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    Lower back

    Posts: 22 Member
    edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
    I'very started stretching, exercising but it feels like there is a lot if pressure in my lower back. What can I do to get rid of that pain & pressure?

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    • Posts: 1,466 Member
      A lot of pressure when doing what?

      During the exercise? If so, what exercise(s)?

      After exercise? For how long?

      Or 24/7, in all positions?

      Did you have it before starting "stretching / exercising"?

      Where is this pressure / pain felt? Along the backbone, or off to one or both sides? Just above your butt crack? Just below the ribs? Somewhere else?
    • Posts: 22 Member
      Lower back, off to both side, above the button and below the ribs. I've been feeling it all day. I started feeling it before I started stretching but it seems to have gotten worse. It's not bad when I lay down.
    • Posts: 5,208 Member
      You could try this stretch:

      https://youtube.com/watch?v=m0kMPOfxPos

      Do it hourly for 30+ seconds.


      What do you think it's from? What is your exercise routine?
    • Posts: 22 Member
      The muscles all through my neck, shoulders and back are really tight. I'm thinking of getting a massage to help loosen the muscles up a bit.
    • Posts: 49 Member
      you could try a chiropractor? sometimes they can be pushy and try to sell you supplements, but getting regular adjustments have helped with my lower back pain a lot! good luck
    • Posts: 22 Member
      I think i will
    • Posts: 66 Member
      If it's terribly painful, you might want to see a physical therapist or a chiropractor. Otherwise, you can check YouTube for physical therapist recommended exercises to stretch & strengthen the lower back. I just found one for this precise reason & the stretching felt WONDERFUL!
    • Posts: 432 Member
      These five stretches twice a day have done wonders for my lower back.

      https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XNN3K2qj-L0

    • Posts: 90 Member
      Roll out your back with a foam roller
    • Posts: 2,201 Member
      BadAssAries wrote: »
      If it's terribly painful, you might want to see a physical therapist or a chiropractor. Otherwise, you can check YouTube for physical therapist recommended exercises to stretch & strengthen the lower back. I just found one for this precise reason & the stretching felt WONDERFUL!

      You found a PT or chiropractor or a good YouTube video? If YouTube, please share a link or name, I need all the relief I can get!
      Thank you in advance!
    • Posts: 239 Member
      Foam roller <3
    • Posts: 4,855 Member
      theWODdoll wrote: »
      Roll out your back with a foam roller

      No you do not foam roll the lower back itself
      http://blog.nasm.org/ces/foam-roll-low-back/

      Foam rolling other areas can help with low back pain but you don't directly roll it.
    • Posts: 213 Member
      Professional massage. Or, if you have access to one, an inversion table! My stepdad has one. Game changer.
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