SHORT - Qigong for Low Back Pain - Traditional Chinese Medicine Physical Therapy (Physiotherapy)

This video of Qigong for low back pain is short and to the point.
Lower Back Pain affects millions of people, and is largely due to excess sitting and repetitive motion, although can also be caused by tension held after physical or emotional trauma. In this gentle mind/body exercise routine, we release patterns of energy held in the muscles and fascia to release the constriction and tightness that so often are the underlying cause of chronic pain. These bioenergetic exercises, or Qigong, use breathing exercises combined with stretching, twisting, and flowing movements to create a moving meditation that heals body and mind. Enjoy, and don't hesitate to ask questions in the comments below!
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[@paulaperkins5224]

This is the best low back exercise I've ever tried. It takes me from being sore and stiff to way less pain and freedom of movement. My pain has been chronic for many years, I'm 72. I love all your videos. They are life changing. Qigong is for me for the rest of my life. It just helps everything!

[@marciascheurman1120]

I know this has been up for several years, but I never commented on the quintessential nature of this particular routine. Amid Nick's impressive oeuvre of videos, this one stands apart as absolutely PERFECT for the myriad of middle aged and older men (not to exclude younger folks or women) who live with an increasingly stiff and spasm-prone lower back (offered by "Geoff" even though it's on "Marcia's" account).

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks Geoff, glad it helps out your back!

[@vanuffelen1]

I’ve been here before and indeed, lower back pain has been pacified, if this makes sense. Being chronic, it generally returns - especially after lifting something. Being cautious or limiting weights may or may not help me avoid the risk of the pain returning. Not lifting anything isn’t an option- a shopping bag can’t walk around by itself 😊. So, how to strengthen the lower back? Mind you, I am in my seventies. Cheers and thank you for your classes, Nick.

[@hildeclaes3525]

After months of lower back pain, it eased after twice doing your exercises. Thank you very much! My quality of life has improved tremendously.

[@TheNickLoffree]

That is amazing to hear. Qigong certainly got rid of the low back pain I had for years. Always amazing to hear when it works for others as well :)

[@allisonmarino2349]

Love the kidney breathing! It's so nice to hear your voice with the soothing river sounds in the background.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Seems you always enjoy the kidney stuff! Glad you're digging the nature qi!

[@evegoodmon]

This was wonderful, it relieved my pain immediately and it was fun to do....thank you from Bali, Indonesia

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad to hear it!

[@shabbirlatif751]

I love these short videos. They are very relaxing, therapeutic, and easy to incorporate in daily life. Also they are very high quality. THANKS Nick!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks Shabir!

[@markpinkus1959]

love this video.. love all your videos Nick, I'm still working daily on improving my back, lower back....your nature class here helps my back....thank you.. and my favourite sound is the water flowing amongst the rocks....healing sounds.. peace, Mark

[@TheNickLoffree]

Happy to bring the nature to ya ;) It's so great when everything comes together just right for these videos :)

[@diannephillips5907]

Thank you... Your teaching and choice of locations for many of your Qigong videos is helping me manage my emotional challenges. Bless you.

[@Rebbeca1978]

Thank you, I feel much better after doing this.

[@mariabips3550]

Thank you Nick! I have spinal stenosis and your qi gong has helped stay young!

[@TheIngale]

Nick Thank You so Much!!!!! I realy needed that, especialy my lower back :) Thank You !!!!!!!!!!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks Inga! Glad it helped :)

[@sofiavynnychenko284]

Finally I can take my lil girl in my hands and lift her up, gloria to the God mother! Thank u so much Nick!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wow that is amazing to hear!

[@sofiavynnychenko284]

@@TheNickLoffree good vibes to you💙💛🌻🌻🌻

[@vanuffelen1]

Wonderful routine. Thanks again, Nick. You’re truely generous.

[@louiseinnes619]

Wonderful Nick - thank u so much !

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you enjoyed it! Keep practicing :D

[@gertihofmeister-biddles1394]

Many thanks, really enjoyed this practice.

[@SarahMJordan]

Thanks for the helpful video. I loved seeing and hearing the river in the background!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Such a beautiful place. Thanks!

[@lyndaflux7779]

I love this routine .. it really helps to release the tension in my back ,which causes you sciatica... thank you I do this revel day and love the sound of running water ❤️👏

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you like the water :) This was such a beautiful location. Happy to hear it helps your back!

[@Ilovemychris24]

I have been trying to heal back and other illnesses from stress of 52 years married to abusive covert narcissist. I’ve been doing qigong for over a year everyday. Your videos have been very helpful. Thank you

[@mdmmalou]

Thank you for your great exercises. It helps a lot and if I could 'like'' your video's every time.... for sure I did! Lovely water sounds too.. hmm...:-))

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you so much! I'm so glad it helps :)

[@deepdiver849]

My MRI showed degenerative and bulging disc at L5-S1 and Osteophytes in C5-6. Are these exercises suitable? My back is inflamed .

[@TheNickLoffree]

I’m sorry about your back! Yes this video may be too intense. Maybe this one can help : Sinew Body Chi Kung | SUPPLE JOINTS | Silk Reeling Qigong for a Healthy Huang kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmiThIJ8q7eYe5Y

[@bronwynnmertz-penzinger2852]

I am a Feldenkrais practitioner and I love your videos, thank you so very much for your kindness

[@deepdiver849]

Hello Doc, I really want to do your exercises but don’t know what is suitable for my condition. I am so confused . Every one says something different. My MRI showed degenerative and bulging disc at L5-S1 and Osteophytes in C5-6. Are these exercises suitable? My back is inflamed . I hope I get a response so I can get started somewhere...don’t know what to avoid or do for my condition...

[@TheNickLoffree]

You might try doing it extremely gently, not pushing hard into anything. Be especially careful not to twist with a rounded spine, as in a forward fold. Gentle movement is often helpful, but too much can make things worse. Aim for a middle ground and work with your doctor.

[@sofiavynnychenko284]

👩🏼‍🦱

[@sevphillips3494]

I know, I know, it takes years- BUT the difference I felt doing the hip circles at the beginning of the exercise vs doing the hip circles at the end was shocking. This short 15 minutes alone gave me relief.Thanks so much for this.

[@jobowen2]

Perfect short back focus. And nice to see Nicene Marks location.Thanks.

[@TheNickLoffree]

You're welcome, Johanna!

[@TheCampbells53]

I had a twinge in my back from earlier exercises, did this routine, and it helped a LOT. Thank you!

[@tierrabear10]

💚 Thanks Nick!! Feels so gooood! You are an excellent instructor. 💚

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@triciakay2641]

Was looking for a QiGong program for lower back and came upon your site. This was really helpful and I will continue coming back to your site as a complement to my daily exercise.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Great to hear! I hope it continues to relieve your pain.

[@ranias76]

Thank You Nick ,very calming and relaxing ,hoping to reduce my back pain.Will follow you ,again many thanks.claire

[@TheNickLoffree]

You may like the "Swimming Dragon" routine too for your back. I had chronic low back pain, and this stuff really seemed to help. Best of luck!

[@ranias76]

Thank you Nick for taking the time to reply ,much appreciated.claire

[@arlenehunt4271]

I'm constantly amazed at how Qigong can relieve my niggling pain and make me feel so good. Thanks Nick a great lesson.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Great to hear!

[@vickimuse4569]

This did surprise me with how much this did work, after wrenching my back & awakening the next AM with plenty of pain. This shows how much the breath work can actually affect & help the condition!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wow, that is awesome to hear Vicki! This stuff still surprises me too, quite often ;)

[@avadarling3055]

Thanks, Nick. Ditto (to all the positive comments below). :)

[@TheNickLoffree]

You bet! Thanks!

[@michaeldingenouts8562]

Apart from giving me relief in my lower back I also tend to understand and appreciate what you call 'the more meditative' part of Qigong a lot more. (Been doing it for years) I find it amazing that the combination of breath, mental focus and physical exercise can do, whereas I was brought up with the idea it's all a matter of muscle and exercise. Great video!

[@suziea961]

Thank you for sharing your wonderful teaching with us.

[@TheNickLoffree]

It's my pleasure :)

[@lincashin1187]

Hi Nick, I find this video so helpful for my back after being out in the garden all day. It gets everything back in place. Thanks for helping us keep in shape with qigong. I love the kidney breathing , I can really feel it. Very much appreciated,

[@TheNickLoffree]

Great to hear! I get a lot of gardeners with back pain in my classes. Maybe time to carve out a niche ;D

[@elegantartist46]

This one is a real winner for unclogging that hip pain. Thank you so much.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad to hear it's helpful!

[@frankv8858]

Done the routine 3 times along with massage and swimming and have gone from being immobilized in bed to moving around pretty good after crunching my back in the gym. Gonna keep it up. Thanks. 🙏

[@TheNickLoffree]

So good to hear!

[@julietteletendre7033]

merci nick ppour ta generosité et précieux chi cong , bonne continuation , bises des pyrénes

[@kriskuhn7524]

This routine is exactly what I need to give me relief when I wake up with low back pain. It is my go to video.

[@esterkahingunga5813]

Thank you, thank you again your video for lower back pain is very helpful.

[@alexandraharms2535]

Thank you!

[@Juliana-Andrada]

Thank you, this was very helpful 💜

[@TheNickLoffree]

Im glad!

