Back pain from jogging?

I used to have shin and arch pain from jogging that no shoe could fix. Then I started running on dirt roads instead of man-made surfaces and *walah!* no pain. Maybe that's worth looking into?

Another thought could be checking your stride. A more rolling gait could help.

Best wishes!

Are you landing on your heels while running? Try to shorten your stride and achieve a midfoot strike.

Someone else mentioned core strength, that too is crucial to good running form. Planks, superman etc can help strengthen your core. (Especially if you have a sedentary office job - sitting at a desk is really bad from a health perspective but that's what many of us do 8 hrs a day)

If the pain continues see your doctor. It could be as simple as a pulled muscle or it could be something else. A few years ago after a bumpy plane ride over the Grand Canyon my back was killing me, the kids thought it was hilarious as I could barely bend over to tie my shoes. Turned out I have mild osteoarthritis in my back but it hasn't stopped me from running, just keeps me out of small planes and limits my roller coaster rides.

After checking your shoes etc, also see if you might perhaps need to work on strengthening your core muscles? (abs.) I get more back pains when my core is out of shape as I tend to "swank" more and don't have the ab strength to keep a good posture.

this is probably the best bet....doing alot of core work will help that!

For me - I always get lower back pain when I start running again. It usually goes away after a couple of weeks. I think it's just soreness from using those muscles in a new way. I also have a very pronounced curve to my spine (in at waist, then back out), which puts more pressure on that lower back area.

That being said, you know best what is just a bit of soreness and what is the danger-warning of PAIN. For me, I just get achy at the beginning.

As is evident from all the different posts, back pain can be caused by so many things. I suffered from years until somebody finally checked how flexible my hamstrings were. Not very as it happened - in the words of the physio, "Your hamstrings are as tight as banjo strings". So lots of stretching exercises for my legs and hey presto, I have not had a serious back issue since then.

Do you have big "girls?" That gives me back pain when I run.

along with checking your shoes, gait etc... might want to consider adding a bi weekly/weekly chiropractor adjustment. I noticed a huge difference in my running/jogging when I keep my appointments as scheduled.

There's more one way to skin a cat, and there's more than one way to run. I adopted a barefoot running style a little less than a year ago and started slow - you have to, since it uses a whole different group of muscles. But, there is a lot less impact involved. It took the impact of heel strikes out of my knees, and turned my whole legs into shock absorbers. Night and day difference. Feel free to contact me if you'd like, I'm happy to share some links and book titles. BUT, don't just go out and make it up yourself. Lots of broken metatarsals out there will attest to the importance of knowing what you're doing....

But, it made a night and day difference in getting me off the couch and down the road.

You can run with proper form with shoes on and get the same results. Just sayin'.