Ouch!
By Toni
@toniganzon (77065)
Philippines
August 8, 2022 8:05pm CST
Last night, I had a terrible backache and I knew exactly what caused it.
Old age is just one of the factors. But it's more of lack of exercise and improper posture.
Several years ago I had to go to a physiotherapist because I could no longer bend my body as my back was too painful. I couldn't pick up something from the floor at all! I was told it's because of the improper way I have sat on a chair for many many years and my therapist even demonstrated how I had been seating.
I had corrected that but sometimes old habit is just hard to let go.
Before sleeping, I did some few exercises my therapist taught me and wished that when I woke up, the pain would be gone. And so it did.
It's really difficult when you're getting older and you hardly exercise at all. Lesson learned, I must go back to yoga.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
11 Aug 22
@LadyDuck I also have the habit of putting all my weight on half of my bum only. Or half seated. It's terrible.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
10 Aug 22
Yes, sometimes I would unconsciously be in that horrible sitting position and then realized that I shouldn't be doing it. It's a terrible position but it's what I have been comfortable in for so many years. Since I was a kid. And normally I do that when I'm sitting in my office chair or while I'm working for hours and hours.
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@LadyDuck (502177)
• Italy
10 Aug 22
@toniganzon I am guilty of doing the same. When I first turn on my computer and I see on my desktop chair I am in that bad position.
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@LeaPea2417 (40020)
• Toccoa, Georgia
10 Aug 22
I have to make sure I exercise some and stretch or else I will be stiff.
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@DaddyEvil (174237)
• United States
9 Aug 22
I'm sorry that's happening to you. I hope exercise corrects the problem for you.
I have backaches all the time. It's caused by muscle spasms... Pretty usually massages the muscles and I feel better for a long time.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
9 Aug 22
I should have listened to my PT. She said I should be doing the exercise she taught me regularly. It specifically targets the lower back.
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@DaddyEvil (174237)
• United States
9 Aug 22
@toniganzon Yeah, but hindsight is 20/20... You didn't know what would happen if you didn't do the exercises.
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@moffittjc (128827)
• Gainesville, Florida
9 Aug 22
I'm having similar problems, although my back problems are from injuries in the recent past. But just like you, if I do my exercises and stretches before bedtime, I usually wake up feeling great in the morning.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
10 Aug 22
I woke up without the pain anymore and I did the exercises my PT taught me. I just have to remember to always exercise and keep my postures right.
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@CarolDM (203396)
• Nashville, Tennessee
10 Aug 22
@toniganzon Important reminders for all of us to to do.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
10 Aug 22
dEfinitely! But I tend to forget that as I am so used to that improper sitting position that it's my most comfortable one when I'm working.
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@everwonderwhy (7355)
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17 Aug 22
I noticed that yoga and stretches help me feel amazing relief from the muscle and arthritic pains.
@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
9 Aug 22
I had the habit of crossing my legs while sitting. That is a no no.
@gtdoss (1013)
• United States
9 Aug 22
What you have said about old age and staying limber is so true! I spent most of my life not exercising and, now that I'm getting older, my body is falling apart, LOL! I wish I had spent more time being active and exercising when I was younger, but I'll have to make due with gentle exercising now that I'm 60.
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@toniganzon (77065)
• Philippines
10 Aug 22
When I was in my youth I was really active. I loved swimming, volleyball. All the outdoor sports. But now I'm into cycling. We'd go for a ride for hours and hours, going out of town about 60kkm. These days I can only do an average of 25kmph. I used to be faster than that. My road bike is well fitted so it's not the reason of my back pain at all. And I haven't ridden for a month now because of the rain.
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