I'm the guy who recently thanked you for helping me with my recovery from lumbar spinal stenosis surgery that robbed me of the use of my legs. I'm now walking, clumsily, but I'm improving. I recently added the piriformis stretch with rotation and leg extension that you demonstrated. It led to a leap forward in my legs functioning more normally. I realized that it's one of the specific motions I have been missing in my routine. Thank you again.

These are magic! I started these about 4 nights ago & endured many owies, but each night they became easier. Just now I did this stretching routine on the floor. I'm in heaven now with a normal feeling lower back. 💙

I love how you connect to your audience by injecting some light humor. I could watch your videos all day if work did not get into the way. You are a beautiful person, both inside and out, thank you for what you do!

I don’t necessarily have any nagging injuries, but I feel somehow compelled to watch the good doctor’s videos!

Started doing these at night and they truely help me sleep.

The way a doctor should be I am certain your patients love you and feel blessed to have you as their doctor Thanks for sharing

I love these movements before going to bed after a busy day. Thanks for this 😊

Tried it last night and almost no back pain the next morning! It WORKS! Thank you!

Dr. Ennis, I put my canes away for good 4 weeks ago and am walking on my own again, about 11 months after lumbar stenosis surgery. It feels a bit forced, but walking is improving daily. The exercises I picked up from your videos are part of my daily exercise routine first thing every morning, and will be for the rest of my life. The effort was worth it. I am forever grateful.

I am 73, sit too much, lie on my stomach watching you and films on my IPad, and have a lot of pain right above my hip bones in my back muscles, or as I am finding out, my hip muscles (a surprise to me). Though lazy, I am finding your short videos like this very doable and I really need to lower my pain to take better care of myself and my 10 rescue dogs. So thank you very much for sharing your incredible expertise and positivity with us. Next for me is your morning bed routine!

I did the exercises and I experienced the best stretches ever! My physical therapists didn't give me such good stretches as these. Doctor, you are a real blessing. Thank you!

Dear Dr. Kristie, what i like about you is that the health radiates out of you and your body, so nice to see healthy happy people

Just what I needed for my sore back. These stretches are awesome, and so are you. Thank you Dr Ennis👍🏽

When i lie on bed sometimes I'm doing some of those movements because my spine feels happy and relaxed. Now i have a whole set to do. Thank you doctor.

It's inspiring to see fit doctor's who also take the time to explain things and even demonstrate movements and exercises for patients. Thank you Dr. Ennis! 😄❤️

So good, could feel the locked up parts of my hips and lower back and got some great pops of relief along with the improved motion. Great stretches and coaching thank you

These stretches that can be done in about 5 mins go a long way in loosening a stiff lower back. Thx Doc 👌🏾

Spot on. Good idea when getting in bed at night and the first thing in the morning when waking up. Thanks for sharing ma’am.

Beautiful Dr Kristie Ennis May God Always Bless You So You Can Achieve And Accomplish Everything That You Want Successfully For Life.

Thanks so much. I feel like I needed some movement before bed, too lazy to do yoga, and didn't want to get myself wound up. This was the perfect solution.

You are such a God send. Thank you for your work and for helping us and showing us ways to stay as healthy and as pain free as possible. God bless!

Dr. Kristie looks absolutely amazing in this video.

I looked at these as motions to do when backpacking before emerging for the day from the tent or tarp shelter. That may sound odd, but as I have aged, getting out of the tent and moving with some ease is more critical than more miles.

As an active 80 year old, I’m so grateful for this video on my upper body stretching. Thank you Dr. Ennis!

This is one of those rare moments that click bait = excellent and useful information. And yes being completely transparent, I had to hit pause as soon as the video started so I could catch my breath.

Thanks so much this is a game-changer for me. I'm retired but still like to work on my vehicles. Often I get pains no surprise and these stretches help so much I do them in the morning too. But take it easy folks you can over-stretch and that can make things worse, take to sow and easy don't push it especially if you are older..

This is the most beautiful thing I’ve seen in a long while

Thanks. You're so easy to look at and practice what you preach.

This instruction is great, because in bed I do something similar but not as orchestrated. I’m always concerned with my neck and shoulder alignment, so seeing how to manage this is helpful. Also the last 2 exercises isn’t something I’d have thought of on my own. Thanks a lot Dr. Kristi.

