Dastardly
01-26-2010, 09:06 PM
I am 25 now and have lumbar spine pain since I was 19. This pain occurred mostly when lying down but also when standing for longish periods.
At that time I was slightly overweight and had poor posture due to very inactive musculature.
Last year, aged 24 I began strength training, which involved ab work like prone planks as well as barbell lifts.
My posture and back pain dramatically improved. I know only got mild ache when oversleeping (lying down for waay too long) and when being bent over doing things like washing dishes for a long time.
This was a vast improvement to before. My posture and 'core stability' felt awesome. I felt my 'core' strength/stability continually improving too and expected to eventually be fully cured as barbell lifts went up.
However recently something weird has happened.
When the gym closed for christmas and I was without lifting for a while, I began to get very significant aches while lying down again. This took me by surprise, was quite a shock as it had been almost non-existend for a good while. This ache was now much worse than ever before, and could be felt immediately when lying down.
I presumed it must be because I was not lifting.
But I have now been lifting again for over 2 weeks doing SS consistently. And this back ache has persisted. So much so that it is now disprupting my sleep.
If I somehow awake just 2-3 hours into sleep, my backache is so distracting that there is no chance of falling back to sleep again.
I was just wondering if anyone has come across this kind of back pain before? Is there anything I can do about it?
I tried putting a pillow under my back which worked temporarily.
I get no pain during heavy lifting. But when lying down all muscles are relaxed, and spinal vertebrae very loose. My hips inevitably tilt when lying leaving my spine sagging in the middle, bending under strain.
At that time I was slightly overweight and had poor posture due to very inactive musculature.
Last year, aged 24 I began strength training, which involved ab work like prone planks as well as barbell lifts.
My posture and back pain dramatically improved. I know only got mild ache when oversleeping (lying down for waay too long) and when being bent over doing things like washing dishes for a long time.
This was a vast improvement to before. My posture and 'core stability' felt awesome. I felt my 'core' strength/stability continually improving too and expected to eventually be fully cured as barbell lifts went up.
However recently something weird has happened.
When the gym closed for christmas and I was without lifting for a while, I began to get very significant aches while lying down again. This took me by surprise, was quite a shock as it had been almost non-existend for a good while. This ache was now much worse than ever before, and could be felt immediately when lying down.
I presumed it must be because I was not lifting.
But I have now been lifting again for over 2 weeks doing SS consistently. And this back ache has persisted. So much so that it is now disprupting my sleep.
If I somehow awake just 2-3 hours into sleep, my backache is so distracting that there is no chance of falling back to sleep again.
I was just wondering if anyone has come across this kind of back pain before? Is there anything I can do about it?
I tried putting a pillow under my back which worked temporarily.
I get no pain during heavy lifting. But when lying down all muscles are relaxed, and spinal vertebrae very loose. My hips inevitably tilt when lying leaving my spine sagging in the middle, bending under strain.