I have a fly fishing vacation planned in about 10 weeks, however I've found that if I stand up for too long (hours), I get a pretty significant ache in my back in the mid-upper region. I wondered if anyone has an exercise or weight lifting technique that helps with this problem.
Posted May 4, 2017, 8:59 PM UTC
For me, swimming helps with back pain and posture, I would definetly recommend it as long as there is a lifeguard at your pool
Consult a physician, explain the problem and find out what's wrong (if anything) before you try to fix it with recommendations from the internet. If there's an underlying issue you could easily make it worse - permanently.
Everyone is differently course, but if you aren't regularly exercising right now I would start just to see if that helps you.
Weightlifting, yoga, and core exercises like planks all seem to have helped my back stay pain free. I find that if I get lazy with my stretching routine I am more likely to get nagging back pain the next day.
That said, the best exercise is the exercise that you like to do. If you enjoy swimming or hiking or climbing, you should do that! Being active a few times a week could be all takes to get over your back pain.
Yeah I fall into the lazy trap every few months. Go a few days without doing my stretching and then my body reminds me why I stretch.
Go see a physio/kines/chiro. Regular GPs seem woefully ill-equipped to deal with stuff like this (or diet). Go see a movement specialist. If you've got scoliosis or spondylolisthesis then you need to figure that out first.
Better posture. If you're standing in a weird way you'll never escape that discomfort. Yoga helps.
You most likely just need to be stronger. Get some proper instruction on how to deadlift and squat. You don't need to build to insane weights. Just get some good technique to start and then increase slowly over time. Those patterns will help support your improved posture.
I am 26 and for the majority of my life I had to deal with severe back pain (long standing at concerts etc) however, since I started rowing two years ago, these pains disappeared. I would really recommend rowing/swimming to strengthen your lower back and core... did wonders to me
Ask your doctor. They can give you the best advice, better than me.
Look into your shoes / insoles of your shoes. Probably not support your style of foot. You might have flat feet or high arch that you need to get proper support for.
Yeah I don't think you should ask people online for help on something like this lol.
Simply due to the fact that everyone has different body types.
Get medical advice, but strengthening my lower back has helped me a lot. I do back extensions and core, which seem to help a lot.
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