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Exercising with back problems?
I have literally CONSTANT back pain. A majority of which is in my lower back, but depending on the activity, my upper back bothers me sometimes too. Don't worry, I've talked to a doctor.
Since my back pain started, about a year ago, I haven't been able to much exercise because of my back pain. I don't want to gain weight because I think that might be part of the reason my back bothers me so much. The only exercise I've been doing is on my gazelle, but I'm not seeing any results.
Does anyone know any exercises I can do for my stomach and thighs that won't hurt my back?
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the doctor who you examines and diagnosis your back issue is the one you talk to about exercises. He is the one who can recommend what exercises you can and cannot do without further injury, In fact he can probably recommend some exercises that will help your back problem
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First of all, you didn't tell us what the doctor said about your lumbar pain and now your upper back either.
Is it degenerative disk disease of the spine? Is it a slipped disk, herniated disk? Fracture of a vertabrea? What?
These factors are important before beginning any exercise as it could aggrevate the problem(s).
As far as you stomach and thighs goes:
Thighs: Walking, squats and knee bends, lowering down and raising up. Hang onto the back of a chair or sofa standing and kick a leg out behind you and bring knee in toward you and repeat and do with other leg. Lying on floor and air bicycling is good too.
Stomach: sit ups: lay on a pad, fold arms across chest and sit up partially only until your stomach feels the stress, not completely up as that is a waste of energy and strain on back. Just lift neck and head up until chin touches chest. Twists: stand and put hands on hips, twist one direction and back to frontal. Repeat other side and do reps. Side bends: Same posture as above but bend to one side downward and up and repeat on both sides.
See a doctor. Only a MRI can tell what is wrong with your back.
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