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"Openers" - A Lower Back Stretch for Golfers

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Step 4: Begin by slowly raising your right arm off the left.

Step 5: Continue to raise and rotate the right arm until it is resting on the floor opposite your left arm (as in the photo above).

Step 6: Hold this position for 20-30 seconds, and repeat the exercise sequence by lying on your right side.

Keep in mind not all lower back injuries can be prevented, but with the implementation of a lower back flexibility and strengthening program, the possibility of one occurring to you can be greatly reduced.

Go slow with any new exercise you have not performed in the past. Check with your physician before undertaking any new physical training program.

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