Lower back pain
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willgolfer
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I got a heated message pad thing that straps to a chair, works on the couch too. Made my back feel alot better. Unfortunately, I also had to take a few days rest from swinging the sticks.
Curtis we're bout the same age; my pain is under my left shoulder blade. Were you saying your pain was in a similar place? I was pain free for about a week and a half, hit a fat shot and felt it immediatly return in the same place.
Curtis we're bout the same age; my pain is under my left shoulder blade. Were you saying your pain was in a similar place? I was pain free for about a week and a half, hit a fat shot and felt it immediatly return in the same place.
curtisj76
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That's where my shoulder pain was, yes. It's getting better though, now it's my lower back. I think all these problems are coming from too much golf and not enough rest and conditioning. Not sure.
HOWEVER, I just got back from a GREAT round of golf. I wasn't swinging as hard due to the soreness and I played GREAT. Tons of GIR's. No birdies but all pars (only played 7 holes however). Going out later as I have a couples best shot tonight.
Here's something to try - and it's no joke! Every day, or at least every other day, take 10 swings opposite handed. I am doing that now, ( I sometimes use a broom ) and the knots I used to get in my upper back and shoulder blades seem to be going away - and oddly enough, I am hitting the ball with some more power I think I heard or read about a pro recommending this, and he said that it would help golfers get better as quick as any other drill. Worth a try, and it seems to work.
You should find a good chiropractor, one who also is versed in physio-therapy. Going to see a good one once a month if you can will do wonders!
) and the knots I used to get in my upper back and shoulder blades seem to be going away - and oddly enough, I am hitting the ball with some more power I think I heard or read about a pro recommending this, and he said that it would help golfers get better as quick as any other drill. Worth a try, and it seems to work.You should find a good chiropractor, one who also is versed in physio-therapy. Going to see a good one once a month if you can will do wonders!
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Chiropractors are very good. It's sort of a profession that gets thought of as a 'scam' or 'black magic', but it's really good stuff. About 6 years ago I went ot a chiropractor for one year. Started off with 3 visits a week for about 3 months. Then 2 a week for the next 3 months. Then one a week for the next 3 months and then about 1 a week for about the last 3 months. At the time I could go thru my insurance and it was very affordable. Anyway, for one year that was the best I felt health wise. Blood pressure went down a little, never had one cold and no flu and slept well pretty much every night. Later on my insurance wouldn't pay for it, so I couldn't afford to go that often anymore.
The big thing we worked on was actually getting some more flexibility in my hamstrings and calfs. You may have an idea on your flexibility in your hamstrings, but probably will be shocked at how tight in the calfs you are. You get these things flexible and your lower back pain will greatly diminish.
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The big thing we worked on was actually getting some more flexibility in my hamstrings and calfs. You may have an idea on your flexibility in your hamstrings, but probably will be shocked at how tight in the calfs you are. You get these things flexible and your lower back pain will greatly diminish.
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FloydPT38
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Probably right- basically you're tight and weak somewhere. Check around- get a good physio or chiro who knows something about the golf swing. Get a recommendation from a friend. You want to make sure that you know what YOU specifically need to be working on to keep your golf machine in good shape.
In mean time- as long as you're not having a lot of shooting pains down the leg then I would get a big physio/swiss/exercise ball. If you're average height then get a 65cm one. If nothing else sit on one and gently move your hips. Do some hip stretches. Don't lay around.
Now the brother advice- Take care of this- i.e. actually see someone. Your back pain may get better on it's own but there is some weakness there that will gradually get worse unless you know what to work on.
Just a few simple long term exercises may keep you going for a LONG time.
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George
SI joint stretches
Hard to say for sure where exactly your problem may be.
I had lower back pain and it turned out to be SI joint. This was confirmed by a chiropractor.
These stretches have helped and I can keep things under control.
YouTube - Sacroiliac Stretch for Back and Leg Pain Clifton Park Chiropractor
If these feel difficult to do in the beginning, then it could very well be.
Hard to say for sure where exactly your problem may be.
I had lower back pain and it turned out to be SI joint. This was confirmed by a chiropractor.
These stretches have helped and I can keep things under control.
YouTube - Sacroiliac Stretch for Back and Leg Pain Clifton Park Chiropractor
If these feel difficult to do in the beginning, then it could very well be.
I had shoulder pain for 6 months that made me stop playing golf. Then it turned into lower back pain. Then a severe lower back strain.
Various treatments did little. A friend who has had a life of back problems told me to start with the Mackenzie method stretches, described in a book you can buy easily in many places (the best known is Treat Your Own Back).
Within a week of starting the stretches (really just ten minutes a morning and evening), it was all gone. And the shoulder pain I had for a long time was also gone.
