Questions tagged [back-pain]
Back pain is pain felt in the back that usually originates from the muscles, nerves, bones, joints or other structures in the spine.
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Lower back-friendly abs exercises
I learnt that ab exercises like sit ups are bad for the lower back and now I a looking for alternatives.
I found Stuart McGill's “Big Three” exercises, which are back-friendly and two of them train ...
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Cause of upper-back pain?
Two weeks ago I was using this machine for lateral raises as part of my push-day weightlifting routine. On my third or fourth set I suddenly felt pain in my upper back, between the shoulder blades. I ...
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L5-S1 level sciatica -> attempt to squat, but cannot keep heels on the ground. Worth continuing to try?
60yo male, 176kg. Had L5-S1 protruded disk problems in my 40s - fixed with physical therapy. Then again around my 50s - same fix as before. Hit me again in my late 50s, this time with no relief from ...
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Pain after push ups and plank
I am feeling pain in my upper back after doing push ups and planks in a same day. Pain is there from last 2 days. I don't know what causes pain in my upper back.
Is bad form cause pain or overdoing ...
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Can tired lats make the back weak and cause injury?
After I got back from my bike ride, I was feeling energetic so I did some ring pullups and then attempted some goblet squats. As I finished up the squats I was putting the weight back in a sort of ...
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Why isn't a problem to arch the upper/middle back in many exercises?
it is known that keeping a neutral lower back under load is crucial to avoid injuries and/or low back pain. This because both an overextended back or a flat/flexed back squeeze the spinal discs, as ...
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Shoulder blade protraction during rotator cuff internal/external rotations
Two important exercises used to treat shoulder instability and impingement are internal and external rotator cuff rotations, which can be done bearing weight via exercise bands. The upper arm is to be ...
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Upper back pain when I do dragon flag with bent knees
I'd like to be able to do a dragon flag, so first I try to do it with bent knees. I can do this, but I feel a sharp pain in my upper back when I am about to raise my body from the floor. Once I am up, ...
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Is this yoga rod/pilates stick exercise helpful to get better posture?
In a video, I saw this exercise in the image. You should do for 15 minutes daily to get a straight posture. Is this a legit exercise? I couldn't find anything about it on the internet and I fear it ...
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Spinal Alignment and the efficacy of Chiropractic BioPhysics (CBP)
For the past several months, my gym has been closed. I was going 4 times a week, always increasing the weight/reps, etc. I moved to a new city and got back to the gym, doing what I did before but with ...
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When not doing fitness for a few weeks pains starts coming out here and there - why?
Have been noticing this for sometime, when I do regular weekly fitness like going to the gym I face post-workout inflammation or sore muscles but this is all very much expected and I noticed that if I ...
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Are the basic barbell lifts not enough for the "core"?
One viewpoint is that the basic barbell lifts train the "core" sufficiently.
And indeed it seems reasonable that anyone who can squat and deadlift large weights have very strong core muscles.
Dr. ...
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How does the founder exercise work?
I sometimes experience discomfort and pain in the lower back.
I deadlift a heavy set once a week.
This does not seem to be helping. And why should it? It makes my lower back able to stabilize against ...
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Movement without involving back (spine disc)?
I would like to keep training but these days my back pain and sciatica is back again (which I had several years ago).
What are the exercises and movements I can do without hurting my back in the Gym?
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What kind of anaerobic exercises should one avoid during lower back pain?
So, I went to an orthopaedic because I was experiencing lower back pain for several months and got an X-Ray done. The report says that my L5 is sacralised, L4 has spondylolisthesis, and a mild forward ...
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Preventing shoulder pain after weight lifting?
What are the best strategies to reduce the risk of shoulder/back pain after weight lifting?
It doesn't feel the same as soreness, I feel like maybe it's from either poor exercise performance/form or ...
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Exercises for an overweight person to decrease weight who is also suffering from back ache due to long sitting hours
So I mostly have to sit at a desk for 13 hours a day, even on weekends (I'm an 18 year old student who is a bit over weight too) because of which I have severe back problems. I want to change this and ...
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Adverse effects from sitting for too long
I have a desk job which requires me to be seated for a wall 10 to 12 hours each day including weekends. I perform only minimum amount of physical activities and excercise each day for about half an ...
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Helping ease my back pain when I'm studying 13 hours everyday, even weekends
I am a student and I usually have to sit at my study desk each day including weekdays and weekends for about 13 hours or more. I have a pretty hectic schedule and I sometimes suffer from back pain (...
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Is planking with a weightlifting belt beneficial?
I have anterior pelvic tilt so whenever I do any sort of ab work, my psoas muscle takes over and I feel intense pain in my lower back. I have tried to activate my abs by planking but my stomach sags ...
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Is it typical for a person to feel discomfort while standing back up straight after a comfortable dead-lift set is completed?
After I complete some dead lifts, and lower the weight back to the ground and begin to stand back up straight un-weighted, I feel an uncomfortable stiffness (EDIT)in my lower back at the top of my ...
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What are some exercises which are effective yet easy on the articulations
I have some back issues (mild scoliosis and kyphosis) and a history of joint problems in all of my close relatives. Thus, I kinda want to take care of my back and of my articulations.
At the same ...
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Why lower back pain during Straight Leg Raises
As discussed in another question, some people have lower back pain during straight leg raises. Why? Many places on the internet will tell you that these people have weak abdominal muscles, and they ...
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Back issues and running?
I have played sports and ran all of my life - plus some seriously heavy lifting. As I have gotten older I noticed that the extra muscle has stunted long-distance running. So I have limited myself ...
