Anyone else limited due to back problems?

I had back surgery, which at one point limited me. I was told not to run anymore but eventually I resumed. I injured my ankle earlier this year and it's taking forever to heal.

Watch your calorie intake very carefully.

Try to do limited strength training, if possible.

Not sure how bad your pain is. I do live with mine. I have been in a number of cars accidents and the last one about a year ago took me out worse than the others.

I had an MRI taken of my spine and found out that my neck has about 4 bulging and/or herniated discs. My lower back has about 5 bulging and/or herniated discs. The muscle spasms I had were unbelievable. I tried different activities until I found one that hurt the least. I ended up with cycling. Now I know, if I fall or get it, it'll throw me into a downward spiral, but I needed to do something,

Along with the bike riding and weight training at the gym(light weights, high reps), I have managed to go from 210lbs to my current weight of around 171lbs. Goal = 165lbs.

Since the drop in weight, I have noticed a HUGE difference in the lack of pain. I do A LOT of stretched that I learned from a physical therapist along with isometric exercises. Its a daily routine along with rolling on foam roller to stretch/crack my back.

When the pain gets to me on some days, I do take a Mobic and just relax. I feel at times if I could go immobile for about 7 days, I bet I'd feel a lot better. Alas, with 3 kids, I don't see that happening anytime soon...lol

Some weeks I'll take Naproxen for about 2 or 3 days with a Mobic at night, but for the most part, the stretching has worked miracles for me.

So mine is probably not as bad as yours, but my doctor did tell me that its more important for me to stay active with my spine the way it is, rather than being sedentary. He did say though as I get older, this will be the cross I have to bear....

I have a dysfunctional sacroiliac joint which has flare ups, so I can only excercise when the joint is in "remission" I have regular physio and she has given me some excercises to loosen and strengthen the joint up which seems to have helped a lot. So I am in a position where I feel strong enough to do a bit more excercise soon. I am terrified I am going to injure it again but the stronger my muscles get the less flare ups I should get so going to give it a try.

During a flare up I have to crawl to the toilet the pain is so bad and the spasms mean I can't stand up, I am hoping losing the weight and the excercises will make a flare up less debilitating.

I have lost 29 pounds through calorie counting and very little excercise.

I don't have back problems. However i do have tachycardia and a fainting disorder. I cannot stand long. I limit my rounds of wii fit and walking. I also do my powerspin.

I have fibromyalgia and I walk (about 25-30 miles a week), swim and lift light weights, garden, mow, etc. . It's hard to swim on my stomach because of the neck/back pain so I usually swim on my back and due to a shoulder problem I cant put one arm above my head while on my back so I just wing it and just get across the pool somehow. lol At least I'm doing something.
I also do water aerobics twice a week and love it.
I can't do floor exercises because I have so much pain I can't even sit on the floor. It's hard to describe but fibro feels like you have severe bruises everywhere. I can do situps in bed tho lol.

Similar situation. I was involved in a major accident that has left me 10% use of my left foot. Even walking causes me pain. But I grit my teeth and do it any way. I figure if lose the weight and get more fit my body has less of a chance of getting worse.

I just joined here as a result of gaining a lot of weight from a bad car accident I was in about 6 months ago. I used to be extremely active, and now I'm also limited in movement because of the 6 herniated discs, whiplash, and nerve damage I was left with from this accident. Good for you for losing 15 pounds! That's inspirational -- knowing that it's hard for me to do much, it helps to know that I'm not alone and it can be done. I hope that you start feeling better.....I hope I do to...I think that the added weight does not help for any injury, no less the back. Keep up the good work.....

shankylmor, are you able to do Zumba with your back injuries? I used to do it all the time, and I'm afraid to start back up again because I haven't been able to do much of anything with all the damage I have from my car accident. I want to....but I am nervous....does dancing bother you? It's good that there are forums like this.....I'm just starting to realize that if other people with similar conditions to mine can do this, then maybe I can, too.