Lower back pain after matches

[Topspin7]

I’ve been experiencing this lower back pain after matches, it will take a couple days to recover then when I play it get bad again.
The lower back pain is not constant but hurts when I make motions like walking down the stairs or sitting into a chair. It’s been going on for a month or so now.

Anyone know what this is? And how to fix it?

 

[Nostradamus]

I’ve been experiencing this lower back pain after matches, it will take a couple days to recover then when I play it get bad again.
The lower back pain is not constant but hurts when I make motions like walking down the stairs or sitting into a chair. It’s been going on for a month or so now.

Anyone know what this is? And how to fix it?

what about during the match too after about hour of playing ? and you can't serve with this gonig on

 

[Topspin7]

what about during the match too after about hour of playing ? and you can't serve with this gonig on

I feel it during the match after about an hour. I have to hit slice serves more than kick. But the discomfort really flares up after the match…

 

[SystemicAnomaly]

I feel it during the match after about an hour. I have to hit slice serves more than kick. But the discomfort really flares up after the match…

Nerve impingement? But note that a compressed nerve might result in numbness or tingling in the legs rather than back pain.

Are you excessively arching your back with kick serves? Perhaps a more conservative toss might help when attempting kick serves. Make sure that both heels are off the ground when you bend your knees during the trophy phase. This should help to minimize stress to the lower back. It should be ok to arch the upper spine (thoracic extension) as long as you are not stressing the lower back.

For me, cold weather (below 14C or 57F) will often result in knee and lower back pain.

 

[Nostradamus]

I feel it during the match after about an hour. I have to hit slice serves more than kick. But the discomfort really flares up after the match…

I heard good things about this back message gun, heard it really helps before the match and after

 

[Nostradamus]

Nerve impingement? But note that a compressed nerve might result in numbness or tingling in the legs rather than back pain.

Are you excessively arching your back with kick serves? Perhaps a more conservative toss might help when attempting kick serves. Make sure that both heels are off the ground when you bend your knees during the trophy phase. This should help to minimize stress to the lower back. It should be ok to arch the upper spine (thoracic extension) as long as you are not stressing the lower back.

For me, cold weather (below 14C or 57F) will often result in knee and lower back pain.

Also this Holy Cowabunga cream works great too. you can even use it during the match, i heard

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[Topspin7]

I’m going to pay attention to the toe vs heel at trophy position. I’ve never really thought about that so I’m not sure what my feet are doing at that moment where I go up towards the ball at the height of the toss.

 

[Nostradamus]

I’m going to pay attention to the toe vs heel at trophy position. I’ve never really thought about that so I’m not sure what my feet are doing at that moment where I go up towards the ball at the height of the toss.

He hasn't had much back issues throughout his career. he is in ideal posistion at trophy position

 

[Crocodile]

What you need to do is to get some treatment. A good hands on Physio will help release any muscle spasm and then you want to embark on a daily routine of exercises and definitely get into the pool to do exercises. Swimming has a great decompression effect on the lumber discs and L5,S1 region.

 

[Dartagnan64]

Back pain with tennis? From running around on hard asphalt courts? how can this be?

Welcome to the club.

Stretch, core conditioning, play less on asphalt and build strength from the ground up. If you look at Roger, he has a lot of the power developing in his legs so his spine doesn't have to work so hard. Most amateurs hitting kick serves don't bend their legs enough and just over extend their spine.

 

[S&V-not_dead_yet]

I’ve been experiencing this lower back pain after matches, it will take a couple days to recover then when I play it get bad again.
The lower back pain is not constant but hurts when I make motions like walking down the stairs or sitting into a chair. It’s been going on for a month or so now.

Anyone know what this is? And how to fix it?

I'd recommend seeing an orthopedist and getting an xray and MRI, if anything to rule out certain possibilities. Of course, it could also turn out that you have more serious problems that a massage gun will not address.

 

[Topspin7]

I'd recommend seeing an orthopedist and getting an xray and MRI, if anything to rule out certain possibilities. Of course, it could also turn out that you have more serious problems that a massage gun will not address.

