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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.
When you bend forward at your waist, and keep your knees straight, you put tremendous stress on the muscles, nerves, joints, and ligaments in your low back. To decrease the pain in your low back when you bend forward, pull your belly button in towards your spine (this activates the muscles the help support your low back).