[@maggiebedord3798]

Thanks Nick, This exercise helps my back a lot. I am in the last stages of healing from an injury and I am improving steadily doing Qi gong. . Also, I love your nature background. I am a hiker. Would you be willing to say where you are in your videos?

[@TheNickLoffree]

Great to hear it is helping your back recover! I live in Santa Cruz, California - a surf town just outside Silicon Valley. This one was filmed at a local spot called Nisene Marks State Park. Others are filmed up and down the coast on the cliffs and beaches around Santa Cruz, or in another redwood park called Henry Cowell Redwood State Park. Then I have a half dozen or so I filmed in Idaho in the Sawtooth Mountains and along the Payette River. If you ever have any secret beautiful spots you think would make great backdrops I'm always happy to hear about them ;)

[@markpinkus1959]

great class Nick, have some lower back pain for a few weeks now.. seeing an acupuncturist every 2 weeks to help..love how you teach....take great cared and thanks for sharing your gifts.. peace, Mark

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks Mark! I hope it's helping.

[@YogaMitLeslie]

Feels so good! I think kidney breathing can actually help me with my chronic back pain. iI will do this routine again tomorrow 😊

[@TheNickLoffree]

Sounds great! Training to release the low back muscles on that tailbone tuck during kidney breathing can be very helpful with low back pain. Hope it helps!

[@YogaMitLeslie]

@@TheNickLoffree thank you 😊 i will continue practicing 🙏

[@chellep7463]

I get a lot of pain in my piriformis from an old injury and long term illness. Have just done this and the area is tingling big time! Cannot wait to see what happens

[@TheNickLoffree]

Very cool! Let me know how it goes :)

[@tinasteff.9169]

I suffered a while from lower back pain randomly found your youtube videos this practice did help me so much thank you 🙌 greetings from germany 🙏

[@TheNickLoffree]

Love this! Thank you!

[@ha11cb73]

This was fantastic! I hurt my back this week and I have been in tremendous pain. This helped so much! Thank you.

[@TheNickLoffree]

I'm so glad it helped!

[@krothbinew]

My god! Does he get paid by the word?! No emphasis on breath because the guy won't stop talking for the entire video. None of this helps the lower back! WTF, KZbin?!!!!

[@spiritflower6640]

Thanks, Nick 😊 this is really helpful 🤙

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad to hear it! I hope your back feels great :D

[@spiritflower6640]

Yes :) you recommended this routine for helping to release/drop my tailbone...

[@UncleDuckle]

Thank you for this. Just what I needed. Your choice of movements as well as your commentary is very helpful.

[@JohnWebberwww]

This is such a valuable routine. I have just returned to it having strained my back through over-working it in an awkward position. I was suffering such acute stabs of pain I felt immobilised with the anxiety of causing more damage. This routine with its finely judged movements and level of challenge, has set the qi flowing again. I will return regularly to ensure the healing continues. Many thanks Nick!

[@4950chris]

Unbelievable. The first day I did the longer version of this video. Today I just had time for this shorter version. I can not believe how much this has helped already! I have low back and hip pain and this opening up of energy is the key! I will continue to do these. Thank you

[@TheNickLoffree]

Wow thank you!

[@williamsjashley]

This brought me a lot of tension relief for the time spent, thank you

[@TheNickLoffree]

That's exactly what I'd hope to hear! Glad it helped :D

[@catamongthepigeons6576]

Super Thanks. Big help.

[@TheNickLoffree]

Happy to hear it helped!

[@crystalphillips7123]

This routine is AMAZING!!!! I am a energy worker and I needed to release energy I was storing in my back this did it!!! Absolutely perfect video!!! I liked and subscribed!!! Thank you so very much!!!!!!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Awesome! :D Really glad it resonated :)

[@juliesmith1058]

Thank you, Nick. I appreciate your knowledge of anatomy and meridians. I also love trying to guess where you are.

[@jeanniegoldstone4925]

Love this routine - my back feels great and my nerves are calm. So glad I found you on KZbin, Nick! You're an excellent teacher!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@evidhazelbower1527]

Haven't done this for a while but it's still wonderful. Thanks, Nick

[@MrAdven]

Felt like 5 minutes. Super relaxing, I will continue this exercise, I can feel warmth in my whole body after the first time already

[@kriskuhn7524]

My lower back pain dissipates like magic. I do this almost every morning.

[@rescheetz]

Thank you Nick, this Qigong video for the low back pain is very helpful for easing my pain in the lower back. Jim

[@Sfazal85]

I have had chronic back pain for a couple of years. I am getting better through movement. When i woke up this morning my back was niggling me. I tried this and feel a lot better now. Thank you. It seems like very light exercise but somehow it works. I would do this daily but not sure whether it will help strengthen my core because that’s what my physio said I need to do. What is the Qigong take on this?

