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As someone who has struggled with lower back issues / sciatica from an injury in my early adult years, hanging knee raises have done a lot to remedy my issues.

As I got stronger at the movement I take my knees up over my head now. But that is literally the only movement I’ve found that has effectively cured my sciatica and lower back pain. Worth a shot.

My lower back was so chronically in pain that I had just accepted it was something I had to live with. So very happy with the development.

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I am not a doctor, or a specialist.. but my lower back pain went away after I got the connection between my not strong enough ankles, influencing my knees and so hip and lower back. Of course a lot derived from the foot and shoes itself..

"barefoot"-wider shoes rabbit hole, and posture exercises with stretching solved it after some time.

Again, just my experience and probably not at all relative here, just giving a shot.

Get well soon Gigi 🫂🍀

No wonder if your carrying these huge balls round all day

would stretching help? stretching daily? never too late to start up a stretching thing 🤗

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Work on your hips. Strength and flexibility in both internal and external rotation. Tons of videos and shorts on YT about this.

Keuzheben Gigi.

Gigi, do this:

Lossens lower back. This and one other exercise (sitting cross legged, stretch to floor) reversed my sculiosis. Almost back to perfect. No pain.

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I must confess…I need Aleve.

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Ouch, I am sorry to hear. Have you tried yin yoga?

Stretching

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Buy a standing desk, sell the chair

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I know everyone is using this post to shill their favorite back pain "cure". I could do the same (it would be Jefferson curls) but since there’s already a flood of suggestions, I’ll try a different approach that might help you find your own way to deal with your back pain.

Let's think about this logically: A healthy organism will adapt to the stimulus it receives from its environment.

So, if you have back pain (or any other joint pain) that leaves two main possibilities.

Option A: You are not currently a healthy organism in this specific context. You might have received an acute injury that needs proper healing before you can adapt. Or you might have an underlying condition that needs to be addressed. In either case, your first step should be to seek out a qualified individual to help you deal with your specific issue.

Option B (this is the majority): The stimulus from your environment is leading to unhelpful adaptations. Your body is adapting, just in the wrong way. There are two classic examples:

The Desk Worker: You’re sitting 40+ hours a week. Your back muscles aren’t being challenged through their full range of motion. Your body adapts to what you do—so it “decides” maintaining robust support for your spine isn’t a priority. You don't necessarily atrophy overnight, but you lose strength, endurance, and the neurological "skill" of using those muscles well. When you finally do move, your under-prepared system is more easily stressed.

The Shelf Stocker: You’re moving your back for hours every day. Shouldn’t you be super-adapted? Not necessarily. The body adapts to specific demands. Constant, all-day bending under load is less like training and more like a repeated strain. Your body spends all its resources on recovery from the strain, with little left over for positive adaptation (like building stronger, more resilient tissue). It’s like trying to run a marathon every single day—even elite runners don’t do that, because they’d break down. Their training uses varied, managed doses.

So what does this mean if Option B applies to you? You need to change the stimulus to promote positive adaptation. For most, this means carefully introducing your back to a higher force for a short period, followed by proper recovery. This is the cycle that builds resilience.

In practice:

This is easiest in a gym. You can precisely control the weight (dose) and movement pattern (quality), progressing slowly. But the principle applies to moving any heavy object.

The goal isn't just to get "stronger" in one position, but to train controlled movement through a range of motion.

And remember, "changing your environment" also means breaking up long periods of sitting and finding ways to vary or reduce repetitive strain.

So yeah, take agency. Modify your environment and your habits to give your body a stimulus it can productively adapt to. But listen to your body—smart training is a dialogue, not a monologue.

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I moved an elliptical this past weekend and I'm still sore 😐

deadlifts + dis little machine

mine too🤣

Hey Gigi,

try yoga.

I had two slipped discs.

Yoga saved my life.

Now I'm stronger than ever before.

More corn helps

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There is so much you can do about it! The last decade was rough for me due to lower back pain. The doctor told me I had a degenerative disc disease on L1 S5. Once you focus on it, you can completely eliminate pain. At least very likely so. But mostly morning stretching and regular lower back exercises is what keeps pain free. Nutrition to decrease inflammation is key too. Just do the research and follow through. I realize I have to stretch and exercise it at least a couple times a week if not daily. But it’s a good trade-off to feel healthy.