All you need is your bodyweight and these three physical therapist-approved exercises to strengthen an injury-prone lower back

Man and woman performing a bird dog exercise on a pink and blue mat in a living room setting. the man is closer to the camera, wearing a red tshirt and black shorts. .

If you work at a desk, play sports, do the gardening, slouch or have ever picked up something heavier than you should have, I imagine you’ve dealt with lower-back pain at some point—and it can be seriously debilitating.

I've been nursing an on-off back injury for the past few years, ever since I helped my sister move house on the same day that I did a squat-heavy CrossFit class—not my smartest move.