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.

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.

Back pain sufferers who took 12 weeks of virtual live-streamed yoga classes also slept better and moved more easily than participants on a wait list for the classes, the study published in early November in JAMA Network Open reported.