Every couple of weeks this winter I have had some back problems. Mostly in the sciatic nerve. Starts just above the tail bone and goes down a leg or both.
Sleeping (well, rolling over while sleeping) is painful, and it is particularly bad after sitting for a few minutes.
Twice it was bad shortly after shoveling snow (duh).
Started hurting again last night. Went to the Chiropractor this morning (this usually helps).
Realized something important. Each of the last three times it has happened has been after doing Plyometrics. And the other presenting symptom has been really sore hamstrings.
My chiropractor noticed that my legs were particularly tight. And YES, extra tightness in the hamstrings can cause lower back discomfort. So perhaps the culprit is so much the back as it is not stretching well enough after Plyometrics, and then keeping limber throughout the day.
It doesn't happen every time I do Plyo, but each time it has been sore it had been after it. Will have to see if there is a correlation. So I will get up from this chair in a minute, stretch again, and work and hope for the best.
Yoga X in the morning should help stretch it out!!!
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"What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which he have of God, and ye are not your own?" - 1 Corinthians 6:19 "...unfortunately, MY body is a temple of doom" - a comedian in the 1980's referencing the Indiana Jones movie of the same title.
