I am 29, and I only once (and many years ago) had severe back pain for like half day.
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Call your insurance company and ask for a list of physical therapist providers in your area. Make an appointment at the same time you’re asking your general practitioner for a referral to speed up the process if they’ll let you book the appointment without the referral. Follow all the instructions of the physical therapist to a T no matter how stupid it may seem.
The human body is kind of a hot mess, and the back is one of the trouble areas. That said, you might want to see a doctor. If you have insurance. Otherwise just do what I do and pop that ibuprofen.
Welcome to being old, it fucking sucks.
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I've had bad episodes of back pain off and on since I was 11. I'm now 59. I have seen my doctor on many occasions and I'm just told to try to get more exercise. I guess I just put up with it, then
Do you have any hypermobility? Even in your fingers?
You thinking EDS?
I think hEDS is just when mutations in the TNXB gene are extreme enough to warrant a diagnosis, yes.
The 20% of the pop who is hypermobile have milder mutations, but can suffer all the same from the downsides of hypermobility, and benefit from targeted interventions.
I ended up at the doctor with severe back pain at 22. It was so bad I had to call a friend to help me get dressed. Had physiotherapy for quite some time. It'll come back to haunt me at some point because I have mild scoliosis.
I’m 54 and my backs hurts when I’ve been doing lots of physical activities I don’t normally do, like digging or anything not upright for several hours. But this pain is more inconvenient than anything. Like it’s uncomfortable to sleep, a sudden sharp thing like my body is saying “don’t do that dumbass!”, or more like sciatica and taking a shit hurts.
What your describing is definitely not normal and should be looked at for sure.
Your normal doctor will not have a good answer for you. You need to see a spinal specialist. Or a specialist for your back. No an x-ray will not show you what’s wrong. You will need something better like a MRI. Better to go and know then not go and regret it.
wtf no,not normal i m way over 30, and never had such symptoms
go see a doctor , not normal
Maybe.
I had pretty bad back pain back when I was sitting in a shitty chair all the time.
Since I moved to my bed, it's been fine.
Yoga helps tremendously.
Can also make it way worse if there is a problem with the spine.
Yoga was the start of my wife’s back problems. Too much flexibility and not enough strength.
Start weightlifting, more specifically deadlifts. I would discourage you to go to CrossFit and anything that involves mixing cardio with strength.
Also, use as little machines as possible. 99% of the work is with dumbbells, barbells and a rack
/me that had back pain in his late 20-mid 30… and then started weightlifting and had never had a back pain 🙂
I talked to a trainer at my YMCA about my pains. she suggested a specific machine and it's been working wonders.
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