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After Stopping The Exercise Regime Experiencing Stiffness & Back Pain
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I work in a software company and my job requires me to sit a lot and my posture is very bad which i am trying to improve,however i make sure i do lot of physical activity like aerobics etc,however i have stopped from 2 months. I am 172cm tall and my weight is 68kg. I used to go to gym before and just went for a month.Suddenly I started feeling stiffness and uneasiness/tiredness in my back almost 1 and half months back and it still continues.Due to this i have stopped all my exercises and now days i just walk,that also slow walk. I dont know whether this feeling of stiffness is same thing what we call back pain?
I love to go to aerobics and gym. But because of this i have to stop everything.
Sir is this stiffness which i feel same as back pain? And is it curable and if yes how much time does it takes? Can i go out for exercise in normal way or i have to take precaution for life long thing. I m very worried about my back as if i have back issues in this age ,then i dont know how my life will go.
Also 1 more point sir, This pain or stiffness increases as the day goes by, i mean in morning when i get up,i dont have any pain or stiffness,but as day goes by and i work ,it increases .
Should i go for MRI scan? and also can i do gym and is it possible that this pain is because of gym exercises.
I work in a software company and my job requires me to sit a lot and my posture is very bad which i am trying to improve,however i make sure i do lot of physical activity like aerobics etc,however i have stopped from 2 months. I am 172cm tall and my weight is 68kg. I used to go to gym before and just went for a month.Suddenly I started feeling stiffness and uneasiness/tiredness in my back almost 1 and half months back and it still continues.Due to this i have stopped all my exercises and now days i just walk,that also slow walk. I dont know whether this feeling of stiffness is same thing what we call back pain?
I love to go to aerobics and gym. But because of this i have to stop everything.
Sir is this stiffness which i feel same as back pain? And is it curable and if yes how much time does it takes? Can i go out for exercise in normal way or i have to take precaution for life long thing. I m very worried about my back as if i have back issues in this age ,then i dont know how my life will go.
Also 1 more point sir, This pain or stiffness increases as the day goes by, i mean in morning when i get up,i dont have any pain or stiffness,but as day goes by and i work ,it increases .
Should i go for MRI scan? and also can i do gym and is it possible that this pain is because of gym exercises.
Thu, 9 Apr 2015
Dear welcome to hcm and thanks for choosing us.
You should have mentioned your age too because age is important factor for such problems and choice of treatment also depends on age.
Anyway in my opinion the problem you have is related to your life style like prolonged sitting, long office hours and work with computers. You need to go for physical examination and investigations like x ray or ct or mri of your back. You might have problems with your vertebrae.
Treatment in your case will include following
1 physiotherapy is most important component
2 IFT a type of heat treatment is equally important
3 changes in sitting posture
4 changes in lifestyle like exercises is a must for you. (I would advise you to avoid gym, rather than gym go for walking, jogging, aerobics, yoga)
5 calcium rich diet like milk, milk products (which we generally ignore today)
I hope my reply will help you. Please write to HCM or me for follow up queries. I wish you good health and life. Kindly write a feedback. Thanks.
You should have mentioned your age too because age is important factor for such problems and choice of treatment also depends on age.
Anyway in my opinion the problem you have is related to your life style like prolonged sitting, long office hours and work with computers. You need to go for physical examination and investigations like x ray or ct or mri of your back. You might have problems with your vertebrae.
Treatment in your case will include following
1 physiotherapy is most important component
2 IFT a type of heat treatment is equally important
3 changes in sitting posture
4 changes in lifestyle like exercises is a must for you. (I would advise you to avoid gym, rather than gym go for walking, jogging, aerobics, yoga)
5 calcium rich diet like milk, milk products (which we generally ignore today)
I hope my reply will help you. Please write to HCM or me for follow up queries. I wish you good health and life. Kindly write a feedback. Thanks.
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