Just did these exercises first time and glad I did. I feel great. Thanks 🙏

You're a lifesaver ❤️ tons of videos with this title exists but this is the one that works. Thanks.

I have been doing these exercises for a week now, and it feels awesome! Such a great relaxation before sleep, and also I'm feeling much better in the morning. The stiffness in my back is gone:) Thank you!

Watching the good Dr. perform these exercises has definitely increased the blood flow to certain areas of my anatomy. Very therapeutic.

Ive been doing these almost every night and it's been so helpful! Thank you! Makes getting out of bed in the morning easier lol

Dr.Ennis! I love this video ! I am 88 years( young !) and will start doing those exercises .I don’t have any health problem except sleeping!☹️ Thank you ! You are adorable lady! 🙏🫶👍🇭🇷🇨🇦

She knows, what she's talking about. These movements help a great deal!

Thanks Dr. Kristie ! Stretching BEFORE bed may appear to be counter-intuitive, but most folks just TV/Veg after dinner. Great thought.

Thank you. Great little routine. I usually hang in various yoga poses for a long time when winding down for bed. I enjoyed the moving here, releasing tension, while stretching, opening.

You simplified some 'Yogasanas' made them easy for everyone , thanks for that.👍💐

Love this... tried the first one last night (that's all I could remember)... so today, I wrote down notes for all five until I learn them. I couldn't watch the videos from bed & hope to fall asleep! So I will use my notes until I memorize the routine. Thanks. Love your videos.

Used to take me a few hours to get moving and it was putting my morning gym routine at risk. Now I can move faster and still keep my 530AM gym in the mix. Great videos. Thank you

Thanks. It was so stiff and after few movements its relaxed.

I have been doing this routine for two weeks now, and it has definitely helped my sleep. thank you.

I think Dr Ennis simply wears her cloths choices to help us focus by seeing muscles she is speaking about- . I am new to the channel and really enjoying it and paying attention as I really need to become proactive in preventing the issues she is talking about- Thx again for all of your hard work with the channel doc. As a long term diabetic blood flow is an issue every where-

We all need these stretches. Im definitely observing carefully. Thanks!

I love doing cross leg rotation to stretch and get the "crack" sound in the spine area. Gas release between vertebra's

I have pinched nerves, I started doing the happy baby rock about a month ago it helps relieve the pressure in F4 and F5 😊

Certainly helped my stiffness, thank you doc!

I used to have an active job, but now spend most of the day at a desk doing reports on a computer. I really appreciate your channel and your very clear instruction, even if the numbers you call out may be at odds with the actual number of reps. LOL

I never knew the name of the first stretch. I've done it many times in an attempt to alleviate both pain in the piriformis and sciatica pain. Sometimes I use an old scarf to help my knee come towards my chest (I've had issues with both knees and sometimes that's the only way I can perform the stretch). But the idea of holding them and rocking is a good one. And since I often focus on breathing deeply before bed anyway. I think doing these stretches before bed is a great way to end the day. Plus I always feel relaxed after stretching. Thanks for letting me know what the name of the first stretch is called and for giving me some stretches to do before bed.

So very important , thank you so much .I use to do this every morning 🥰🙏🌹

Awesome hard to find morning and evening stretching videos that I can do with no mat and no knee damage, and no subscription. Thank you 😎👍

This brought me relief and healthy blood flow. Well done

I was so excited when you said holy Toledo! I’m right outside of Toledo and was really hoping that I could come to your practice! But so glad I found your KZfaq channel!!

Wow! I really do feel so much better! Now I will try the routine!

Love all of these exercises. I new most of them, but this was a nice reminder for more variety in my stretches.

Best bedtime stretch I’ve had in a long time 👍🏼

Dear kristie ,I really appreciate the effort u put in making these videos. Keep up the good work !

