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Is moderately severe back pain really normal at 30? (self.asklemmy)

submitted 2 days ago by bridgeenjoyer to c/[email protected]

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I know it's a joke " oh haha you're 30, everything hurts now cuz you're so old!" But really, is something wrong with me or are backs just this stupid? Not overweight. Decently active although I don't exersize every single day. No genetic issues, doctor always says im in perfect health. But my lower back will randomly act up, sometimes it gets so bad that I about black out from the pain. Thats pretty rare though, usually it's just an ache all day when I move or try to put my socks on. Its not sciatica, as I never feel numbness or pain in my legs. Mild weakness maybe if it hurts really bad.

I feel like any doctor is just going to say welp, you're old it happens, or tell me I need 3.5 million dollar spinal surgery.

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[–] illi 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I started experiencing this after 30. In my case it's back muscles tightening up, because of bad posture that lead to the weakening of the core muscles which put too much strain on the back.

Got shown some excercises and got better after a while. Got back every once in a while, but usually I managed to get it under control.

Just got back again and wouldn't get away for weeks now. Sounds a lot like what you have. I'm going ti schedule the doctor again, I recommend you do the same. This shouldn't be normal.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

Can you name the exercises you were shown, or link to a video or article explaining them?

I don't know if this could be a case of "what's good for me might be bad for you" but bad posture must be pretty common in today's world.

Did your back pain get as bad as OP's?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

I'm younger and don't have a serious injury, so I wouldn't say this would fix back pain for someone with an actual injury.

But for me, back pain was fixed with better posture and muscle strengthening too.

I think the biggest thing was focusing on engaging the muscles supporting the lower back. Glutes and core specifically.

And for posture, just be conscious about keeping the body in alignment in a way that feels comfortable, not "sitting up straight"

[–] illi 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I would if I could. A plank and a side plank were one of them. Other than that, no idea as I was shown the excercises, but was never really given names. And even then, I don't live in English speaking country so might not be useful anyway.

It was mostly about strenghtening the core and stomach muscles, without straining the back much.

Not sure about pain levels. First time around, it was quite bad. I just suddenly couldn't move, everything hurt so bad. Not quite blacking out pain but it was bad. I first did like one or two weeks of intensive back muscle stretching to be even able to do the other excercises. Currently the pain is not bad, but it is making my life dificult a bit as it blocks some movements.