Back physiotherapy exercises
200 physiotherapy exercises for the back, each with an illustration, audio instructions, sets, reps and progressions. Filter by goal below, or open them in Physia to build a personalised home exercise program in seconds.
Strengthening (77) · Mobility (77) · Motor control (19) · Stretching (20) · Balance (4) · Self-massage (1) · Pain relief (2)
Strengthening — Back
Barbell Bench Press
Bird dog en T
Bird Dog Exercise for Lumbar Strengthening
Bird dog on Bosu
Bird dog on SwissBall
Bird dog with arm elevation
Bird dog with leg elevation
Bird dog with plyometrics and external shoulder rotation
Bridge with shoulder extension
Burpees - Final phase with trunk and pelvis control
Burpees - Second step with trunk and pelvis control
Burpees - Third Stage with Trunk and Pelvic Control
Burpees with Emphasis on Lumbar Stability
Controlled Medicine Ball Throw for Lumbar Strengthening
Deadlift
Deadlift with Overhead Lift
Dissociation of the shoulders with elastic band
Dumbbell Deadlift
Dumbbell Deadlift for Lumbar Strengthening
Dynamic dorsal plank with alternating arm movements
Dynamic plank with hip extension
Dynamic Superman on SwissBall
Elastic Band Deadlift
Elastic Band Opening for the Lower Back
Elastic Band Pull with Scapular Retraction
First step of burpees for lumbar control
Floor Slam Ball for Lumbar Strengthening
Glute Bridge with Pelvic Retroversion
Golf swing with kettlebell
High Elbow Resistance Band Row
Hip-height Load Lift
Horizontal Row with Resistance Band
Kettlebell Suitcase Deadlift
Lateral suitcase carry with dumbbell
Lumbar Extension on Swiss Ball with Shoulder Abduction and Bent Arms
Lumbar Extension on SwissBall with Arm Elevation
Lumbar extension on SwissBall with bent arms
Lumbar extension on SwissBall with load
Lumbar extension on SwissBall with oscillating bar
Lumbar extension on the ground with trunk locking
Lumbar Extension with Stick on SwissBall
Lumbar extension with weight
Lumbar Stabilization on SwissBall
Lumbar strengthening on SwissBall with ball pass
Overhead squat with arms extended above the head
Pelvic Floor Contraction on SwissBall in Plank Position
Prone Row for Lumbar Strengthening
Pull with elastic on SwissBall
Resisted lumbar flexion-extension on SwissBall
Resisted Pelvic Dissociation in Hip Rotation 90/90 with Elastic Band
Seated Lumbar Extension on Swiss Ball
Self-massage of the latissimus dorsi with a rolling pin
Shoulder-height Load Lift
Single-leg Romanian Deadlift on an Elevated Leg
Slam ball for lumbar stability
Slow eccentric and fast concentric deadlift
Snow Angel on the Ground
Standing Elastic Row for Scapular Strengthening
Standing Elastic Rowing
Standing Jefferson Curl
Standing Resistance Band Row for Back
Superman arms and opposite leg
Superman arms and opposite leg with stick
Superman for Lumbar Strengthening
Superman Isometric with 90° Arm Abduction
Superman isometric with stick
Superman on SwissBall with weights
Superman with Leg Flutter Kicks
Superman with Stick
Swimming-type lumbar strengthening
SwissBall Roll-out for the Lower Back
Thoracic extension and flexion in sitting position
Thoracic Extension on SwissBall with Arm Elevation
Trap Bar Deadlift
Twist with Light Load
Wall Bridge
Wall Isometric Bridge
Mobility — Back
Active lumbar extension against a wall
Active Lumbar Flexion Mobilization Against a Wall
Active Thoracic Rotation on Knees
Active-assisted trunk flexion with SwissBall
Child's Pose on SwissBall
Controlled Lateral Lunge
Dead Bug for Lumbar Motor Control
Deep Lunge Thoracic Rotation
Face Pull with Resistance Band
Jefferson curl with stick
Kneeling Thoracic Opening in Inclination
Lateral bend with stick
Lateral Inclination Opening on SwissBall
Lumbar extension lying on the stomach
Lumbar Extension on the Floor
Lumbar Flexion in Supine Position
Lumbar Flexion on SwissBall
Lumbar Flexion Rolling Mobilization in Butterfly Sitting on SwissBall
Lumbar Flexion with Arm Swing in Standing
