The SI Joint - Lower Back Problems

[cooke119]

Played today with back pain, probably should have skipped the round but it was with the league and so..... Anyway, time for the ice and stretching. I will skip playing for a week or so and see how I feel. Luckily no pain down the legs, it is just a muscle/ligament problem I hope, but it did/does hurt.

[saevel25]

I recommend this book, 

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004VSQKWE/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

It takes a look at a different way to strengthen the core. They go on to define the core as not just the abdominal muscles, but includes the entire lower torso (including the back). It's a lot of static posture holding to engage the muscles and strengthen muscles that might be deactivated due to bad posture. 

Heck, by the age of 35, 30% of people have some form of degenerative disk disease. 

Degenerative Disc Disease – The Spine Hospital at The Neurological Institute of New York

When your nerves get compressed they will cause the muscles around them to spasm and tighten up to protect the area. 

I've recently had an x-ray done that showed my neck almost had a slight curve in the wrong direction. My mid back is not in good shape. I've been trying to work on my posture a lot and going to start doing more exercises to strengthen weakened muscles that are disengaged due to my life of poor posture. 

[grubby98]

You might also do some stretching for periformus muscle strain.  It’s a muscle that the L4 through the sacral nerves(sciatic) runs through.  If it gets tight or inflamed it can causes pain in buttocks as welll