12-14-2024, 11:45 PM
Back pain...a real pain in the as...ankle.
I usually put about 6-8k miles of riding during a year. Several long trips this year allowed me to ride around 17k. Since right before Thanksgiving, I started having lower back pains and tightness. Related to too much seat time? Changing tires with the twisting and turning of the body (there's another point favoring those who take the bike into the shop), too much sitting at work / home watching silly youtube shorts? Combination of factors?
Who knows...but I'm interested in your experiences with back pain in general, lower back specifically. I have a pretty good stretching, hiking, swimming, light weight work-out routine that I've used for years, but this month-long pain has been nagging at times, somewhat debilitating at others, interrupting workouts and riding, and generally feels different than other back pains I've had.
Pain is at base of spine and spreads out around the waist and down the rear and into back of legs with bending, getting up, sitting down, taking a few steps after getting up, etc. Sciatic nerve? I read the symptons and try some stretching, take some ibuprofen, but nothing really seems to help, laying down feels best, sitting at length seems to make it worse. I'm getting my computer station at work set up for standing. And I'm seeing the doc on Tuesday to talk about it.
Meanwhile, what are your experiences? What has worked? What hasn't? I'd appreciate any experiences, figuring I can't be the only one. Internet says:
"Motorcycle riding can significantly aggravate sciatica pain, as the prolonged seated position with vibrations and potential twisting motions can put pressure on the sciatic nerve..." Which of course nobody hear likes to read.
I usually put about 6-8k miles of riding during a year. Several long trips this year allowed me to ride around 17k. Since right before Thanksgiving, I started having lower back pains and tightness. Related to too much seat time? Changing tires with the twisting and turning of the body (there's another point favoring those who take the bike into the shop), too much sitting at work / home watching silly youtube shorts? Combination of factors?
Who knows...but I'm interested in your experiences with back pain in general, lower back specifically. I have a pretty good stretching, hiking, swimming, light weight work-out routine that I've used for years, but this month-long pain has been nagging at times, somewhat debilitating at others, interrupting workouts and riding, and generally feels different than other back pains I've had.
Pain is at base of spine and spreads out around the waist and down the rear and into back of legs with bending, getting up, sitting down, taking a few steps after getting up, etc. Sciatic nerve? I read the symptons and try some stretching, take some ibuprofen, but nothing really seems to help, laying down feels best, sitting at length seems to make it worse. I'm getting my computer station at work set up for standing. And I'm seeing the doc on Tuesday to talk about it.
Meanwhile, what are your experiences? What has worked? What hasn't? I'd appreciate any experiences, figuring I can't be the only one. Internet says:
"Motorcycle riding can significantly aggravate sciatica pain, as the prolonged seated position with vibrations and potential twisting motions can put pressure on the sciatic nerve..." Which of course nobody hear likes to read.