LOWER BACK PAIN
The back may hurt, but the hips, pelvis, feet, and core may be the pieces that went quiet.
Sitting can make the back feel like the main problem. But the seated position also shortens the hip flexors, quiets the glutes, pulls the pelvis forward, changes rib position, and removes the feet from their job as the foundation.
From the Feet Up treats sitting pain as a chain problem. The fix is not only a better chair or one stretch. The body has to remember how to stand, breathe, stack, and press into the ground again.
Long sitting can make the pelvis dump forward and the lower back hold tension. Tight hip flexors, a locked psoas, quiet glutes, and weak deep core engagement can all feed the same pattern.
When you stand up, do not only stretch the back. Feel the big toe, pinky base, heel, and arch. The body needs a ground signal before the pelvis and spine can organize.
A few minutes of morning movement, midday hip and foot work, and nighttime downshifting can matter more than one heroic session. The pattern was built through repetition, so the rebuild needs repetition too.
Sitting can stiffen the hips, quiet the glutes, compress the low back, and disconnect the feet from the ground. The back may be reacting to the whole chain, not only the chair.
Stand barefoot if possible, find tripod pressure, lightly engage the core, move the hips, open the front of the body, and rebuild the signal from the feet upward.