Bad problems and exercise

SCVSarah
SCVSarah Posts: 231 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I meant BACK not BAD. I have had a lot of lower back issues lately. It's nothing serious, but I'm just in pain. I must be sleeping wrong or initially injured it from a workout boot camp. I've been told the reason it's taking a long time to heal is because I'm working out and that I should not hit the gym until it's better. This is HORRIBLE for my weight loss. Any thoughts?

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  • SirZee
    SirZee Posts: 381
    Muscle pain or Bone/nerve pain? (stiffness vs pinching sharp jolts?)
  • liftingheavy
    liftingheavy Posts: 551 Member
    That's a bummer. I think it's true though, I injured my back at the gym by over-arching when doing some weight exercise, and I had to stop going for a couple of weeks because it was taking so long to heal.
  • SirZee
    SirZee Posts: 381
    Yeah definitely, rapid change in exercise routine, especially when beginning is easy way to get hurt. My advice, always avoid anything with "Boot-camp" in it unless its done with an automatic rifle and a rucksack (ie. you are a soldier). Its a "get results quick" gimmick which never works long term.

    Weights, form is extremely important.. do really light stuff at the start, where you are not even focusing on the weight, just on the proper form, then gradually work your way up over a number of weeks/months.
  • bashiera
    bashiera Posts: 140 Member
    I had similar problems. I was a nurse's aide, and now I'm a nurse, so I know all about back pain from bending, standing, and lifting/turning patients. I found that rest, ibuprofen (or tylenol), ice and heat, and again, rest were the best things to do. Once my soft tissue damage healed, I worked (SLOWLY) on strengthening my core which isn't just your abs, but your back, hips, transverus abdominus, all muscles that help keep your organs in and support your spine (thank you anatomy and physiology 1!). Also, like SirZee said, form is key. Don't even bother worrying about how much weight or how intense you do something, you need good form first. So, all in all, recover, rest, treat, then get checked by a health care professional, then work slowly on strengthening those muscles. After doing core and back workouts for about a month now, I don't have any back pain at work or when I wake-up.
  • SCVSarah
    SCVSarah Posts: 231 Member
    I was told it's an inflamed disk. It's more pinching, sharp pains when I try to bend down or something. It's also in my upper legs/hips. When I'm just sitting its a little sore.

    I don't really know how to do weights (only did them in the boot camp), so I usually just do cardio when i go to the gym. Do you think a little cardio would be ok or just wait until I'm healed?

    Thank you all for your responses.

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