does anyone else suffer from lower back ache later the same day of a swim,i normally do free,*** some back ,some fly but mainly free,about 2500metres average three times per week
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My point was that the jury is still out on whether or not having tight hamstrings is indeed a POSSIBLE cause of back problems, or whether having lower back problems is the cause of tight hamstrings. I posed this question to various physical therapists, chiropractors, doctors, and physiatrists over the course of my treatment. Many indicated that tight hamstrings are actually not the cause back pain . . . it is a question of what came first, the chicken or the egg. Many doctors told me that although many people who have back problems also have tight hamstrings, it was actually a lower back problems which resulted in tight hamstrings- not the other way around. And, as I stated before, sometimes there is no connection between the two at all, as was true in my case. Nevertheless, it certainly couldn't hurt to work on stretching your hamstrings, and hey, if the result is that your lower back feels better . . . great! But I would also go to see a physician, take your back pain seriously, and request an x-ray. I wish I had. If so, I might not be getting a spinal fusion next month (at age 31). Back surgery is a very serious procedure with high risks involved- an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of "cure" (if you can call back surgery a "cure").
My point was that the jury is still out on whether or not having tight hamstrings is indeed a POSSIBLE cause of back problems, or whether having lower back problems is the cause of tight hamstrings. I posed this question to various physical therapists, chiropractors, doctors, and physiatrists over the course of my treatment. Many indicated that tight hamstrings are actually not the cause back pain . . . it is a question of what came first, the chicken or the egg. Many doctors told me that although many people who have back problems also have tight hamstrings, it was actually a lower back problems which resulted in tight hamstrings- not the other way around. And, as I stated before, sometimes there is no connection between the two at all, as was true in my case. Nevertheless, it certainly couldn't hurt to work on stretching your hamstrings, and hey, if the result is that your lower back feels better . . . great! But I would also go to see a physician, take your back pain seriously, and request an x-ray. I wish I had. If so, I might not be getting a spinal fusion next month (at age 31). Back surgery is a very serious procedure with high risks involved- an ounce of prevention is worth a ton of "cure" (if you can call back surgery a "cure").