I have a cousin who is a physical therapist and she says she and many practices start lower back strain patients on the Mackenzie method exercises. It's a way to use stretching and muscle strength and posture to accomplish what a chiropractor may try to do.
The exercises are very simple stretches that improve spinal alignment and support.
Worth trying for people starting to experience neck, back and shoulder pain issues.
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cal7426
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I've had lower back pain for years and get the shooting pains down the legs (usually the left leg) - what causes these pains?
willgolfer
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aaron_lohan
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Physio and TENS machines are useful.
willgolfer
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TENS is like aspirin...temporary. Physiotherapy addresses soft tissue causes. Chiropractic addresses structural causes which can also influence the soft tissues.
softconsult
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Well I just have to comment. RichieJack3 says, "Chiropractors are very good. It's sort of a profession that gets thought of as a 'scam' or 'black magic', but it's really good stuff. "
I would qualify that statement to read "Some Chiropractors are ......" Now why would I say that? Because a couple of decades ago, two of my best friends (one my next door neighbor) were successful chiropractors. The truth came out several times after some significant alcohol consumption. Chiropractic is a way to mint money. They do, admitted by my friends, keep people coming back over and over again. Even the good ones do this.
Here is a short, personal golf related story. In short, I played like 5 days in a row and on Sunday morning felt a pain in my upper back on the first tee. Like a typical foolish male, I kept on playing. Gave up on hole 5 when I bent over an wedge and couldn't raise back up. After several days on the couch, I went to a local recommended Chiro. Xrays taken and I heard the expected phrases, "Muscles in Spasm", Vertbrae Number ? out of adjustment." So they did an adjustment, a deep tissue massage with a vibrating heat emitting tool. This went on for several weeks in a row, maybe a month. I was getting better. Then came the visit where he took another X-Ray. He put it up on the light screen and announced that now I was out of alignment on Vertebrae #(Different one).
So I said, hmmm, go get my original X-ray film. He wouldn't do it. I knew it would be identical to the current one on that joint.
I explained that I knew the game and wouldn't be back. I really could have achieved the same result with a Physical Therapist. In any event, I couldn't play Golf for almost a year.
I do know many people who get relief from Chiropractic, but Caveat Emptor. Some of them are truly ethically challenged and claim to literally cure anything by popping (adjusting the spine).
I would qualify that statement to read "Some Chiropractors are ......" Now why would I say that? Because a couple of decades ago, two of my best friends (one my next door neighbor) were successful chiropractors. The truth came out several times after some significant alcohol consumption. Chiropractic is a way to mint money. They do, admitted by my friends, keep people coming back over and over again. Even the good ones do this.
Here is a short, personal golf related story. In short, I played like 5 days in a row and on Sunday morning felt a pain in my upper back on the first tee. Like a typical foolish male, I kept on playing. Gave up on hole 5 when I bent over an wedge and couldn't raise back up. After several days on the couch, I went to a local recommended Chiro. Xrays taken and I heard the expected phrases, "Muscles in Spasm", Vertbrae Number ? out of adjustment." So they did an adjustment, a deep tissue massage with a vibrating heat emitting tool. This went on for several weeks in a row, maybe a month. I was getting better. Then came the visit where he took another X-Ray. He put it up on the light screen and announced that now I was out of alignment on Vertebrae #(Different one).
So I said, hmmm, go get my original X-ray film. He wouldn't do it. I knew it would be identical to the current one on that joint.
I explained that I knew the game and wouldn't be back. I really could have achieved the same result with a Physical Therapist. In any event, I couldn't play Golf for almost a year.
I do know many people who get relief from Chiropractic, but Caveat Emptor. Some of them are truly ethically challenged and claim to literally cure anything by popping (adjusting the spine).
willgolfer
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Agree with finding a "competent" Chiropractor.
The spine is a complex entity. Adjusting a particular spinal segment often affects spinal segments above and below. But the fact that he wouldn't show you the original x-ray is suspect. A "competent" Chiropractor "wants" the patient to see changes.
Not sure if you'd achieved the same result with a Physical Therapist if it were a spinal misalignment issue causing your pain.
willgolfer
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Nervous System controls everything.
Good Chiropractors adjust the spine, get pressure off the nerve, and let everything else take care of itself.
cal7426
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Thanks for taking the time. Two questions, if I may?
1. I tore the muscles in my back (lifting a box) about twelve years ago and they still spasm and seize up to this day. I put it down to the tear (i.e. they have not healed properly) - do you feel the problem is still nerve related? My back is fine 80% of the time.
2. If we accept that chiropractic is genuine and valuable, but that some chiropractors are charlatans: how can you tell a good one from a dud?
FloydPT38
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Could be nerve pressure but could be muscle adhesions affecting/pinching the nerve etc. Something is affecting the nerve somewhere along it's path. May start at the disc and be anywhere along the pathway.
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