I'm a healthcare worker and am definitely going to try these to help relive the pain of my SI joint and sciatic nerve 🤞

Excellent !!! Vraiment merci beaucoup, .. nous avons vraiment besoin d'explications, d'exemples, de démonstration, de stimulation, de douceur, d'amour, de bienveillance, d'humanité, de soutien, de sourires, ..., soyez grandement bénis et remplis d'esprit saint au nom de Jésus Christ Amen 🧡💝💖🧡💛🧡❤️

Thanks for sharing This amazing excercise! I followed your instructions, Rocked over and streched to release. Great feeling! Thanks for the inspiring video! Your are pure GOLD! 🏆🏆🙂💥

Stretching keeps you agile, +surely prevents 😥ld legs' middle'😲f'd'night -cramps! THNQ D😚C, Gr8 videos..💕🤗🎶

Dr Ennis I do most of these exercises while I am lying on my my bed but I find that by doing the yoga exercise where by you cross your legs to gether while you are lying down is great for your hips etc

Alhamdulillah,thank you doctor for the sharing exercise that useful for those who has backpain & knee pain like me❤ My healthy life style journey , from 104kg to 57kg, In-sya-Allah. Now 97.5kg ❤ 24.4.2024 6.35am

Toledo in the house! Glad I found this video. It will be my nighttime routine. Thank you!

This is the best ever Dr. Ennis. Incredibly exciting!

Thank you Dr. Ennis. Will try this out. I'm preparing for a thru-hike of the Pacific Crest Trail at 65 years old and the exercises look like I must do for every night but especially out on the trail. Thank again

Just tne tutorial I needed for my sore... back. Thanks and keep it UP!

Well now, that helps get the blood flowing early in the morning! Thanks for sharing Doc!

Your routines are getting better and better .. you are an inspiration! You keep me moving and make me feel better from the day I get up to the day I go to bed.

Hello Dr. Ennis!!! I thank you very because you are giving us very important advises how to keep our body in good health...and I encourage to anybody to realize these simply exercises every day to avoid any probleme with your spine,keep in good health your spine and you will have a happy life!!

Much of us men can say ...Where were you all of our lives ? Thank you again , Dr. Ennis ... Your encouragements have been much appreciated !!!

i can feel good just by watching this

Thank you Dr Kristie for your time and effort.

Just found this channel and love what you are teaching. (Age is over 60 but try to stay in shape.)

Basically doing yoga or stretching is very healthy to do at any age. Really it's a lifestyle and it keeps you fit and healthy for life

I feel better doing these stretches but mostly she is a beauty of an instructor 😍

This did make my blood flow! But seriously, awesome video's, love the exercises, thank you!

I with you Doc nothing is better than clean sheets....the higher the thread count the better the sleep ! Merry Christmas!

Such a beautiful and intelligent person. Thank you for your contributions to the KZfaq space.

These are excellent.. been doing them, what a difference. Thanks, to good health! Night

From 00:19 to 1:29, very good exercise for sciatica pain relief

I am amazed; I intuitively do these stretches because they feel good. But I do them when I wake up.

Doc. Those are basically versions of the Williams exercises, but having had low spine surgery (1-4/1-5 protruding disc repair) , I always get relief when doing stretches which involve the hamstrings, provided that you relax snd take a warm shower before implementing them

Thank You 🙏 for the wonderful video Dr.Ennis. You are the most beautiful Dr. of P.T. On KZfaq 😍🥰

All of these are forms of some of my therapy back exercises😁

This is such a relief after a long day of sitting. Me and my spine are saying thank you dr. Ennis!

Lì allungano i muscoli per dormire meglio, lubrificando ogni articolazione. e se dirigi il respiro è puro Piacere

You're amazing Dr. Kristie Ennis. Great video.

Excellent routine before going to sleep. Always is great to see you.

The side lying rotation I've used for years to "stop sciatic pain" works well!

This exercise video has to continue to be a mainstay since I first learned of it a year ago. Dr Ennis rocks! Videos are always interesting never dull moment and always something new thank you Kristie 😭

Yes, blood flow. Always good.

I tried these exercises and they work. Thank You!! Daily routine now.

Madam, I am from Bangladesh...I am very happy to watch this exercise...very important...I will follow you

This is great and thank you so much. One warning - do not do this if you are recovering with covid. I did and it gave me so much pain all night. I am not saying this is bad normally, just that with so much inflammation in the body it was not good for me to do right then.

Hey Doc your exercises are amazing ive tried several of them daily and wow thank you so much!

I've just recently started doing some of your exercises, so far very good.

it sounds so wonderful,i have sciatic in my back,is it going to help if i do these excersises?

It's my L5S1 I'm in PT and please thank you for Whatever will help my Constant Pain .