Lumbar Flexion/Extension Mobilization on SwissBall
Lumbar Inclination Opening
Lumbar mobilization in low amplitude tilt
Lumbar mobilization in quadruped: flexion and extension
Lumbar Neurodynamic Mobilization
Lumbar Spine Extension on Swiss Ball
Lumbar Windmill Mobilization
Pectoral kneading
Pelvic anterior and posterior tilt in the kneeling position
Pelvic anterior-posterior tilt in sitting position
Pelvic anterior/posterior tilt mobilization
Pelvic Anteversion and Retroversion against a Wall
Pelvic Circumduction on SwissBall
Pelvic Rotation in an 8 Shape on Swiss Ball
Pelvic Rotation on SwissBall
Pelvic Tilt on SwissBall
Postural control on bosu with shoulder elevation
Prone Incline Sphinx for Lumbar Mobility
Reactive lumbar stabilization with weighted elastic
Rounded back / hollow back with elastic
Scapular Depression in Sitting or Standing Position
Seated Lumbar Flexion with Assisted Return
Seated Lumbar Neurodynamic Mobilization
Seated Lumbar Rotation on Airex
Seated Lumbar Rotation with SwissBall
Seated Thoracic Opening
Seated Thoracic Rotation Mobilization
Seated Thoracic Rotation with Stick
Seated Thoracic Rotations
Seated Trunk Rotation with Arm Swing on SwissBall
Self-massage of the latissimus dorsi and teres major
Self-Massage of the Lumbar Spine with Ball
Sphinx: Lumbar Extension Hold
Standing Lateral Lumbar Inclination
Standing Lumbar Flexion
Standing Lumbar Flexion with Assisted Return
Standing Spine Flexion and Extension
Thoracic extension with crossed arms on the chest
Thoracic extension with foam roller
Thoracic mobility in quadruped position
Thoracic mobility: rounded back / hollow back sitting on a chair
Thoracic mobilization with leg forward
Thoracic opening in I position seated or kneeling
Thoracic Opening in Lunge Position
Thoracic Opening in Quadruped Position
Thoracic Opening in T
Thoracic Opening in Warrior Position
Thoracic Opening in Y
Thoracic Rotation and Opening in Side-Lying Position
Thoracic Rotation in Glute Bridge
Thoracic Rotation in Quadruped
Thoracic rotation in quadruped with lower limb blocking
Thoracic Rotation in Warrior Pose
Thoracic Rotation on SwissBall
Thoracic rotation with foam roller in quadruped
Thoracic rotation with medicine ball in seated position
Thoracic Spine Extension Seated on Chair
Trunk Inclination with Stick
Motor control — Back
Ball Dribble Between Legs for Lumbar Stability
Ball Pass on the Floor in Supine Position
Catching a ball in a bent-leg position
Core Stabilization on SwissBall with Resistance Band
Dissociation of the belts on SwissBall
Lumbar Postural Correction
Lumbar Stabilization on SwissBall with Bounces
Lumbar stabilization with thoracic opening in sitting position
Lunge plank with resistance rotation
Pelvic stabilization in prone position
Postural Control on SwissBall
Quadruped Back Alignment
Reception of a ball with legs straight
Reception of the stick with bent legs
Reception with a stick with legs straight
Reflex Support Work with Blazepod for Core Control
Seated Stabilization on SwissBall
Seated Stabilization on SwissBall with Ball
Thoracic Proprioception on a Roll
Stretching — Back
Alternating Dynamic Posterior Chain Stretch
Chest stretch against a wall
Child's Pose
Child's Pose with Lateral Inclination
Dynamic Latissimus Dorsi Stretch
Lateral Inclination Opening in Sitting Position
Lateral Inclination Stretch with Cushion
Lumbar Rotation Stretch on Table
Lumbar Stretch in Cat-Cow Position
Lumbar Stretch on SwissBall
Pectoral minor stretch against a wall
Pectoral Stretch on a Log
Seated Lumbar Rotation
Seated Quadratus Lumborum Stretch
Seated Thoracic Extension Stretch
Seated Thoracic Rotation Stretch
Self-massage of posterior shoulder tension points with a ball
Standing Lateral Incline Stretch
Thoracic opening with scapular retraction using elastic
Thoracic Rotation with Bent Arm
Balance — Back
Self-massage — Back
Pain relief — Back
Common conditions — Back
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