[fatspliff]

so yeah i learned how to do some sweet hollow backs and then the day after my back was in pain...like a muscle pain...lower back
anyways the pain stayed for about 4 days and on the 5th day it was pretty much gone but still a little bit of pain and i hadnt practiced for a 5 days so i was gettin edgy...so i decided to practice anyways...well the pain came back and its been almost a fuckin week and i still got this pain...it feels like a sprain kinda...it is healin up but it really pisses me off...and it also doesnt feel like a normal back ache/pain more like muscle/weak bones/i dont know
HELP!!
just ignore it or what should i do?
anythin like dis happen 3 u?
ok bye

[Tinos]

i dunno if you stretch or not, but you should be stretching all your muscles for like at least 10 min before you do that stuff

id say wait it out for now until it goes away, then make sure you properly stretch out (do like a bridge stretch and others that stretch your back real good) and if that pain still comes back you should get it checked out

[muffinturtle]

Does it feel like it's just one particular point in your back, like around your lower spine? Like you feel around there and then you go AGH SHIT when you get to it? If so, I had that too. Uhh basically I just stopped practicing hollowbacks and then straightened my normal handstands. I haven't had that pain in a while. I guess I should try hollowbacks again and see what happens. I don't really know how to help you man..

ahah

[nikeboy2007]

sounds like my problem right now but i was practicing windmills its been 3 weeks and it still hasnt healed all the way i say just wait it out put some ice/hot sleeves on or bengay

[!spiff]

never ignore somthing that bad. treat it like a real injury
-ice 4 times a day for 15-20 min ea time
-dont do anything hard in bboying, ur back is involved in almost every move because so many other muscles are connected or somehow dependent to it
-once it isnt stiff and its noticeably much much better, stretch really really lightly, and stretch for comfort, not flexibility.

good theraputic stretches for backs
-lie on back, pull one knee up to chest; also pull foot across to opposite shoulder
-lie in a tuck, or rest on ur shins in a praying positions and put shoulders and head on ground
-hang on a bar to elongate the spine
-sit in chair and twist side to side, some people like to feel the pop

if its mainly muscle pains, aches, or strains, u shouldnt hav any problems with stretching, but if its a deep, constant pain, u might hav disc problems or spinal injuries. in that case, only do stretches that feel good and dont hurt.

i had a back problem from doing too much stuff - weight lifting (squats messed me up), football practice, breakdancing, sitting all day in school, bad bed - and i am still not fully well, but i iced, bboyed less, and basically took it easy, and got better in about a week. icing helped tons.

trust me on not pushing urself with a back injury. i kno this b/c my dad was an potential olympian gymnast when he was young until he messed up his back from repeated injuries. now he is in his 50's and he is still dealing with disc problems, and trust me you dont want those, because once you have it and its bad, it stays with u for a long long time, and not only will u not be able to bboy, u wont be able to do hardly anything without a huting back.

[fatspliff]

that is the best answer anyone has given me out of all the time i've been here. you are my hero now. thank you =)
p.s. it is tender too...like if i push on it it feels kind of like a bruise...is that muscle or disc? i mean ive had muscle pains but they are gone in like 2 or 3 days at most...but this is almost gone
hopefully by tommorow

[!spiff]

feeling like a bruise, a bit strange, i didnt hav that. the pain that ur feeling might actually be a bruise, but more likely it is from the inflammation of whatever is injured

im not sure if its a disc or not - where exactly does it hurt - on the bone of the spine? the muscles on the side? is it on the surface or deep inside?

[muffinturtle]

Originally Posted by fatspliff

that is the best answer anyone has given me out of all the time i've been here. you are my hero now. thank you =)
p.s. it is tender too...like if i push on it it feels kind of like a bruise...is that muscle or disc? i mean ive had muscle pains but they are gone in like 2 or 3 days at most...but this is almost gone
hopefully by tommorow

Yeah I'm pretty sure that's exactly what I had. It was like a small spot somewhere between the bones in my spine. I still don't know whether that was muscle ache or my spine getting fucked up. Just don't practice hollowbacks for a while and take it easy.

[TaeRok]

You over extended your back muscles. This thing happened to me while doing hollows as well. I've been out for 3 months so far...