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1 Sports like gymnastics and rowing that require athletes to bend backward a lot can also cause back injuries.  Discs that have degenerated (broken down) over time and degenerative arthritis of the spine bones (vertebrae) are the most common causes of chronic low back pain.
Instead of that...Leg raises. Targeting the abdominals by lying on your back and slowly raising and lowering straightened legs is one of the worst spine-stressing exercises, says Weiss. Reverse curl-ups put far less torque on the back without sacrificing any of the belly-tightening benefits.