I posted this same question on the workout section, so excuse the duplication, but I wanted to get the consensus of opinion from you swimmers on whether swimming is contradicted in cases of lumbar stenosis. The literature is a bit equivocal, and my own experience is conflicting, but it could also be that I'm just horendously out of shape (close to a decade of inactivity). So if anyone knows the answer to this question, please let me know. Thanks.
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I think it is different for everybody. You have got to know your own body well enough to decide whether the pain you are in is from getting back in shape or doing you damage. I have recommended a book before (Healing Back Pain Naturally – by Art Bernstein). A lot of what is in this book makes sense and I found it a useful tool in gaining control of my situation and learning how to read the signs.
Swimming always takes the stiffness out of my back and I can usually move like :wiggle: afterwards :rofl:
Take it ezy at the start and keep a daily diary, it helps to be able to look back and pinpoint what works and what doesn't.
I think it is different for everybody. You have got to know your own body well enough to decide whether the pain you are in is from getting back in shape or doing you damage. I have recommended a book before (Healing Back Pain Naturally – by Art Bernstein). A lot of what is in this book makes sense and I found it a useful tool in gaining control of my situation and learning how to read the signs.
Swimming always takes the stiffness out of my back and I can usually move like :wiggle: afterwards :rofl:
Take it ezy at the start and keep a daily diary, it helps to be able to look back and pinpoint what works and what doesn't.
