I know it’s a joke " oh haha you’re 30, everything hurts now cuz you’re so old!" But really, is something wrong with me or are backs just this stupid? Not overweight. Decently active although I don’t exersize every single day. No genetic issues, doctor always says im in perfect health. But my lower back will randomly act up, sometimes it gets so bad that I about black out from the pain. Thats pretty rare though, usually it’s just an ache all day when I move or try to put my socks on. Its not sciatica, as I never feel numbness or pain in my legs. Mild weakness maybe if it hurts really bad.

I feel like any doctor is just going to say welp, you’re old it happens, or tell me I need 3.5 million dollar spinal surgery.

  • roofuskit@lemmy.world
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    9 hours ago

    I’m going to wager you don’t work out your core. Strengthen your core and you will likely experience a lot less back pain.

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    Call your insurance company and ask for a list of physical therapist providers in your area. Make an appointment at the same time you’re asking your general practitioner for a referral to speed up the process if they’ll let you book the appointment without the referral. Follow all the instructions of the physical therapist to a T no matter how stupid it may seem.

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    I’ve had slight scoliosis all my life due to being very tall and having multiple growth spurts in my teens. That has bothered me in the mornings pretty much since I was 16. Last year, I started getting increased pain around my pelvis which eventually got diagnosed as rheumatoid arthritis, associated with another diagnosis of Ankylosing Spondylitis. I’m 32 now and doing physiotherapy in order to keep flexible, the exercises seem to be a subset of pilates, also been prescribed dicofenac which is like a stronger version of ibuprofen which works well.

    Blacking out from pain doesn’t sound normal. I’ve got a degenerative disease diagnosis and have never blacked out - although I have had days where I’ve struggled to move.

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    No. Chronic back pain is not normal. Acute back pain so bad you pass out also not normal.

    Occasional back pain, I think is normal - over my more than half a century I’ve thrown my back out about 4 times and it hurt for a few days each time. Then went away. That seems more normal.

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    Well, I mean I guess after a long day or working really hard it can get a little achey and-

    But my lower back will randomly act up, sometimes it gets so bad that I about black out from the pain.

    No. Holy shit, no. Not normal at all. Go see a doctor ASAP. If you’re ever in debilitating pain for no obvious reason, that is a colossal flashing “go see a doctor now” sign.

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    Tall desk jockey, heavy walker. Not trying to diagnose, but I learned from experience that weak abdominal activation caused over compensation in the lower back to an extreme degree. Went from zero back pain, to plenty during covid, back to relatively little. Yoga, walking and lifting to improve core strength helped. Could it be something like that?

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    That ain’t normal nor common, if you can go see a doctor. Passing out from pain is definitely not a regular situation.

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    Not normal at all. See a doctor. You could have pulled muscles or something like that or you may be like me and have degenerative disc disease.

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    30 isn’t old, but I had pretty bad back pain in my 30’s that mostly went away as I got older.

    If it’s acting up I’ll take ibuprofen right away. 400mg for a few days before I call a dr.

    I keep prescribed muscle relaxers to take if it’s bad but those really knock me out so only as a last resort.

    Usually after a week it’s all cleared up. It happens maybe 1-2x per year.

    It’s never been “I might pass out from the pain” bad though.

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    I started experiencing this after 30. In my case it’s back muscles tightening up, because of bad posture that lead to the weakening of the core muscles which put too much strain on the back.

    Got shown some excercises and got better after a while. Got back every once in a while, but usually I managed to get it under control.

    Just got back again and wouldn’t get away for weeks now. Sounds a lot like what you have. I’m going ti schedule the doctor again, I recommend you do the same. This shouldn’t be normal.

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    Could be posture, especially if you work an office job or something. I used to have pretty bad back and neck pain, then when they sent us home during the pandemic, all my pain just went away.

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    I’m almost 40, tall, not in great shape, have bad posture, and have two misaligned disks in my lower back and even my back pain isn’t that bad, so I would say that no it’s not normal. You should definitely get that checked out.