Hi I am new here.
I have been having a lower back pain for the last few months. I am not sure if this was caused by my nagging hip injury from running or increased amount of swimming (in a poor form). I haven't been running for more than few months, have cut back the swimming volume (from 8000yd/wk to 3-4000/wk), physical therapies, acupuncture, core strengthening work etc. etc. but nothing has helped much.
A few experienced swimmers looked at my swimming form including underwater didn't find anything particular that might be causing or aggrevating my lowerback pain. A few things they noticed are that my arms in front of me tend to cross the center line, and that I do have sissor-kicks, and oh of course horrible low elbow.
I am a triathlete and swimming was the only thing I could do without pain due to the hip problem, until recently. Now with this lower back pain, I can't even swim without worring about pain. Buoy helps and I am waiting for a swimmer's snorkel to arrive so at least I don't have to take a breath which may have something to do with the backpain.
Sorry for the long post. I would appreciate any suggestions. Thanks in advance.
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You might try yoga. Perhaps if your orthopaedist or PT knows someone reliable, preferably an instructor who has had experience working with injuries.
What I started with was simply undulating my spine with my back flat on the floor. Practice feeling each vertebra as it moves. Then I gradually started coming up into bridge pose. I can notice the difference in my flexibility, especially swimming butterfly.
But this isn't an easy exercise to learn just by reading. I know I really needed an instructor to learn it.
Tom
You might try yoga. Perhaps if your orthopaedist or PT knows someone reliable, preferably an instructor who has had experience working with injuries.
What I started with was simply undulating my spine with my back flat on the floor. Practice feeling each vertebra as it moves. Then I gradually started coming up into bridge pose. I can notice the difference in my flexibility, especially swimming butterfly.
But this isn't an easy exercise to learn just by reading. I know I really needed an instructor to learn it.
Tom