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Relieve muscle tension between the shoulder blades
I got some pain between the shoulder blade and spinal for a week now. It's not really a strong pain, but it really bothers me over time. My doctor did feel my muscles there and said its a muscle ...
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Hex Bar Deadlift: Should my upper back be sore?
Not sure how I can elaborate on the title - thanks for input.
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Deadlift/squat: should I spread or pinch together the shoulder blades? What can happen if I got it wrong?
I did squats and deadlifts with my shoulder blades spread (as a trainer told me - every exercise, he says, the shoulder blades should be pushed back spread). That correlates with some weird twitching ...
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Pain in Back after lifting body [closed]
I was doing decline bench press with dumb bells, and after exercise i put dumbbell on my chest and tried to lift my body but middle back felt pain middle of thoracic , my body was not lifted enough ...
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Excercise to avoid Back Pain after crunches
There are number of articles saying some hip flexors inflexibility cause stress on spine and hence cause pain in lower back due to crunches or leg lift or even squats.
What can i do as exercise which ...
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Carrying a child out of a pram (back pain)
Working with toddlers, my girlfriend has to lift them in and out of various kinds of prams. That has led to lower back problems for her since the common lifting advice do not apply for all prams. In ...
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Mid-back pain after front lever exercises [closed]
So , I've been having these issues for a while now and did a little research on that across the internet. Surprisingly I've found a quite a bit related topics though haven't really found a good advice/...
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Lower abs not hurting
I am doing excercise cruches for abs but my upper and near chest only hurt while lower down I don't see any effect at all. Why is this are abs are worked out separately for lower middle and upper ? ...
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Back Pain after workout and Remedies
Why does back pain hurt after doing exercises that has nothing to do with back , line bicep curl etc.? Can I strengthen my lower back to avoid this pain ?
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Should maintaining neutral sitting posture be tiring for someone trying to fix anterior pelvic tilt?
I have a significant anterior pelvic tilt, which is problematic because it has resulted in lower backpain.
I've decided to fix this problem by doing the necessary exercises and maintain a good ...
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Should I do yoga to avoid upper and lower back injuries?
I do regular body weight exercises like push-up (25reps,3 sets), chin-ups (10reps,3 sets), Inverted Rows (15reps, 3sets), Squats (20reps, 3sets), Lunges (15reps, 3 sets), Chair Dips (10reps, 3sets), ...
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Do planks tighten up hip flexors? (Back pain when doing core exercises)
So I have really tight hip flexors and weak glutes, abductors and abs.
I've been trying to fix this problem by working my glutes, hamstrings and abductors but I want to slowly start doing ab ...
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How Long to Rest After Back Spasm
It's been three days that I have not hit the gym. I got a back spasm when I was doing squats due to heavy weights. My back is fine now but I feel pain sometimes in left of my lower back above my ...
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Back pain after standing still but not after walking [closed]
I was in public transport this day standing for about an hour. Now I noticed that I got quite a noticeable pain in my lower back (only 19 yo). I have noticed in the past that my lower back would hurt ...
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Lower back pain when performing lying leg raise
I was trying to do the exercise "Leg raising" :
The problem is that : First it feels very difficult while raising my legs with a sharp lower back pain. Inaddition, during moving my legs up and ...
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I want to know specific exercises for (preferred yoga) for weight loss considering my slip disk [closed]
Two years back I had fallen from a tree from a height about 2 stories straight standing on the ground. I had the x-ray at that time which showed I was ok. I ignored it and later on the pain grew to ...
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Flat lower back and pain [closed]
I have pain in the lower part of my back. When I go to the gym I try to not overload that part of my body. I just bought a foam roller to stretch out my back before and after my workout.
I also seem ...
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Back pain chart [closed]
Is there a chart describing via a figure or set of figures, with explanations, the different kinds of back pain one can experience and their causes?
What about medical computer simulations, depicting ...
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What kind of Exercise can be done amidst in office hours? [duplicate]
I am a typical office goer who sits around 9 - 10 hours in front of my system. There are no possibilities here to do any ground exercises.
Usually I play badminton after office hours for atleast an ...
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Body twisting exercise after back injury
I've been wondering if Torso / Back twisting exercises (like twisting from side to side, with weight or without weight) can be harmful to the back. Mainly, if you'd have a herniated disc - would a ...
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Fitness equipment for back muscles
I used to go this gym which had an equipment for back muscles training. The equipment helped me get rid of horrendous back pain I had for several years.
I am looking to buy one of these for myself ...
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Ab workout with lumbar spinal stenosis [closed]
I am 32 years old, and a few months ago I had a lower back pains which kept me up at nights, NSAIDs eased the pain but I was left with a mild pain in the lower back.
I had an x-ray which showed a ...
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Determining cause of, and counteracting, anterior pelvic tilt
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Over the past 3-4 months, I seem to have gradually caused myself an anterior pelvic tilt, and it's gradually causing stiffness and pain in my lower back. I wish to analyze possible causes ...
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Can I passively do anything to fix an anterior pelvic tilt?
I'm not sure I worded the question right, hope I can explain myself better here. If someone can help, please edit the title and remove this.
I suffer from APT and have been trying to fix it for ...
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Back pain and stiffness if not working out regularly
For the last few years, I have found that if I don't exercise regularly, especially movements where my back is involved, I'm experiencing back pain and stiffness in the morning after waking up.
I ...
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What kind of exercises can I do to strengthen my back?
I am a 21 years old male, around 1.80 cm and 72 kg.
I study at college so I spend most of the day seated, I try to keep a good posture but if I spend a lot of time seated I end up having bad ...
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