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What does it mean when my lower back tightens and stiffens up

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Q. What to do if you have painful lower back muscles?

"What to do if you have painful lower back muscles..."

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Hobert

Q. Why do our lower back muscles tighten?

While we can`t give specific medical advice, Experience Life has done several articles on back related issues. Check out the archives on our website:. I used the Advanced Search option to come up with these article suggestions. If you would like to search on another topic, simply put the key words into the Advanced Search box and all articles with those key words will pop up.

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Q. Why do our lower back muscles tighten?

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Q. Tensing my lower abdominal muscles.?
i am 2 months pregnant and i keep getting the urge to tense my lower abdominal muscles. i had this during my first pregnancy and other times, its driving me mad cos i cant stop it like a compulsion. plz help im getting worried it might harm my baby.

should not harm, see your gp if you are worried

Q. Why when i do little things my back muscles tense up?
i have had back issues before but when i jog or do easy yard work my low back muscles start to tighten and burn

"Running does tighten back muscles of some folks..."

Well, your back muscles are getting irritated. I've had periods of time where this happened to me also. A massage brings some immediate relief and I believe it helps the healing process. My 110 lb son puts on his shins on my back (similar to kneeling) and slides around. That is pretty low effort for him and provide enough pressure to do some good. The next thing that helped me was to strengthen all the "core" muscles: 1. Abs: crunches holding a +10 lb plate behind your head, or sit-ups if they don't bother you. 2. Side - hold heavy dumbbell at your side and gently bend sideways, a.k.a. side bends. Start with 20 lbs or so and workup to over 50lbs. 3. Spinal erectors - (a) Do back extensions, a really great exercise. I put a pillow on a picnic bench, have my son sit on the back of legs. (b) Carrying heavy things around the yard is also a great back exercise, as well as (c) dead lifts. 4. Only do stretching when your back muscles are warm from activity. Never stretch to warm-up. Running does tighten back muscles of some folks. Some people are so inflexible, that an injury occurs from normal activity. So if you are tight, stretch daily to increase your range of motion. Try to keep good posture as often as possible and limit twisting of your spine. When you do twist, don't twist far. Go to library and check out a back care book, it might give you a few more ideas. If a month or two of that doesn't help, then I guess you will have to seek medical help with a physical therapist or chiropractor. Let me know if you have questions. Good Luck.

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Q. Why do my leg and back muscles spasm/tense when laying down?
whenever i am trying to get to sleep or just lay down,a little while after my legs start to feel fuzzy and then they spasm and become tense,this feeling is in my lower back as well, it lasts for a few seconds then goes and comes back. does anyone know what this could be? thankyou oops didn't mean to put it in health and beauty ha

"Your knees at night if you are sleeping on your back or between your..."

Your hamstring muscles could be pinching your sciatic nerve as it passes out of your pelvis and into your leg. Start stretching out your hammies by doing seated toe touches while keeping your knees straight. For immediate relief, try placing a pillow under your knees at night if you are sleeping on your back or between your knees if you are sleeping on your side.

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Q. What relaxes lower back muscles?
that's the question i know someone whose lower back hurts and she went to numerous doctors, some said she needs meds that create heat, some say she needs specific masages, she tells me that muscles on her back cramp up sometimes and are usually just really tense. so, besides massage, is there anything that could help? obviously she'll go to a doctor with any useful information i gather here.

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Q. What could cause this uncomfortable pressure on my lower left side?
i am 30 years old, 5'10 and 175lbs. i have this "pressure" on my lower left side from the bottom of my rib cage to my hips, and it from comes around from my spine to the front of my pelvis. the best way i can describe it is like a constant air bubble or a swelling of some sort , and it causes the muscles on my lower left back to be tense.

you need a new diet.. sex, sex and oh yeah.. sex

Q. I am 5 months and 3 weeks pregnant and my lower back muscles "locked" up?
my lower back muscles locked up and got really tight and tense when i was sleeping last night (ouch)..my lower back and my tail bone has been hurting sooo bad recently..has anyone else experienced these pains like this and what do you do about it?how do i unlock my back muscles?? and also i feel like i cant do anything the way i used to, if i am doing something for more than 45 minutes even work as light and laundry and cleaning around the house i get a really uncomfortable pain in my left side kinda near my lower ribs idk what the heck it is but its driving me nuts and i cant get anything all the way done anymore...ahhh..does this happen to anybody else??

Try using a heating pad or hot water bottle 20 mins on 20 mins off. And some light stretching should help loosen things up. If it doesn't clear up I would call the doctor to rule out any other possibilities. Good luck!

Q. When i do crunches, my neck muscle tenses and is sore afterward, and my lower back hurts. why?
i've been told countless times how to do crunches, and i believe i'm doing them right, but still i feel like my neck is getting worked out instead of my abs, and my lower back hurts unless i adjust it

ur neck hurts because you move it pick a spot in the sky look at it the whole time and don't bend your neck get a towel and fold in twice or 3 times and put ur lower back,near ur bottom on it so that it eases the pain

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Q. Lower back pain when i sometimes lay down?
i'm 19 and this doesn't happened regularly but sometimes when i lie down to go to bed my lower back feels really arched, i can sort of reduce the pain when i tense my stomach muscles up, anyway if i grit through the discomfort for a while it'll eventually go. any idea why this happens and how i can get rid of it?

"One of the best exercises for your back is to...lie on your back..."

Sounds like you need a new bed. One of the best exercises for your back is to...lie on your back, draw both your knees up toward your chest and grasp around your knees with your hands, and stretch your back, that should help.

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Q. My lower back hurts after swimming yesterday?
i'm a competitive swimmer, so this is kind of unusual for me..but maybe i swam too much yesterday so it hurts in my lower back today. i think i was doing kicking and muscles were tense in the wrong way or something. i don't think i've had this in a while, so i'm not sure what the cause is. probably my position when i was doing kicks/drills. now it just feel kind of sore/uncomfortable what should i do to feel better quicker now? strech? cold/ice or heat/hot bath? thanks~

Tell your doctor about this. If you don't do so, the pain might get worse. Contact your doctor right away and hopefully they'll give you a medicine to fix this up.

Q. 2-3 year long soreness and uncomfortable feeling around the left shoulderblade,pectoral, lower ribs....?
i have had a 2-3 year long soreness and uncomfortable feeling around the shoulderblade, upper pectoral muscles/underarm, and lower rib. only on my left side. rolling out of bed i feel like my left pectoral muscles are tense and my left nipple feels heavy (funny sounding but true!) walking down my stairs, as the muscles bounce up and down, something just feels different of my left side of my body! as for my shoulder, its hard to describe the pain, because it is not sharp and unbearable, it is more an dull/sore uncomfortable feeling. most of the day it is an unfortable feeling that is more annoying then painful. however, i can make it hurt by pushing my shoulders forward or stretching them. as far as the lower ribs, it is mostly uncomfortable while im laying on my stomach. it feels different then the right side. i really would appreciate some medcial insight to this! im 25 years old a smoker since 18. (altho i have cut the smoking alot over the past 3 years) i have also gained about 30lb

"That's what i do when a muscle doesn't feel right..."

Go see a physiotherapist, that's what I do when a muscle doesn't feel right, they can be very helpful. It could be inflammation and taking an anti-inflammatory will help, Inflammation can really make things uncomfortable.

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