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I had bad sciatic nerve pain for a couple of years, finally fixed it with regular 5km walks. More recently, I would wake up with lower back pain every day. Sta

by dqh 2y ago

I had bad sciatic nerve pain for a couple of years, finally fixed it with regular 5km walks. More recently, I would wake up with lower back pain every day. Started running (couch to 5k program), now run 30+ mins 3 times a week and no more back pain.

gwd 2y ago
About 10 years ago I threw my back out really hard; for about 24 hours I couldn't sit up. After a day or two I could get up but was walking with a cane for a few days. For the next month I had constant pain. Before I'd thrown out my back I had been running 3-4 times a week; obviously after such an injury I wanted to wait for it to heal before I started up again. After a month, I decided to just do a short easy run and see how it went. After the run, as I was recovering, I noticed that for the first time in a month I was pain-free. For the next month, every time my back started to hurt a bit, I went for a run and the pain went away. Obviously everyone's situation is different, and I'm sure there are cases where running would be a terrible idea. But exercise should definitely one of the tools you consider trying out when you have an issue like this.
Rinzler89 2y ago
>I had bad sciatic nerve pain for a couple of years, finally fixed it with regular 5km walks. Out of curiosity, have you sought any physiotherapy for it beforehand? For me, walking is really good for unwinding mentally and burning calories, but fixing posture and back pain requires to train those specific body parts that are too weak to support the spine correctly, or too tight pulling the spine in the wrong position, and that usually requires a specialist to monitor your posture and tightness and prescribe certain exercises tailored to your deficiencies.
- dqh 2y ago
  Just massage, which would take the pain away for a few hours at best. I went to a physio about my bad back once and she put ‘magic sticky tape’ on my back and not much else. Didn’t bother returning and thankfully the running was the answer.

by dqh 2y ago

gwd 2y ago

About 10 years ago I threw my back out really hard; for about 24 hours I couldn't sit up. After a day or two I could get up but was walking with a cane for a few days. For the next month I had constant pain. Before I'd thrown out my back I had been running 3-4 times a week; obviously after such an injury I wanted to wait for it to heal before I started up again. After a month, I decided to just do a short easy run and see how it went. After the run, as I was recovering, I noticed that for the first time in a month I was pain-free. For the next month, every time my back started to hurt a bit, I went for a run and the pain went away. Obviously everyone's situation is different, and I'm sure there are cases where running would be a terrible idea. But exercise should definitely one of the tools you consider trying out when you have an issue like this.

Rinzler89 2y ago

>I had bad sciatic nerve pain for a couple of years, finally fixed it with regular 5km walks. Out of curiosity, have you sought any physiotherapy for it beforehand? For me, walking is really good for unwinding mentally and burning calories, but fixing posture and back pain requires to train those specific body parts that are too weak to support the spine correctly, or too tight pulling the spine in the wrong position, and that usually requires a specialist to monitor your posture and tightness and prescribe certain exercises tailored to your deficiencies.

dqh 2y ago
Just massage, which would take the pain away for a few hours at best. I went to a physio about my bad back once and she put ‘magic sticky tape’ on my back and not much else. Didn’t bother returning and thankfully the running was the answer.