Hi I am looking for some guidance with this issue.
I am a 43 yr old male, fairly athletic and have bodybuilt/lifted weights for almost all my life. I don't smoke and hardly drink and eat pretty well.
15 years ago I damaged something in my lower back whilst squatting in the gym. I felt a sudden very sharp pain at the bottom of the squat, after that I was in agony with spasms for 4-5 days. My doctor gave me an injection to relieve the pain at the time and told me to take it easy with it.
Since then the problem re-occurs sometimes after I exercise, I even set it off after walking a long distance one day. I have probably had around ten episodes of it happening over the years - including right now.
This is the area of the pain:
Every time is the same, I get intense pain and stiffness for 4-5 days. I am also twisted for this time - if you look at me front-on my body kinks to the side from the waist area.
The stiffness means I am kind of ok when sitting but when I get up the area is incredibly stiff and inflexible as I stand upright. Once upright I find it very painful to raise a leg or walk, then sitting again hurts a little until it adapts. Warming or massaging the area temporarily helps.
This pretty much puts me out of action completely for the 4-5 days.
I have read some info on the area but I am really not sure if it is the Thoracolumbar Fascia or something else. I have definitely weakened something here as it keeps happening, or could it be scar tissue around the area? How could I tell if this is the case?
I would love to know how to strengthen this area up again and prevent this from happening. Thanks in advance.
I am a 43 yr old male, fairly athletic and have bodybuilt/lifted weights for almost all my life. I don't smoke and hardly drink and eat pretty well.
15 years ago I damaged something in my lower back whilst squatting in the gym. I felt a sudden very sharp pain at the bottom of the squat, after that I was in agony with spasms for 4-5 days. My doctor gave me an injection to relieve the pain at the time and told me to take it easy with it.
Since then the problem re-occurs sometimes after I exercise, I even set it off after walking a long distance one day. I have probably had around ten episodes of it happening over the years - including right now.
This is the area of the pain:
Every time is the same, I get intense pain and stiffness for 4-5 days. I am also twisted for this time - if you look at me front-on my body kinks to the side from the waist area.
The stiffness means I am kind of ok when sitting but when I get up the area is incredibly stiff and inflexible as I stand upright. Once upright I find it very painful to raise a leg or walk, then sitting again hurts a little until it adapts. Warming or massaging the area temporarily helps.
This pretty much puts me out of action completely for the 4-5 days.
I have read some info on the area but I am really not sure if it is the Thoracolumbar Fascia or something else. I have definitely weakened something here as it keeps happening, or could it be scar tissue around the area? How could I tell if this is the case?
I would love to know how to strengthen this area up again and prevent this from happening. Thanks in advance.