 Poster: A snowHead
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On my last ski trip at Easter I hurt the very bottom of my back after a hard landing. Its not unbearable, just annoying and occasionally takes my breathe away when i try to bend over. It seemed to clear up after about 1 week, then I played squash and it got sore again. Two weeks passed and it was almost better so i played a gentle game of squash but it got sore again. Its as bad now as it was when i did it, not unbearable, just a bit prohibitive.
Should I do the obvious and just stop playing squash or should I shut up and get on with it in the hope that it gets better?
I'm only 20 and havn't had problems before.
Any experiences anyone else has had with lower back pain would be interesting and helpful to hear.
Thanks:)
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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element, Sorry you're in pain. Better, I think, to try and have the problem properly diagnosed if you can, then you can make an informed decision on what to do about it. See a doctor/maybe have an x-ray?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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element, As Hurtle, says get it checked out. Back injuries can be very painful and take a long time to clear up, best to get expert advise, and I would lay off the squash meantime.
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element,
Sage says
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lay off the squash meantime
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which I would agree with, but try not to leave it too long to have it checked out since, as Eeyore implies, exercise is good - albeit a routine adapted as necessary. Too much rest and you'll risk having mobility problems.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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element, Docs for you my friend.
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element, Go see the Doctor's and find out what is actually going on with it.
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element,
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after a hard landing.
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I've had/have low back pain. Mine started at 35 tho'. You do need to get it checked out. You may need to change what terrain you ski - I don't ski bumps on alpine skis anymore - but I still can on Tele !
The bad news is... it probably won't go away  You can manage it (the pain that is) - acupuncture, chiropractic and a good sitting position at work work for me. Pilates and Yoga improve flexibility and strengthen the core muscles that support you.
You only have one lower back - it can't easily be replaced - so take care of it !
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element, backs are something that need to be looked after and I'm no expert, but sometimes if you have a knock to say your lower back, scar tissue forms around that area. In time it will heal but it can be painful. As the other 's suggest, get yourself to a doctor who will at the very least will be able to suggest some excercises to help.
I also do alot of Pilates, which can improve muscular strength and mobility of the lumbar spine although you should see a doctor before you do it as you don't want to make things worse. I'm not sure the squash will be helping right now though!
Hope you get it sorted.
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element, you syas that you hurt
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the very bottom of my back
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By this do you mean your "bottom"? i.e. are you referring to your coccyx? (follow the crease down between your buttocks and your coccyx is the lowest bone that you can feel).
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Thanks for the responses guys, but i dont mean my bum i mean this bit
Back when I lived in Worthing^
I suppose I had better bite the bullet an go see the doc.
I always feel like I'm wasting their time though.
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yes, get some treatment going on. See a osteo/physio, then do some physio/yoga (best option, but get a good one who knows what they are doing), even acupuncture. Must confess to being a yoga teacher myself. See lots of back problems coming through and they can generally be helped relatively easily.
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element,
As ski says.
You may have a problem with a disc which you cannot ignore or bypass. Also, you don't want to degade it further. I hurt my back 15 yrs ago and it has never been right since. I now have two prolapsed discs which need nursing although golf and skiing are possible. You may need a MRI scan for the full extent of the problem and you will need a pyshio program. Backs are weird things so start the referral proc now.
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You know it makes sense.
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element, the old "post a picture of myself when I was thin" trick.....
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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I suffer with lower back pain [badly at times] due to various abuses in my younger days, best £50 i spent was on a bio skin back brace, obviously after a diagnosis and lots of chiropractic visits
when i wear it i can ski pain free, without it or if i forget to tighten it up when skiing hard my back kills for a couple of days or longer
well worth the money IMO 
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Poster: A snowHead
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element, with my professional hat on my advice would be to go and see the following people: chiropractor, sports massage therapist, Pilates instructor. Unless you're deliberately leaning slightly in the photo, a quick rough-and-ready postural assessment (which both chiropractor and Pilates instructor can carry out) shows that your spine is slightly out of alignment, which can cause muscular imbalance and compound any back injury.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| clara_jo wrote: |
| element, with my professional hat on my advice would be to go and see the following people: chiropractor, sports massage therapist, Pilates instructor. Unless you're deliberately leaning slightly in the photo, a quick rough-and-ready postural assessment (which both chiropractor and Pilates instructor can carry out) shows that your spine is slightly out of alignment, which can cause muscular imbalance and compound any back injury. |
He's standing in shingle with his weight on one leg. Stop trying to drum up business on the basis of an ancient photo taken before he got fat! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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element,
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See a doctor/maybe have an x-ray?
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X rays are not really very helpful with back pain and give 45 times the dose of radiation of a simple chest X Ray.
See a doc or osteopath. Someone you trust to carefuly assess whats going on. It can do no harm to do some core stability work. Have a look at This advice sheet from an adventure racing site for some good exercises to improve core stability, and reduce the stress on your spine. Has a squash coach looked at your technique to see if you are aggrevating your back by doing something that can be modified in the court?
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Martin Nicholas, how many docs will call for an MRI without an XRay first?
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Thanks for all the responses, a lot of useful stuff here 
I'd like to think I havn't got fat in 9 months since that photo was taken! Had my back checked out an its dead on, I must be leaning there, jus need to give it a rest was the adviceMartin Nicholas, Ill have a go at those exercises thanks, and I shuld probably get a squash coach to have a wee look, I've only been playing squash for a cpl of months now:)
And boredsurfin, you'll be happy to know that in the interim between that photo being taken and this post, I've had a substantial amount of hair removed from my head:)
Thanks everyone
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brian
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element, I play squash and 5s and suffer from back pain. Make sure you get a decent pair of trainers with enough support but a bit of give in the sole. Squash courts usually aren't too bad because there's a bit of give in a wooden floor but astro pitches or tennis courts with concrete underneath are a nightmare for my back.
The other thing that's really helped me was buying a decent mattress. I had one that was too hard. I sleep mostly on my side and the hardness of the mattress was keeping my hip pushed up and therefore my spine bent.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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element, now to get rid of the luv handles.. .
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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comprex, I'm deeply offended! 
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element, I wouldn't worry. You're still deeply attractive 
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You know it makes sense.
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element, of course you got pain in your lower back: there's a bloody great red arrow sticking out of it!
Suggest you try taking the arrow out.
Then, as as been repeatedly suggested here: go and see a professional.
(It amazes me the number of times snowheads post health related questions here. Why on earth would anyone take any notice of the opinion of people with no medical knowledge? And why not go and see your GP?)
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Jonpim wrote: |
| (It amazes me the number of times snowheads post health related questions here. Why on earth would anyone take any notice of the opinion of people with no medical knowledge? And why not go and see your GP?) |
Why not do both?
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Poster: A snowHead
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Jonpim, there are a number of medical professionals posting on snowheads....just a case of knowing which ones they are
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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CEM, Jonpim has come up with a correct diagnosis based simply on looking at one photograph of the patient. That's what I call professional
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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you have to transfer to a MRI queue and start at the back of the queue again.. 