I often see trainers training “helping” their clients rehab back pain with exercises likely to exacerbate rather than help.
Dr. Stuart McGill is a leading expert in back health, professor of spinal biomechanics at the University of Waterloo, and author of “Low Back Disorders: Evidence based prevention and rehabilitation”.
The below link is a research study he’s written that includes recommendations, specific exercises as well as contraindications. This is a must read for anyone in the health, fitness or rehab industry, and anyone who suffers from back pain that would like more information.