[@martyfrankel4090]

Thank you Nick. I have had low back pain and hip tightness the last year or so. this really helps to limber things up and relieve the pain.

[@kibe3060]

Thanks for the great video and the precise explanation. That is very helpful

[@rs8319]

Very good routine, did this for 3 days and already seeing improvements of lower back pain. Thank you 👏💐

[@KayWang-wf3wk]

This has helped with my lower back pain. I have enjoyed many of Nick's videos and find them very helpful

[@sabrinashea198]

I always come back to this one when my arthritis in lower back is acting up. Thank you so much Nicki. You are wonderful!! :-)

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you! 😊

[@SnakeAndTurtleQigong]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mollyharnisch8643]

Just what I needed this morning! Thank you!! 🙏🏼 ☺️

[@janetmiller2980]

Thank you 🙏 This was helpful for mental relaxation.

[@gabrieleharder7677]

I love it thank you.💙💜💛

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thanks! 😊

[@sofiavynnychenko284]

Yes, thank you, send u happieness, love and 💙💛🌻🌻🌻

[@doriking1784]

Perfect!! Thank you again Nick!!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Thank you!

[@simonapedulla52]

I have started to practise qui gong exercises in the recent months,today feeling block in the lower left side I tried this sequence and I was amazed because at one point I started crying, I let the tears go, I hope I will let go all the stress of this period...Thank you...Namaste🙏

[@joystaelens6150]

As always, a great pain relieving activity, thanks so much

[@Kbrozdemir]

Thanks for your sharing your knowledge with us❤ you are so generous

[@janicealderson4329]

Been sleeping on a bad mattress and it's taking a while to adjust to going back to the good one - nice work Nick.

[@zarobertson]

This routine feels so good for my back 😊 Thank you 🙏

[@sheri5694]

Another excellent routine! Thank you, Nick!

[@joyceneill3425]

Nick thanks for all you do. Do you have a video for foot pain?

[@TheNickLoffree]

Not yet!

[@joyceneill3425]

@@TheNickLoffree Nick do you have any idea why my stiff neck clicks 2 or 3 times on my left side? My right neck turn is free and clear.

[@amandaromain6329]

Another great one for when I have less time. Thanks.

[@amandaromain6329]

A great follow on from the more energetic session this morning. 🙏

[@lisawentworth6831]

thanks! I had to do it sitting, I'm in so much pain, but it seemed to help

[@robh5695]

Thanks, Nick. This is a very helpful routine. While I don't usually have any back issues I recently have lower left back pain (pinched nerve?). Pretty debilitating, although less severe than some people's issues. I found this helpful and my back does feel both relieved and stronger. Quick question: do/have you practice/d with Lee Holden? Wondering, as most of these movements are similar to his teachings, and he also lives in Santa Cruz. I'd love to be there or somewhere similar. The forest and coastline is amazing. Much gratitude. You earned yourself a sub. Cheers!

[@TheNickLoffree]

Ya i interned with him for 3.5 years! This spot is actually the exact location of his first DVDs

[@Lilly-nz7tf]

you are just amazing thank you so much

[@blimahorwitz115]

Really good workout for the lower back. I appreciate your wonderful explanations and teaching style. Thanks Nick:)

[@TheNickLoffree]

Glad you liked it!

[@JazzySilvia]

I am having terrible pain in my lower and upper back. I am suffering with fibromyalgia. And I'm in a period with a lot of pain. Fysio said no exercise. That didn't feel good at all. Yoga is too much,so I searched through your videos. This one helps me to get in motion today. 💞🙏🏻

[@TheNickLoffree]

Happy it helped!

[@joannatheodosopoulou7279]

Loved it!

[@TheNickLoffree]

😊

[@ethnecaspy7561]

I enjoy all your practises. Just did the work out on the beach with kicks,then continued with this lower back practice.Feel great. I enjoy the longer practises, do you have any suggestions to stop itching.My scalp + my back are always itchy in spite of moisture creams, essential oils.Thanks

[@TheNickLoffree]

A great combo! Hmm do you know why your head and back are itchy? Do you have eczema or dandruff? I might be able to help via consult. Just shoot me an email to set one up through my website nickloffree.com

[@n.8690]

Really good exercises! Helped me a lot!

[@yinpassion7817]

wonderful thank you

[@jordanedge419]

Cheers Nick See you tomorrow

[@heatherrose2656]

Thank you. This helps letting grief and life pass through my body. 🙏

[@TheNickLoffree]

Happy it helps :) Let it through

[@astriearif6040]

It works. Thank you.

[@rebeccahsteele8044]

What a great routine! My lower back feels so much easier to move 🙏🏼

[@TheNickLoffree]

Oh that’s so great to hear!

[@sabrinashea198]

Thank you, Nick! ❤️

[@kellyburnett969]

Lower back better!

[@joystaelens6150]

Great as always