Back soreness

[mvmac]

If you are over 40, then some back soreness is to be expected.  If it is really painful, then it could be a medical problem or maybe there is something in your swing that is causing too much pressure.  Golfers make swing changes throughout their lives to adjust to the changes of aging.

I'm 52 and I'm experiencing lower back pain on my right side and back spasms at night and first thing in the morning.  I'm right handed.  I've always had poor posture and I'm either working in front of a computer or traveling by car or plane.  I'm trying all the following and it seems to help a great deal.  I don't know which of these help the most, but I was desperate, so I'm doing a "full assault."

Have you guys seen this thread?

[Gboroman]

^ Mike, thanks for pointing that thread out.  I saw the topic and have been meaning to read it.  I read the first page and, now, I remember Tim Clark talking about how you should have your back slightly rounded.  Maybe I can get rid of all my "treatments!"

[njgolfaddict]

I have been playing/practicing a lot of golf lately and have some soreness that is nearly an injury in my upper back. My best guess is that this is due to me creating a lot of rotational torque/force in my swing to generate the power to hit a strong golf shot. I do not feel that I am trying to over swing or hit as hard as I can, it is just the pace which feels comfortable (which is still pretty aggressive). But lately I have noticed that I am having some significant soreness around my spine between my shoulder blades and is causing some intense pain for a few days. It got to the point where I wondered if I was going to seriously injure myself. The odd thing is the way in which it hurts. If I make certain movements (ones which cause torque by my arms being extended) I have intense pain to the point where I cringe and almost am unable to do that movement. For example, I leaned over the kitchen counter to grab a bottle of water with my arms extended, and it hurt so much to lift the bottle up that I had to let go. However, other movements are just fine and I can do weight bearing exercises just fine. I was originally worried that I was causing some sort of issues in my spine, like disc related problems, but after paying attention to how and where it hurts, it more feels like it is just muscle related pain that is right next to the spine. My question is, does anyone have suggestions on the best ways to: 1. Recover from muscle soreness 2. Work out to strengthen these muscles so I don't have soreness I have a feeling that this might just be a break in period and that as long as I give myself some rest, the muscles will get better over time and won't be an issue. I just want to do what I can in the mean time to prevent major injury. Thanks!

it's been a while since you posted this, I'm curious if you had thoracic back surgery since this happened?

[njgolfaddict]

it's been a while since you posted this, I'm curious if you had thoracic back surgery since this happened?

Protein shakes with Amino acids are the best way to recover sore muscles. Also, resistance bands are best to strengthen bad backs. Better than free weights if your injured.

[MouseyMouse]

I frequently suffer from Sciatica and/or Piriformous Syndrome, which is pain in the back that extends down to my knees. I find that when I start off my season I am commonly plagued with a sore back. I know that through the winter I try to keep up with the exercise, because golfing uses a whole different set of muscles than normal day to day tasks, I've started to work out and use the same rotation that I would with a golf swing, just to keep those muscles limber.

I have found that having a hot shower to relax the muscles helps as well, or a nice massage -- if you can find a deep tissue massage it's amazing!

Look up an ice pack on amazon that would help in case of any inflammation, I have found inflammation itself will cause pain because of all the nerves in the back.

Good luck!!