Did you know you can strengthen your back by doing stretches for lower back pain? In most situations, lower back pain is caused by imbalance in muscles which leads to sometimes debilitating pain. You can prevent this problem by doing stretches to your core muscles that surround your spine. Because many people today are not active, sitting around a lot in chairs or on sofas with bad posture, this can lead to back pain. Getting up and moving around, thus stretching and loosening the muscles of our backs, can help to prevent, alleviate or eliminate lower back pain all together.