FWIW deadlifting definitely helped, not hurt, after my back injury. (Admittedly, I hurt it deadlifting with poor form, but fixing the form and strengthening my

FWIW deadlifting definitely helped, not hurt, after my back injury. (Admittedly, I hurt it deadlifting with poor form, but fixing the form and strengthening my back with it was the single biggest contributor to getting better.) MMV, of course.