What sex positions are best for men who have back pain?

Men with back pain tend to be stiff in the lower back; sex positions where he is flexed are best, like on his back supported by a pillow, or kneeling. Watch physical therapist Peggy Brill discuss the most ideal sex positions for men with back pain.

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Usually what we find is people either tend to have more relief with bending over flexion, like knees to chest, or extension.

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Men needing more flexion often because they're very stiff in their low back. [MUSIC PLAYING]

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Well, like every patient that comes in, we want to really evaluate as a physical therapist and look at their specific back problem.

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Usually what we find is people either tend to have more relief with bending over flexion, like knees to chest, or extension.

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If I had to generalize, men needing more flexion often because they're very stiff in their low back, or they have spinal stenosis.

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So we would tend to put them in positions where they're more flexed, with their knees bent up and supported

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in that position. If a man has a back pain, if he suffers with back pain, sometimes the best position for him is to be on his back, having a pillow supporting

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his low back, keeping that curvature supported, and/or he can be-- let's say that's more for somebody

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who wants to be in an extended position or a neutral position. It-- also, if he's in kneeling, that is more of a flexed position that can help his back.