Lower back pain?

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Ploofafa

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Hm...so... I know I did something wrong.

Let's just say I haven't exactly done much in the way of exercise in quite a good deal of time. Being a new year and all, I had my resolutions and fully intend to keep to them all, but...

I started doing some sit ups (however few and struggled, I'll let you guess), and I thought that after I was done it was only natural to "feel the burn." Needless to say, I now think the root cause was a tad different. Allow me to say right now, I'm an idiot. - Without first checking the proper form and execution of doing a sit up, I went right in and did what I did... (*See, I remembered from elementary school that we would always have a partner assist us in doing sit ups for those presidential fitness tests, so being without a partner I had the assistance of the bottom of a dresser. I lodged my feet underneath that and, more-or-less, used solely my feet to lift my torso upwards... :confused4: That sounds really dumb, now that I think about it....*)

So...eight days later and my lower back (right above the buttocks, smack in the center of the lower back) is in a rather sizable amount of pain. Now, I'm not sure what kind of damage I could have done to myself, but my optimistic side is saying not all that much. The pain is at its peak when I try bending at the waist, anything past say... 90 degrees.

I would go to a doctor, but:
1.) Just can't. I'm not old enough to do anything myself, and
2.) My mom does not have health insurance. :confused4:

So, I ask you, oh wise forum goers; what might the problem be, and how might I refrain from making it worse / assisting in it's going away?

Thanks a ton!
 
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Hello
I think sit up are very out dated the core stability stuff is a lot better, don't do sit ups the can do a lot more damage than they are worth.
its better to go get it checked out really just because if the pain is hanging around you might have really done some thing bad. ( dont wanna scare you )
REST ICE is the best lie on floor with knees bent to take off pressure on back feels good
Massage should also help with healing process
When it gets better concentrate on more plank holds and core work to help stabilise your back
Hope you get better soon
 
Ploofafa said:
Hm...so... I know I did something wrong.

Let's just say I haven't exactly done much in the way of exercise in quite a good deal of time. Being a new year and all, I had my resolutions and fully intend to keep to them all, but...

I started doing some sit ups (however few and struggled, I'll let you guess), and I thought that after I was done it was only natural to "feel the burn." Needless to say, I now think the root cause was a tad different. Allow me to say right now, I'm an idiot. - Without first checking the proper form and execution of doing a sit up, I went right in and did what I did... (*See, I remembered from elementary school that we would always have a partner assist us in doing sit ups for those presidential fitness tests, so being without a partner I had the assistance of the bottom of a dresser. I lodged my feet underneath that and, more-or-less, used solely my feet to lift my torso upwards... :confused4: That sounds really dumb, now that I think about it....*)

So...eight days later and my lower back (right above the buttocks, smack in the center of the lower back) is in a rather sizable amount of pain. Now, I'm not sure what kind of damage I could have done to myself, but my optimistic side is saying not all that much. The pain is at its peak when I try bending at the waist, anything past say... 90 degrees.

I would go to a doctor, but:
1.) Just can't. I'm not old enough to do anything myself, and
2.) My mom does not have health insurance. :confused4:

So, I ask you, oh wise forum goers; what might the problem be, and how might I refrain from making it worse / assisting in it's going away?

Thanks a ton!
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hi,,,,
As you don't have health insurance you can't get treatment from near by hospital.Lower back pain is a common musculoskeletal disorder.It effects many if not all people during some part of there lives.Back pain is a common problem often caused by overusing or misusing the muscles of the back.Application of heat or cold is a generally accepted treatment for this disease.
 
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Thanks for the replies, you two, but through some careful research and limited movements / easy stretching, I've overcome / eliminated the pain.

Thanks~!
 
Symptoms of back pain are found generally in people. It is a very normal and painful problem but not a disease. Exercise is a precaution through which we can eradicate the problem of back pain.
 
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