Lower Back Pain "HELP"

I don't know enough to help you with your back pain, I wish I did. I do know that I've always been told that for every muscle worked you have to work the counter muscle. So if you are do a lot of plank and crunches you may need to increase what you are doing to strengthen your upper and lower back. Of course you need to be sure its just an imbalanced muscle and not an injury first! I too am seeking pain advise. I've been interval running/walking for a few months and have recently increased to mostly running but I'm having a lot of knee pain. I also zumba, 20/20/20, half calf, kickboxing, and cardio bootcamp. I started taking glucosamine about a week ago, as adivised by a nurse. I am going to get new shoes soon(as advised) but I've read that increasing your core and glute strength will also help. I know tons of moves for these muscles but wonder which ones are really the most effective. Any favorites??

I'm no doctor but if I don't stretch me hamstrings well after my workout my back hurts. I'm told it'd because when the hamstrings get tight, especially after abs, legs and cardio it pulls on the pelvic bone and rotates it out of alignment. This puts pressure on the L4 and L5 lumbar.

Thanks! I have been waking up a couple times a week here lately and I actually have to have my kids bend my legs cause my back is locked up and I can't move. Once I get my legs bent and I curl in a ball... I can move around again just fine. Imma stretch more now!

TWO WORDS........ tempurpedic bed

You need to stretch. Something that is commonly and easily over looked but is very important to your over all health is stretching.

You should be stretching out your entire body each morning. Give yourself the time to be thorough and hit all the muscle groups. Your body is this great self correcting machine and when you stretch it out you are giving it the chance to enact these corrections.

I get lower back pain, and it is no surprise to me because I am way overweight. My body is out of balance and in order to maintain the status quo and keep things from worsening pain wise to the point where I cannot exercise, I have to stretch. I do a complete stretch in the morning, at some point in the middle of the day I will do quick easy discrete stretches to target specific areas and at night before bed I will go through and get a complete stretch out again.

Have you been using the treadmill?

For some time and still now to some degree I get lower back pain from impact.
Sorted out, went back to the gym and did running on the treadmill and I worked it out.

Now make sure I'm careful when off-road motorbiking and mountain biking.

Seem to be able to run ok now - generally fitter I think as well as being careful not to push it too much.

Tried all sorts of things (stretching, specific back exercises etc), but just being careful and general fitness seems to have been the only thing to sort it.

One problem is my bed. Its very mushy, unfortunately can't afford a tempurpedic right now. Anyone know where I can get a free one? LOL!

Go to the hardware store and get a sheet of plywood. Put this between your mattress and your boxspring. This is a good way to stiffen up an aging beg.

I injured my back last September working out. I rested it a few days, then went back to working out. Long story short, I made it worse and now. 12 months, 4 thousand dollars in deductibles, I am on my third injection into my back and having another MRI tomorrow morning. Back issues are very serious and you should see a dr. There is no way to tell what you have done.

I had a major lower back issue a few months ago, so I feel ya. Work on strengthening your core and focus on tightening your abs with everything you do -- even elliptical. Your abs will help support your back. Oh. And ibuprofen. :ohwell: