I have a question regarding lower back pain and flip turns. I've had lower back pain off and on for about two years now. I'm no spring chicken being 50yrs old. I primarily swim front crawl and do flip turns. My doctor has suggested that doing flip turns is not helping my back condition. I never have any pain when do flip turns but my back does seem to be a little sore later in the day after my workout.
I've experimented with not doing the flip turns and really can't notice much difference with my overall back pain. I'm very careful about how I do my flip turns (slower and knees tucked in).
Are flip turns bad for your lower back?
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Ditto to whay aquaFeisty said. It's the flipping over rather than the push off that messes my back up. I will also say that when I do the turns correctly, they actually stretch my back and make it feel better -- kind of like knelson alluded to in his comment.
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Ditto to whay aquaFeisty said. It's the flipping over rather than the push off that messes my back up. I will also say that when I do the turns correctly, they actually stretch my back and make it feel better -- kind of like knelson alluded to in his comment.
