Exercising with Lower Back Pain.

[Lee2674]

Cheers for that information, very helpful. You got any advice for sciatica nerve pain and excercises to help recovery/prevention.

Had this problem for years and developed it when competing in thai boxing. Just started competing in mixed martial arts and despite being 3-0, my sciatic pain has returned with vengance and its proving harder to train through it !

I have been told that stretching helps it as it takes pressure off the muscles in the lower back and I have also been told it aggravates it ??

Your thoughts would be appreciated

[lar121]

really impressed with this info. it might just save be another visit to the physio. i get lower back ache when sitting unsupported and in countless other situations. it all started with pushing myself on the deadlifts and barbell rows. i was destroying my muscles. so any way after aprox 6 months of muscle spasm im ok but still get ache and tightness which can seize into spasm again.

i shall try some of those exercises for sure. thanks mate.

the physio was influential in my bodybuilding. he stressed the importance of doing equal pushes and pulls to prevent poor posture aand shoulder roundening which i was getting and also keeping the hips in neutral to reduce pressure on hip flexors and redistribute onto the abs!

[lar121]

i have started doing hyper extensions in the gym and this has proven good, with no muscle spasm since. Anyone who knows serious back pain knows how depressing it can be.

[AShow]

This applies to me so ridiculously much that I can't even express it! Thanks so much I'm going to begin the training exercises you listed right now.

*Edit*
Completed all the exercises and threw a few push-ups in as well but now I'm wondering if I should wait 48 hours to do it again, as I have seen reccomended for other workout routines?

[Rocksteady44]

Stretching out and improving your hamstring strength can also relieve a lot of the back pain that you might be experiencing. It worked wonders for me!!!

[aussie29]

thank you Doug rep+

[idealstretch]

Couldn't agree more!! Along with core strengthening stretching should be huge part of any exercise program especially strength training. Tight hamstrings and glutes have a huge part in back pain so remember to stretch really well before and after activity.

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[cjj2k]

The low back pain is often a long time coming on as the muscles in the back gradually tighten up due to bad posture and overuse.

These muscles go into spasm and do not get enough blood through them resulting in weakness. So when someone complains of low back pain when they bend down to pick up a piece of paper and tear a muscle in the back, it is not just the piece of paper that caused it but a gradual build up of tension over weeks and months.

[carl4325]

so how can you distinguish muscle pain to spine pain?

[yitmy]

Not that hard- describe your symptoms and we shall see.