Popsugar Health & Fitness Workouts What Exercises Help Get Rid of Lower Back Pain? I Suffered From Back Pain For 2 Years — These Are the 12 Exercises That Got Rid of It For Good 3 April 2019 by Tamara Pridgett View On One Page Photo 7 of 12 ADVERTISEMENT () Start Slideshow Share This Link Copy ← Use Arrow Keys → 7 Plank With Clamshell Lie on your left side with knees slightly bent and your elbow underneath your shoulder. Press into your bottom forearm to lift the hips as high as possible, keeping your abs engaged. Raise your top knee to open the thighs like butterfly wings, then slowly lower the knee, completing one rep. The move is similar to the clam. Previous Next Start Slideshow Trainer TipsFitness TipsInjury PreventionStrength TrainingWorkoutsPersonal Essay