18 and i have a bad back!!!

Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

I play football a lot, and recently I have had a bad back, the pain is at the bottom of my spine/back, it hurts when I do certain things like kick the back, or sit up or sit down.
Got of the bike today and i had trouble because it hurt so much.
Anyone know anything that can help this or anyone else that has a similar or the same problem. I've got a match saturday and I am hoping it goes away by then.

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Whosthedaddy · Super Spammer Joined: 11 Dec 2005 Karma :

Well running around in football boots, sliding and jumping in a muddy field is not going to help your back at all.

Lumbar pain is aggravated by bending and twisting, so the only way the body will heal and repair is to rest. Saying this, a sports bike is also the worst position to be in as its a hunched all weight on palms and supported by muscles in the lower back.

You need rest, pain killers including anti inflamatories and gentle mobilisation / ambulation.

Back pain is nothing to be sneezed at, it is one of the biggest causes for disability in my profession.
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Blackrhythms · Scooby Slapper Joined: 18 Sep 2006 Karma :

Might be an idea to see a chiropractor too. I have pain like that off and on, but visiting the chiropractor sorts it out. Riding my bike used to really aggravate the pain too.
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alexhornet · Nitrous Nuisance Joined: 07 Feb 2007 Karma :

im a mechanic and have had a bad back since i was 16 ( im 6 foot 6 and being bent over a bonnet all day doesnt help and im now 27 )

the onlything that helps me is a lumbar support and a hot bath every night!!

the support cost me 15 notes from argoose

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Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

I will rest this week, but I dont wanna miss a match. So hopefully it will sort itself out by then. I pray to god its not going to be anything worse or lead to disability of any kind. Maybe its just a growth spurge....??? or am i trying to make reasons.
cheers

JonB · Afraid of Mileage Joined: 03 Jun 2004 Karma :

I think you are going to have to face up to the facts that this is your back, not a toe nail. Once your back goes that is it. If you want to be playing football in 10 years time, see your GP and be prepared to have to rest from football for a while.
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killa · Won't Shut Up Joined: 18 Oct 2004 Karma :

..and this is why i avoided any effort in my younger days.

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Simple · World Chat Champion Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Karma :

I have a similar problem, its a side pain caused by hip pain which is a result of crashing a push bike at speed and tearing ligaments which havnt healed properly, results in very loud clicky hips,

I've been having physio - with little improvement on the NHs and using an inversion table. to help my hips to click which allow the joint to sit right > pelvis to be in the right place . lower back pain gone.

Strangely if I go horse riding my hips seem to click into place more readily.

My hips are very bad after alot of excercise such as walking for a long time...

doctor uttered something along the lines of resurfacing of the joint and sorting the ligament with surgery if the physio continues to do little in the way of improving my hips...

I'm 19

Go to your doc, if he's good he'll refer you for physio, if he couldnt care less he'll string you along and fob you off
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Annabella · Like a person, only smaller Joined: 03 Feb 2002 Karma :

It's likely to be more muscle than joint related pain, so try taking Ibuprofen to relieve any swelling and be careful how you sit, stretch the back out regularly (both directions) and there are exercises you can use to strenthen your lower back muscles.

If you've been doing a lot of sit-ups etc then you will strenthen the muscles on the front of your core, but not the back. So by lying on your front and slowly lifting your shoulders and legs a couple of inches off the floor this will help.

I have an ongoing back problem thanks to a small incident with a road sign so am usually very careful with exercise and posture and don't often have any problems.
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Kwaks · I'm not a fast rider Joined: 28 Jan 2006 Karma :

Try not to rest too much as this can weaken the muscles overall, according to the Government anyway, Ipobrofen and hot baths the way to go Thumbs Up

Also try rolling a towel up and lying on the floor with it under the affected area to regain some natural posture.

Worh going to a pyhsio if you can, this can be caused by a variety of things,you may even find one leg is longer than the other Laughing

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Blunet600 · Nearly there... Joined: 03 Dec 2005 Karma :

cheers guys, been really helpful and I will try everything that has been mentioned. I want to sort it out its getting me annoyed and little bit down too.

kawashima · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 May 2005 Karma :

I strongly suggest to go to see chiropractic doctor. This helped me out of awful back pain since 5-Feb.
chiropractic : treat bone contortion <- better.
bodywork : treat muscle contortion <- not better.

I went to see see chiropractic doctor for 5days total. What I was told by him was...
(1)Abondon the soft urethan bed surface(like True Sleeper) ASAP, and buy hard one instead
(2)Walk more everyday.
(3)Do practise on the bed morning and night (pic below)
(4)Don't sit loosely (I bought a better chair)
(5)Don't sit for more than 30mins.

What I was surprised at was that "True Sleeper surface is very bad for spine" which I bought 1year ago. He said those surface doesn't keep your spine straight while you are sleeping and it accumulate the stress to your spine. WATCH OUT!!!
I DID realise my pain on the back was relieved on the hard surface.

Excercise on the bed
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I couldn't ride my bike more than 2 weeks but now I can. Dance!

bob-a-job · Scooby Slapper Joined: 12 Apr 2006 Karma :

Couldn't be bothered to read all the replies above...

I started to have a bad back from about 18/19 yrs old..

I'm currently seeing a sports therapist who says it is all down to my posture. Not just my back posture but legs, shoulders and head are all connected to the problem.

Go to your GP and try to get them to refer you to a sports therapist or the like...

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XR125 · Renault 5 Driver Joined: 30 Oct 2006 Karma :

Well, alot of the time a source of back pain is your matress.

I had one at 16 and when I woke up in the morning it'd take me 20 mins to get out of bed, in a rush. I ended up getting a new matress and within a month my back was great.

firefox · World Chat Champion Joined: 20 Oct 2005 Karma :

Ive had a bad back since i was 16 leaning over, crouching down, sets it off also the cold, sometimes when riding my back just locks, what caused mine was i hit a curb at about 40 mph in a crash i had, truth is the pain will never go away.
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fredsredhat · Traffic Copper Joined: 11 Sep 2005 Karma :

I feel for you mate i really do. I've had a bad back from being 12 or so, and no amount of pleading with the docs or phisio's it was all dismissed as growing pains. I'm now 27 and the various chiro's are a lot richer but its getting a bit less painful (but my posture's still like a S) and its all due to a sports phisio i saw and she gave me a few stretches to do.