So all brokeback jokes aside, I somehow managed to screw up my lower back. I feel really old, like Lulu. I think I either A) messed it up in my fall on Sat, and didn't notice it due to the pain in my knee; B) twisted it at the gym last night; or C) slept on it wrong last night. I didn't notice it on my run this morning but sheesh, it's killing me at work.
So any of you athletes out there ever have lower back trouble? What did you do for it?
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Sorry to hear about that. You gonna rest it tonight? Or still hittin' JQ's?
DNA's post put massages on my mind. That would have to make you feel better!
Stretch every morning, stretch again before any kind of exercise or lifting, occasionally pop some "Ranger Candy", drink alot of beer and wish I were 30 again. Also, perform light lower back exercises to build strength
Not a hardcore *athlete* like some of y'all but I do alright.
Core work.
Now drink more.
Dumbass. Muscle pull or something more severe? If it is a muscle pull, mild stretching and ease back into it. If it is a sharp/shooting pain that you feel up your back and/or down your legs when you bend a certain way, take some time off and rest. Once you fuck up your back really bad, it is never 100% again, so the key is to let it heal before that happens. But you are former infantry so you will probably fuck it up worse ... wait, you are now USAFR. But even so, just sitting on your ass is almost as bad.
2 stretches for the lower back -
Cobra stretch and Child's pose (google 'em)
Curling into a ball on your back also works
I would add back exercises to your daily workout...like extensions and rows. Seem to help me and I used to get lower back pain often.
Drink for whining. Then drink again for being an asshole.
Build up your ab stength to prevent injuries in the future, stretch, and get the number to my massage therapist. She is the heat.
Ain't no athlete but nothing like a good adjustment at the chiro. You can also roll your butt on a TP massage ball and there are WAY TOO many available snides in that one! Holt & cold works wonders too.
I injured my lower back when I slipped on ice while laying a hash trail about 13 years ago. Put me out of action for about 6 months and its still not 100%.
Strengthening core muscles does help - pilates recommended.
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