Back Pain

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Tell us more about the pain. How bad is it (scale 1-10, 10 being the worst), how long did it last? What area of your back? What activities make it worse?
 
Aloha & HOwZit!
Please keep-in-mind that what I am shraring is not-absolute but hopefully it will generate and motivate your interest to further seek healthy-information in reference to your "subjective-complaint" - back pain from doing push-ups.

Physical-POSTURE directes biological-energy flow or transportation.
When this "energy" is obstructed/restricted there is a "traffic-jam".
When we are caught in this "jam" we get stress-out and uptight - no different within the flow-of-life of your body.
Tension-Strain are two factors contribute to physical discomfort, soreness and PAIN when the correct exercise posture is not properly-set and utilized. Along with improper exercise-posture, one's breathing patter needs to be correct and compliments the exercise-actions.

From the prone-position or face-down, your feet-legs-hip must be in order which means spacing/distance, joint alingment as well as your should-arms-hands.
What affects one part of the body affects the whole body.
You might want to research proper-physical-positioning or have someone who has the right-understanding of the "push-up" exercise assess your overall exercise-performance.
With me, working with people on their "push-ups" I have witness that the lower-back-spine is not stable and the hips are not properly used to assist in stabalization and energy production.
Legs are to close together that cause a "closed-door" affect on the hip-thigh joints moving properly.
Although the "push-up" is seen as an upper-body strength-exercise, it is a body-weight resistance exercise that involves the whole-body and not its parts.

Going back to your problem, this is only suggestive advise and not an absolute cure-all.
Now that your sub-complaint is directed at your "back" (I am asuming it is more your lower-back area) the first action is to perform a stretching-exercise (that is to lay on your back) directed at the lower-back and after if you can get-up, apply "ice" to reduce inflamation the that area while taking slow-deep breaths.
Once this ice starts to give a numbing-tingling sensation, remove the ice and stay on you back and slowly perform low-back stretches and please do hold your breath. If your sub-complaint is upper or mid-back perform the same application.
If there is still persistence of you complaint after two-three day see your physcian/chiropractor to help with your complaint and let he or she know you were doing pushups and whatever exercise.
Never, again never second-guess you physical-health. You are not a "second-hand-human-being" take care of who is first in you life.
I aplogize if I went over-your head with my reply.
Go and start getting to know what's healthy when exercising and What Is Not Healthy in exercise.
Good Health To YOu!
mikey
 
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I would like to suggest you that you need to ask someone expert to watch you while you pushups. How long have you been feeling this pain? If you have been feeling this pain for more than 1 week then there is something seriously wrong going on.

There would be other reason also. It may happen if your back is weak. I such case i would like to suggest you to talk with your doc and listen his advice.
 
I think you shall do pushups under the guidance of an expert trainer. May be your posture is wrong and it may harm your body even more in near future. Take care.
 
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