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Generally the treatment is physical therapy, unless the condition becomes severe which usually means some damage to spine; herniated or ruptured discs and the like. I have disc damage myself which puts pressure on the nerve. I am told there is no real fix for this except such radical things as fusing vertebrae and the like which I am reluctant to do unless absolutely necessary.
The physical therapy involves a number of different exercises which are designed to strengthen the stabilizing muscles in the central torso. I honestly didn't think they would help but they did for me. It seems that most people sit stand and walk with a somewhat arched back, like a bow. This is a bad thing, and I got lectured about maintaining what my therapist called "pelvic neutral". Generally this means being careful to keep your lower back straight by rotating the pelvis forward a bit more than people naturally do (upper pelvis pulled backwards a tad, and the lower part rotated forward). In addition I would do daily exercises which seem fairly low impact but do help strengthen the lower back. One in particular involves starting from your hands and knees, them extending straight out your left arm and right leg, repeating that 3 times and switching to the right arm and left leg. All the while concentrating on keeping your central torso immobile. Sounds easy but isn't.
You'll want a PT for this I expect, the exercises all sound simple but I found that I had to learn how to do them properly by having an observer who KNEW how tell me why I was doing them wrong. A few weeks with one and you can graduate to doing them yourself at home, using very simple equipment like one of those exercise balls that look like plainly colored beach balls. Obviously if you have damage to the spine it won't cure you, but it should make it a lot less painful and stave off further damage.
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