Praying can Physically Help Reduce Back Pain
- A study published earlier this year has indicated that the movements could relieve the symptoms lower back pain
- Lower back pain is a condition that an estimated 65% of UAE residents have or are at risk of developing
- The study, which was published in the International Journal of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ran simulations for both an average American and Asian person
- The movements, which have similarities with some yoga positions, can redistribute stresses and thereby reduce lower-back pain
- Islamic prayers are one of the five pillars of Islam and involve a range of postures and movements that include bowing, sitting and kneeling
- Salah (prayers) are performed five times a day, by millions of Muslims around the world
- The components of Salah are standing, bowing, second standing, prostration, sitting, second prostration and second sitting
- There are over 2100 data-based studies published between 2000 and 2010 on the subject of prayer movements affecting health
- The prayer is obligatory for all Muslims except those who are prepubescent, are menstruating, or are experiencing bleeding in the 40 days after childbirth
