thats inspiring for you to say your doing bjj i would like to do that too also
I recommend it, for reasons ranging from fun to self-defense.
a physiotherapist you mean a physical therapist??? same thing???
Yeah, I think “physiotherapist” means the same thing for an Aussie or Brit as “physical therapist” does for a Yank.
i started going to a chiropractor you think i will get just as good results as a (physiotherapist)???
In my experience chiropractors vary widely in ability. I went to quite a few, some were completely useless, one or two helped me enormously. I DID have significant alignment problems which were eventually fixed.
I found I was only getting temporary relief from chiropractors. After a hard workout, I’d get pain again, and have to go back.
The physiotherapist gave me rehab exercises to strengthen the muscles around my injury, and then things began to improve markedly. I used to get pain to the extent I’d need a stick to walk around every month or so before, now I’d be unlucky if I got a significant attack of exercise-related back pain more than once every two years.
The thing is, chiropractors are good at adjusting the spine, but most of them know nothing about correcting muscular imbalances or injury rehab. (Others may disagree, I wish it weren’t so in my experience, I would have been fixed about very much quicker, but it was).
The point is, get lots of opinions from a variety of health professionals, and don’t give up. I had back problems for over ten years, REALLY frustrating, now I’m pretty much cured.
Sounds like your back is worse than mine for that I can walk without feeling discomfort for long periods of time
I probably made it sound worse than it is. I can go for long runs or walk at a reasonable pace for hours. What makes my back ache is standing around in one place for a long time or just amblibg around in stop start fashion, like shopping with my wife, or worse, several women, in shopping centres and the like. But all I have to do is sit down and/or stretch for a few minutes and I’m OK.
I have the exact same thing at L5. What kind of things are you doing for flexibility and strengthening up the back?
I do some stretching, not a huge amount, it is possible to overdo it if you have spinal problems (or even if you don’t). Salute to the Sun and the various triangle and warrior postures from yoga seem to help me recover quicker after a hard workout.
You’d be better off getting advice from a professional, but my physio got me to do one leg quarter squats, a fair amount of ab work (strong abs are as important as a strong back if not more so) quarter squats against a wall squeezing a ball between my knees, lunges, and a variety of moderate jumping and balance exercises. The posture of the lower spine is crucial for getting benefit from the exercises, and quite a few of them are designed to improve your balance and awareness of the alignment of the skelton and of the forces acting around the injury as you move. I do some deadlifts and squats, but I’m a bit leery of amping the weight up too high or overdoing it and damaging myself further.
My advice would be to consult a professional rather than try hit and miss on your own.
