Lower back pain? how I got rid of it...

Originally Posted by Jelster

So I have to say, spending a bit of money on a decent bed is worth every penny...

Agree completely - a quality bed is a personal investment.


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Originally Posted by K

One warning when doing this exercise though - DON'T BOUNCE!
When reaching for the floor/your toes - do it in a single smooth effort, then relax and try again - don't bounce you hands down towards the floor - this is how you can very easily damage you hamstring, lower back, knee ligaments and even you Achilles Tendon if you are unlucky.

I definatley agree with that. Quite what people hope to achieve by violently lunching towards the floor before jerking back up is beyone me. Also, when stretching (which you can do before you get on for a long ride, or even at petrol stations when refueling) do near the limit of your extension, relax (but not all the way) then re-tension further and repeat (further and further in the same session, not just over a period of days/weeks). We used to do this in Kung fu and it was amazing how much further you can get towards the end of a session than you can at the start.

Originally Posted by Peter Henry

Foey wrote:

Yes a degree of natural suppleness is a great help. Even with my years of rugby I can still comfortably touch toes with no distress. I do pity those that suffer with back problems though.

yea Mrs Quiff has severe back problems...and I suffer!!!!

Originally Posted by triumph5ta

If in doubt see your GP.

Is that your moto GP? (I'll get my coat)

My problem is that the pain starts in the lower back and then goes
into the leg. Does anyone else have this problem?

Originally Posted by Professor

My problem is that the pain starts in the lower back and then goes
into the leg. Does anyone else have this problem?

That's sciatica isn't it ?

My problem is right down the bottom, almost at the coxics, and is made worse when I compress the soine, so leaning forwards and high pegs make it much worse.

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[timwilky]

I suffer badly with my back. For the medical people it is a narrowing of lumbo-sacral disc spaces with facet joint sclerosis. For the non medical it can at times f***ing hurt. When suffering normally I use Tramadol and a couple of time over the past 10 years of pain had to resort to morphine.

The strangest bit being the pain in my legs is actually my back.


I find riding my fully clothed SV is therapeutic if I adopt a concave back profile. Don't support my fat body on my arm/shoulders/wrist. But, instead take my weight from my hips and bend my body up. This then tends to push the lower discs back into shape. Although there are times when you need someone to apply a firm sharp push the offending part of the spine.


I have had loads of physio on my back, stretching etc. but there is always the nagging worry that if I do something I can end up on a heap on the floor screaming in agony. It is funny to be carried into an ambulance. them saying you will be home in a couple of hours. Get the Morphine. have a puke and hobble out a few hours later. Still it is nice to then get a few weeks off work as you are petrified to drive incase your back goes again.

Backs, I would not wish one on my worst enemy.

Originally Posted by Professor

My problem is that the pain starts in the lower back and then goes
into the leg. Does anyone else have this problem?

it sounds like siatica, and it can be very painfull. you need to excercise gently as stated in previous threads.....very gently. stretching and limbering up before any ride is a good thing as muscles will loosen and relax. i wear a neoprene belt (slot inside for inserting newspaper) and backprotector. the warmth keeps your back muscles supple aiding comfort on short/long rides. try one of the heat lamps from argos, cheap and works a treat especially for siatica. and a good bed - money well spent.

tis sciatica..
and from th epain on my wifes face its painful..
I have had to put her knickers on before now..and her socks..NO JOKES !!

ya cant see anything though .....so it looks like shes an old lady fer nuffin and I aint too patients.

what cures it??

well going to see Adam in Nantwich the chirowotsitpractor..at £85 for half an hour !!!!!!!

Originally Posted by timwilky

......but there is always the nagging worry that if I do something I can end up on a heap on the floor screaming in agony.

I know what you mean, the main reason I sold my GSXR was that I was really worried about being 2 days in to a trip in Europe, my back goes, and I can't ride. The bars were OK, the pegs were OK, but doing the 2 together with a bad back could be murder....

I sat on the 675 Triumph at the show on Saturday and could feel the pressure on the base of my spine... Small sports bikes are no longer on my "want" list

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