower back pain. It will stretch the muscles of the back side or your body, from calves, hamstrings, buttocks and all the way through to your shoulders.

Grab hold of the toe of a straight right leg with the hand of the left arm. If you can’t grab your toe, grab your shoe laces, or your sock or the leg of your trousers.

Keep your right shoulder on the floor.

Hold  the stretch for ten deep breaths.

Then do it on the other side of the body.

Form (the alignment of your skeleton) follows function (the ability to do this exercise). When you can comfortably grab hold of your toes you probably won’t have back pain.