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Whenever I go too long without exercise, I get back pain. It's like clockwork. Then I start exercising and it goes away until I lapse. Certainly that's not goi

by Reedx 7y ago

Whenever I go too long without exercise, I get back pain. It's like clockwork. Then I start exercising and it goes away until I lapse. Certainly that's not going to be the solution for all cases of back pain, but I do wonder how many are taking painkillers and such when some regular exercise or other physical changes (posture, weight) could do the trick.

rckoepke 7y ago
Injuries are a different case. I'm in the same set as you, and my father as well. As long as he and I do ~20 pushups per day and maintain a bit of focus on improving/maintaining our posture during various activities - backpain is negligible. But neither of us have ever needed to take pain medication for back pain. A lot of the people I've known over the years who took opiate painkillers for back pain have had injuries to their spine. Some people I know with spinal injuries tried opiate painkillers, found that they were effective for the pain, but the side effects prevented them from being focused at work, so they chose to live with the pain in exchange for mental acuity. I also know others who have tried very high doses of opiates and it did not significantly reduce the pain from their back injuries.
blackearl 7y ago
Depends on the location and severity. I've found that using a foam roller before and after a workout, or even daily, has pretty much removed any back soreness I used to get.
Ididntdothis 7y ago
Agreed. I bet 10 minutes of simple exercises daily would solve back problems for a lot of people.
julosflb 7y ago
This holds true for me as well. If i'm not doing some light regular exercice, I start to experience back pain.
duderific 7y ago
Me too. I think just moving your body around and getting the blood flowing through your muscles tends to loosen things up a bit. Something like yoga can be extremely helpful as well, although I've overdone it and actually hurt my back too, which required two weeks of lots of Advil, ice and heat until it got better.
SketchySeaBeast 7y ago
I'm usually pretty dedicated to my gym time, but recently I've found my interest waning, and this is what surprises me - I've been away for a month-ish, and I find that my back has starting to get twinges. It never got twinges before. It'd be stiff the next morning, but that was due to DOMS, not because I got out of bed funny.
pkorzeniewski 7y ago
For the past several years I had serious problems with lower back pain, once every few months it would get so bad I couldn't stand/sit/walk without severe pain for at least a week, even painkillers didn't help much. One year ago I started to exercise at gym, twice a week, and it worked wonders - no back pain, except for minor one from time to time if I lift something the wrong way, but overall I feel so, so, so much better (and look too xD).

by Reedx 7y ago

rckoepke 7y ago

Injuries are a different case. I'm in the same set as you, and my father as well. As long as he and I do ~20 pushups per day and maintain a bit of focus on improving/maintaining our posture during various activities - backpain is negligible. But neither of us have ever needed to take pain medication for back pain. A lot of the people I've known over the years who took opiate painkillers for back pain have had injuries to their spine. Some people I know with spinal injuries tried opiate painkillers, found that they were effective for the pain, but the side effects prevented them from being focused at work, so they chose to live with the pain in exchange for mental acuity. I also know others who have tried very high doses of opiates and it did not significantly reduce the pain from their back injuries.

blackearl 7y ago

Depends on the location and severity. I've found that using a foam roller before and after a workout, or even daily, has pretty much removed any back soreness I used to get.

Ididntdothis 7y ago

Agreed. I bet 10 minutes of simple exercises daily would solve back problems for a lot of people.

julosflb 7y ago

This holds true for me as well. If i'm not doing some light regular exercice, I start to experience back pain.

duderific 7y ago

Me too. I think just moving your body around and getting the blood flowing through your muscles tends to loosen things up a bit. Something like yoga can be extremely helpful as well, although I've overdone it and actually hurt my back too, which required two weeks of lots of Advil, ice and heat until it got better.

SketchySeaBeast 7y ago

I'm usually pretty dedicated to my gym time, but recently I've found my interest waning, and this is what surprises me - I've been away for a month-ish, and I find that my back has starting to get twinges. It never got twinges before. It'd be stiff the next morning, but that was due to DOMS, not because I got out of bed funny.

pkorzeniewski 7y ago

For the past several years I had serious problems with lower back pain, once every few months it would get so bad I couldn't stand/sit/walk without severe pain for at least a week, even painkillers didn't help much. One year ago I started to exercise at gym, twice a week, and it worked wonders - no back pain, except for minor one from time to time if I lift something the wrong way, but overall I feel so, so, so much better (and look too xD).