Do you have a bad back? [Poll]
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I have curvature in my spine which gives me a sore back and because of that it my hips and shoulders are squint, so they have bad days too!
Yes - very bad back problems have to walk with a stick sometimes- told 5 years ago by specialist if i ever fall off horse again will be in a wheelchair
Well Im still riding (just about) but maybe thats why I am a bag of nerves these days?????
Well Im still riding (just about) but maybe thats why I am a bag of nerves these days?????bad back
Yeah I have arthritis in my spine, also told be in wheelchair if come off again, still have to keep going.
Still show under saddle, hard to sit into canter, tend to lean forward.
Yeah I have arthritis in my spine, also told be in wheelchair if come off again, still have to keep going.
Still show under saddle, hard to sit into canter, tend to lean forward.
No idea what ive done to my back! It went last winter whilst mucking out and its never been right since! Its just flared up again, no where as bad but i can feel it tweeking!!
In my AS level year, a lot of lying around and weak core muscles gave me unbearable back ache: I had to have physio but most of it was DIY home exercises (pelvic floor muscles etc) that I am supposed to continue for the rest of my life. After riding I was often in agony for hours. I would find it difficult to sleep, but mostly the discomfort was aches rather than actual pain, and I put up with it despite long working hours in a poor environment (i.e. no break & unable to sit down). Then one day at work I bent over slightly to pick up a mob bucket and an agonising pain shot through my back. I have never been in so much pain before and could barely stand up - hence the trek to the physio! However when I temporarily stopped riding () did my exercises, quit that job and stopped lying around revising, it got better. I still have ocassional twinges but nothing major - however I feel that this may be because the true cause of the pain has been unprovoked due to my lifestyle changes. I was 16/17 years old at the time the back pain first started, healthy - it can happen to anyone.
I cannot stress enough the importance of getting yourserlf immediately checked out. Because my mum thought I was making a fuss about nothing, and due to me "put up & get up" attitude, I put up with a lot of pain & discomfort that sometimes drew be to tears of frustration, lost sleep & probably worse exam results, when I should have just let myself accept hat I deserved & needed help! I am a great believer in being proactive and not putting up with things you can change - so get immediate help! Don't let yourself believe that you're just making a fuss about nothing, or that it will just go away; because it won't. As in my case, it got worse.
I have also been mucked around by my devil of a doctor; he wasn't proactive, didn;t understand, was completely unsympathetic, claimed that I was making a fuss about nothing & then misdiagnosed me!
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However when I temporarily stopped riding () did my exercises, quit that job and stopped lying around revising, it got better. I still have ocassional twinges but nothing major - however I feel that this may be because the true cause of the pain has been unprovoked due to my lifestyle changes. I was 16/17 years old at the time the back pain first started, healthy - it can happen to anyone.I cannot stress enough the importance of getting yourserlf immediately checked out. Because my mum thought I was making a fuss about nothing, and due to me "put up & get up" attitude, I put up with a lot of pain & discomfort that sometimes drew be to tears of frustration, lost sleep & probably worse exam results, when I should have just let myself accept hat I deserved & needed help! I am a great believer in being proactive and not putting up with things you can change - so get immediate help! Don't let yourself believe that you're just making a fuss about nothing, or that it will just go away; because it won't. As in my case, it got worse.
I have also been mucked around by my devil of a doctor; he wasn't proactive, didn;t understand, was completely unsympathetic, claimed that I was making a fuss about nothing & then misdiagnosed me!
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i get really bad spasms in my back. It can get so bad, i cant straighten up. Went to a physio but they fobbed me off with muscle weakness and gave me some exercises to do. Did them, but its not really any better. Told the physio and they just shrugged it off and said i was fine.
I've had lower and middle back problems since a fall as a teenager. Luckily my OH is a physio and can give me acupuncture when it is really bad and I just have to keep doing my exercises and stretches each day.
and I just have to keep doing my exercises and stretches each day.Having had surgery not that long ago I now find my back has improved I am still sore most days but I can sit/stand up straight, stand/walk/be active for longer without pain and ride better lol.
Mines was just an unlucky accident but then again we all know what we are doing riding horses its just unfortuante i couldnt fall how I wanted/normally do.
You shouldt let a bad back stop you from enjoying life.
Nikki xxxx
Mines was just an unlucky accident but then again we all know what we are doing riding horses its just unfortuante i couldnt fall how I wanted/normally do.
You shouldt let a bad back stop you from enjoying life.
