About a third of people in the UK have musculoskeletal pain, ranging from arthritis to general back pain , according to the NHS . The causes vary, from sedentary lifestyles weakening and tightening muscles to autoimmune conditions and diseases causing joint and bone degeneration.

Any pain that is serious, sudden or chronic should be discussed with your GP. But for discomfort and niggles that make daily life annoying, movement is the one easy way to support the body. Here, experts share how to stretch and strengthen away pain from head to toe.

“All these exercises should be performed within pain-free or mild discomfort ranges,” says Laura Wilson , a leading physiotherapist and founder of The Swiss Touch clinic . Meaning: don’t push through pain. “Gradually increase the intensity

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