stiff back
Inflexible lower torso
A stiff back is soreness or reduced flexibility in the spine and surrounding muscles, often from strain, poor posture, or sleeping awkwardly: I woke up with a stiff back.
The phrase can also describe rigid, overly formal posture or demeanor: He sat with a stiff back throughout the interview.
- sorePainful or annoyed
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- tensionStretched or strained state
- spineColumn of vertebrae
- lumbarOf the lower spine
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