Is it a good idea to swim if your lower back is pinching in sacro-iliac joint area on one side?
Swimming is my mental health! But right now I can hardly bend forward, to right, or to left. Will be assessed by PT, but wondering whether anyone has had good experience swimming through back pain, or if this is likely to do me in.
Generally I do core strengthening, shoulder strengthening, lots of onland exercises, but for some reason this pinchy pain hath appeared.
Advice before I see PT? I NEED TO SWIM.
Gracias.
Isobel
Sciatica responds to different things, depending. But certainly get in the pool, knowing your goal today is not a vigorous workout* but pain relief and regaining physiological health. Sometimes I just hang from the side of the pool, maybe add a few gentle side-to-side motions. Hanging from doors - get feet off ground, let gravity stretch out spine -can help during the acute episode. A pillow between the knees at night may help. The best thing for me turned out to be a moderate exercise class with some of everything: bit of step, bit of hand weights, bit of abs, bit of running, tiny hurdles, couple of yoga stretches.
*Opinions here differ as well. Some advocate a vigorous run.
Hope you feel better!
VB
Sciatica responds to different things, depending. But certainly get in the pool, knowing your goal today is not a vigorous workout* but pain relief and regaining physiological health. Sometimes I just hang from the side of the pool, maybe add a few gentle side-to-side motions. Hanging from doors - get feet off ground, let gravity stretch out spine -can help during the acute episode. A pillow between the knees at night may help. The best thing for me turned out to be a moderate exercise class with some of everything: bit of step, bit of hand weights, bit of abs, bit of running, tiny hurdles, couple of yoga stretches.
*Opinions here differ as well. Some advocate a vigorous run.
Hope you feel better!
VB
