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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Paul, I hope you will consider taking some action toward healing your injury. As I mentioned, the excercises I learned helped me a lot -- the trick is to do them faithfully! Although I don't do a flip turn everytime, I do a few of them each practice to maintain my technique.
Woodlands '07!!!
Kim
I've order Robin McKenzie's book "7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain" and plan on incorporating the exercises into my daily routine. Thanks again for you advise and good luck with the shoulder.
Paul :cool:
Paul, I hope you will consider taking some action toward healing your injury. As I mentioned, the excercises I learned helped me a lot -- the trick is to do them faithfully! Although I don't do a flip turn everytime, I do a few of them each practice to maintain my technique.
Woodlands '07!!!
Kim
I've order Robin McKenzie's book "7 Steps to a Pain-Free Life: How to Rapidly Relieve Back and Neck Pain" and plan on incorporating the exercises into my daily routine. Thanks again for you advise and good luck with the shoulder.
Paul :cool:
