To avoid straining the sacroiliac joints (the link on each side of the body between your spinal column and the pelvis) when you get out of bed, first roll to one side3 and use your arms to push your body tinted a sitting position; then sit for a moment before standing’ be careful of how you stand, sit and move; avoid high-feel shoes; avoid lifting heavy objects; never bend over from the wrist to pick thing up-squat, bend your knees and keep your back straight. Sit in a chair with a good back support, or use a small pillow in the small of your back; try to sleep on your side with a pillow between your legs; and sleep on a very firm mattress,’
‘Back stretches can be used to relax aching muscles at ht end of a long day, or simply as a quick breather in the middle of the day,’ he adds.