The way we work, travel and entertain ourselves nowadays means it’s little wonder so many of us experience soreness or stiffness in our lower backs.

“There are a lot of culprits when it comes to tension in the back,” says Carrie Lamb, a physical therapist, educator at Balanced Body and Pilates instructor at Connect Physical Therapy and Pilates .

“Some of the common culprits include computer work, looking down at a phone or screen, spending a lot of time sitting and doing prolonged work with the arms out in front of the body,” she says. Another cause of a stiff lower back is tightness in the thoracic spine (mid-back), according to Lamb. You may like

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