Nikki xxxx
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I have hypermobile Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and the discs in my back pop and crunch and slip around at will Gives me horrible muscular pain and spasms. I look a bit like Quasimodo today as I've got a lump where my C5 vertebrae has decided it doesn't like it's usual position and the movement has caused some swelling. Ick!
I really need to get back into regular riding again as it helps me maintain my posture and strengthen the muscles in my lower back which is my weakest area. EDT comes out on Tuesday, then should be having a saddle fitting at the end of the week, so hopefully by next weekend, I'll be back on board!
Gives me horrible muscular pain and spasms. I look a bit like Quasimodo today as I've got a lump where my C5 vertebrae has decided it doesn't like it's usual position and the movement has caused some swelling. Ick!I really need to get back into regular riding again as it helps me maintain my posture and strengthen the muscles in my lower back which is my weakest area. EDT comes out on Tuesday, then should be having a saddle fitting at the end of the week, so hopefully by next weekend, I'll be back on board!
Classed as a bad back i suppose, i have had surgery this year back in february to fuse the base of my spine after previously having a disc done. I dont currently suffer any pain but it still gets a little uncomfortable but thats the wound healing apparenty but I will always have a 'bad' back. Not going to let it stop me tho...
Ive suffered with back problems since my over enthusiastic daughter made me ride 'thunder mountain' roller coaster with her 5 times in a row at eurodisney. Dont know what I done but since then I suffer bad backs that can flare up for no reason mainly after lots of hoovering or if its cold and Im not wrapped up. So far it has cause no problems with riding
mainly after lots of hoovering or if its cold and Im not wrapped up. So far it has cause no problems with riding
Maybe you're all old *runs and hides* Mine is fine but my OH suffers with his back so he's always asking for back rubs/massages
Mine is fine but my OH suffers with his back so he's always asking for back rubs/massages 
I do yes.
I suffer with trapped nerves in my Lumbar region. This is due to a riding accident when I was a little sprog - horse reared on the road, slipped and came over on top of me. **touch wood** for the last 5yrs it's been ok. It has it's moments but nothing like it used to. I find riding actually helps my back. If I get a trapped nerve, once it has free'd up and the pain is easing, lightly riding really helps it disappear
I suffer with trapped nerves in my Lumbar region. This is due to a riding accident when I was a little sprog - horse reared on the road, slipped and came over on top of me. **touch wood** for the last 5yrs it's been ok. It has it's moments but nothing like it used to. I find riding actually helps my back. If I get a trapped nerve, once it has free'd up and the pain is easing, lightly riding really helps it disappear
my back got bad when I was carrying a saddle at 19 yrs old, on and off its been agony
this morning it was fine, got out of shower and its aching, it goes into a spasm and pulls me out of shape
apparently 2 large discs are well worn and lean on a nerve if not looked after right, had an option to get one removed but opted out
I also have a severefood intolerance which affects my muscles, this also brings on backache and other joint ache
I need rubbed out and drawn again lol
this morning it was fine, got out of shower and its aching, it goes into a spasm and pulls me out of shape
apparently 2 large discs are well worn and lean on a nerve if not looked after right, had an option to get one removed but opted out
I also have a severefood intolerance which affects my muscles, this also brings on backache and other joint ache
I need rubbed out and drawn again lol
I dont have back pain, however from a fall onto a xc fence i have done something to my back which makes me sit wonky in the saddle and i walk uneven, which i havent realised untill it began to affect dee as it has caused me no actual pain. Other than the guilt pain that i had affected dees muscels in her to make her a bit uneven - so now me and dee both have physio done.
i have done something to my back which makes me sit wonky in the saddle and i walk uneven, which i havent realised untill it began to affect dee as it has caused me no actual pain. Other than the guilt pain that i had affected dees muscels in her to make her a bit uneven - so now me and dee both have physio done.
I have a compression fracture of my T12 which led to T11-T13 being fused. I also have Scoliosis and suffer siatic pain. Was told to never ride as a fall would be disasterous, but 7yrs on and probably more than my fair share of falls still going strong!! Pain/spasm most days but riding and physical work does make it stronger, just got to know when to stop!!
i have a weak left leg (i think) which pulls on my back when i walk resulting in pain when i sit down for too long, makes no sense does it lol but i had physio and had to do pilates and then stopped but i think its riding thats made it better, i still have my days where if i sit down for too long in a meeting or something i cant get back up without being in agony. Its ridiculous because this started when i was about 17 so i used to try and stand up like an old woman holding on to my lower back!
I also have a straight spine which apparently isn't good!!
I also have a straight spine which apparently isn't good!!
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