With your doctor’s recommendation, exploring yoga as a remedy for low back pain is now easier than ever – giving you the chance to see if its gentle stretches and movements can provide relief.

Bhujangasana or the cobra pose is a powerful yoga asana that can help alleviate lower back pain and improve spinal flexibility. Bhujangasana is a gentle backbend that stretches the spine, strengthens the back muscles, and helps improve posture.

Participants who engaged in a 12-week virtual yoga program reported feeling less pain and better sleep, a study by Cleveland Clinic researchers said.

Online yoga classes relieved chronic low back pain and slashed the need for pain-relief medications, a new study shows.