Gently and slowly move the head in the following directions:

• forwards, chin on the chest
• look over your right shoulder
• look over your left shoulder
• bring right ear to right shoulder
• bring left ear to left shoulder

Exercises for the Low Back.

Apart from short brisk walks there are two standard exercises, you can do safely, in the event of acute low back pain.

• The first one is in standing, where you bring a knee to 90 degrees, alternating between right and left leg. In other words, it is like marching on the spot. One set will consist of five repetitions with each leg and you can do one set an hour.
  
• The other exercise is carried out whilst lying on your back on a mattress, or the sofa. Gently bring one knee to the chest and hold it for thirty seconds whilst the other leg stays flat. After thirty seconds repeat with the other leg. This is called the one-minute exercise, for obvious reasons, and you repeat once an hour.