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Back pain after being sick

any advice or tips are welcome

walkercoq
walkercoq g Denis Demirdzhiev
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17 Post(s) Gender: Male Goal: Gain Muscle Date Joined: January 1, 2015
Posted

I was really bad sick for almost 2 weeks and couldn't even lift and then the physical problems started. Before that i was doing the 12 week transformation challenge and i was feeling it perfect (I have 1/2 year gym history and never felt any kind of this physical weakness and pain). After the 2 weeks being sick my lower back started aching and the pain was not that bad. I told myself "it must be the reason after lieing in bed and the lack of movement in my daily activities" and that i should go to the gym to get some training and back on track (did it with like 70% of the weight i used to lift), but it didn't go as i planned it. My lower back hurts more, my brachioradialis started to ache also and i got almost no energy left after the first 30 mins in the gym. I try to keep my diet plan clean but it destroys me emotionally. What should I do? Stretching and light weight lifting, staying off gym for a week or maybe looking for a specialist?

crood
crood a Chris P.
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467 Post(s) Gender: Female Goal: Train for a sport Date Joined: August 8, 2014
Posted

I normally tend to get an aching back, when i was ill and laying down for longer.

As you already discovered the lack of mobility, and the prolonged rest period you get, lets your body to settle down, and very tight spots (especially the back) can start to tighten up more. It is a bit paradox, indeed but that's how it is.

 

Hence why with some back injuries it is also so important to get moving again, instead of laying down for weeks or month to come. That being said, that goes only for certain types of injuries.

 

In general when the back hurts, it is not as forgiving as maybe a biceps that had hurt a bit before. It's easily stressed especially when being all tight due to the laying when having been sick.

 

when getting back to the gym, a propper warmup routine for the back is really crutial, as well as lighter (around 50% or even below) weights in the first week, slowly easing back into it. Stretching helps a lot too.

 

Should the pain not gradually become less over the course of the first week back into movement and using it, i'd defenitally go and have a specialist look at it.

 

Because some back issues (as well as other issues) often just show up when you get to 'rest' (i.e. being ill at home or taking a time off), and should of course be treated correctly.

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