Back pain may seem like an inevitable part of working in an office or getting older.
However, a massage therapist in Kentucky shared a simple trick for avoiding pain that affects more than 130 million Americans.
James Moore posted a video on Instagram this week of him standing with his back to a wall.
He places one foot on the wall behind him and then places both hands in front of him.
He leans forward slightly until his butt almost touches the wall.
Mr Moore, who has 2.9 million followers, advises in the post to do the exercise 10 times for three sets.
James Moore, a massage therapist from Kentucky, shared a simple trick to prevent back pain, which affects more than 130 million Americans
About 40 percent of Americans experience back pain, amounting to more than 130 million, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The caption to the video reads, “FIX BACK PAIN NOW! This helps activate the hips and lower back, strengthening the posterior muscle chain that often causes back pain.”
Nearly 40 percent of Americans experience back pain, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
This amounts to more than 130 million.
Some Instagram users said they were looking forward to trying the trick.
A user named lashedbylovelymi said, “I’ve literally been killing myself in there for the past few days! Thank you!’
Teeloveslife45 said, “I’m going to try this now.”
“I’m in exactly this pain right now!” a user named 1_fegreen wrote.
User erictalia718 wrote, “omg you helped me through my back pain.”