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Or, you know, you could get physical therapy. I had chronic back pain as a result of my job as a programmer and the only way I was able to fix it was to go to a

Or, you know, you could get physical therapy. I had chronic back pain as a result of my job as a programmer and the only way I was able to fix it was to go to a good physical therapist and actually follow through on the physical therapy. My pain was a result of a number of muscle imbalances and posture issues and it took a few months of every-day work to fix the problem. I suspect that the OP has a specific muscle imbalance that archery just happened to target well. But it's unlikely that this broad recommendation is going to work for everyone with back pain as the causes are myriad.

numo16 14y ago
I think the main thing about archery that may have helped OP is that it requires you to have decent posture to steady your shot and have proper form, which would lead to less muscle aches, one would think.
rbellio 14y ago
I agree that some folks might need physical therapy for their backs and don't want to diminish that point you're making. When I see someone who lives a sedentary lifestyle complain about joint pain or muscular pain I really hope that they try to incorporate some sort of fitness plan into their life and not just look into a medical expenditures. Just to re-iterate, if you're feeling some sort of debilitating pain, by all means go see a doctor. Just don't dismiss the importance of fitness in your life.
- lttlrck 14y ago
  "Just don't dismiss the importance of fitness in your life." That's exactly what you'll be told at physical therapy. not only that they'll tell you exactly what kind of exercise you need to do, and for back pain it doesn't necessarily involve treadmills or weights.
iforgotagain 14y ago
I'm not an expert, but my physical therapist told me that what he's doing is pretty much just training my back muscles. This could very well work for a lot of people. And if not, archery is fun.

numo16 14y ago

I think the main thing about archery that may have helped OP is that it requires you to have decent posture to steady your shot and have proper form, which would lead to less muscle aches, one would think.

rbellio 14y ago

I agree that some folks might need physical therapy for their backs and don't want to diminish that point you're making. When I see someone who lives a sedentary lifestyle complain about joint pain or muscular pain I really hope that they try to incorporate some sort of fitness plan into their life and not just look into a medical expenditures. Just to re-iterate, if you're feeling some sort of debilitating pain, by all means go see a doctor. Just don't dismiss the importance of fitness in your life.

lttlrck 14y ago
"Just don't dismiss the importance of fitness in your life." That's exactly what you'll be told at physical therapy. not only that they'll tell you exactly what kind of exercise you need to do, and for back pain it doesn't necessarily involve treadmills or weights.

iforgotagain 14y ago

I'm not an expert, but my physical therapist told me that what he's doing is pretty much just training my back muscles. This could very well work for a lot of people. And if not, archery is fun.