The Perceived Feeling of Back Stiffness

Recommended Low Load Level Stretching to improve stiffness.

Stretching for lower back Hold for 1 minute per position. Bend your knees optional if your hamstrings are short.

The article “Does feeling back stiffness actually reflect having a stiff back?” published in the Science Report 2017, July 27th investigates the

correlation between the feeling of stiffness in the spine to the biomechanical tissue state.

The evidence seems to suggest that when feeling stiff, we might be feeling a lack of movement velocity and the experience of stiffness does not correlate with the biomechanical tissue current state. The article concludes that when feeling stiff for some, there is a developed fear of movement which ironically will facilitate the stiffness you are experiencing.