Makes sense. I’m going to take a 2 week break from tennis over the holidays. If it keeps up I’ll go see a doc.

 

[movdqa]

The back is quite complicated. I would recommend core work but I'd recommend that even if you didn't have back issues to prevent back and knee problems.

I have aback injury from the 1980s. If I maintain my core strength workouts, then I don't have problems. If I don't then it can come back. The injury was from carrying a weightlifting set up to my apartment.

 

[Fintft]

The back is quite complicated. I would recommend core work but I'd recommend that even if you didn't have back issues to prevent back and knee problems.

I have aback injury from the 1980s. If I maintain my core strength workouts, then I don't have problems. If I don't then it can come back. The injury was from carrying a weightlifting set up to my apartment.

I second this, based on my basketball back injury.

 

[sportsfan1]

What you need to do is to get some treatment. A good hands on Physio will help release any muscle spasm and then you want to embark on a daily routine of exercises and definitely get into the pool to do exercises. Swimming has a great decompression effect on the lumber discs and L5,S1 region.

I second the highlighted part, under guidance from a trainer/physio. These can really help.
Tennis demands a lot from the body when played at a reasonably competitive level. But us rec players don't get enough time to do even a fraction of the stretches and strengthening that the pros do.

 

[FloridaAG]

Could be many things as others have noted. One possibility and the easiest to fix is that the cushioning in your shoes may be shot

 

[legcramp]

The back is quite complicated. I would recommend core work but I'd recommend that even if you didn't have back issues to prevent back and knee problems.

I have aback injury from the 1980s. If I maintain my core strength workouts, then I don't have problems. If I don't then it can come back. The injury was from carrying a weightlifting set up to my apartment.

What kind of core workouts do you do if you don't mind sharing?

 

[movdqa]

What kind of core workouts do you do if you don't mind sharing?

Crunches (weighted in the gym, unweighted at home)
Bicycle crunches
Plank
Side plank
Henging L Sit (hold your body at a 90 degree angle supported by your elbows and hold for 30 seconds)
Rotary Torso (weighted)
Barbell rollout
Windshield wipers
Russian Twist

I do yoga poses as well and I suspect that some help with core though I can't say specifically how they help. I do them more for balance and flexibility.

Tree Pose
Warrior I, II, III
Half-Moon Pose
Eagle Pose
Side Angle Pose
Triangle Pose
Pigeon Pose
Child's Pose
Cobra
Upward Plank
Runner's Lunge
Downward Dog

 

[liam the shark]

Just make sure to stretch your whole body at least every week and lift weights and do exercises for your whole body. If that doesnt help after a few months see a dr

 

[socallefty]

Have you gained some weight? Generally when I am at a good weight for my height, my back is fine. If I put on weight and especially belly fat, there is more stress on the back to support the body and then you have do stretching or other exercises to strengthen the back.

My back has lower back disk issues that show up in MRIs from back injuries suffered in my youth, but pain manifests itself more when I put on weight or if I am going through a lot of stress in my life. Back pain is very psychosomatic and sometimes a good vacation or stress removal from your life helps the most compared to doctors wanting to do surgery.

 

[Injured Again]

Just make sure to stretch your whole body at least every week and lift weights and do exercises for your whole body. If that doesnt help after a few months see a dr

Peer reviewed research shows a significantly greater benefit to repeated stretching versus a single stretching session, even if the total amount of time is the same. I find this to be true, and I'm stretching five or six times a day for five minutes each.

I also had terrible lower back pain in mid-2021, very similar to sciatica without the pain running down into my legs. It was so bad that after a three hour drive to a tennis tournament, I couldn't get of my car other than by crawling out onto the ground, and then I had to walk hunched over at a 45 degree angle to the tournament desk. I had to serve almost sidearm because I couldn't arch backwards. Still managed to get into the finals with the help of a lot of NSAIDs but had to default after one set. That killed my back for a while and so I set out to find what would work.

I discovered that it was most likely sacroiliac joint pain and I added a few exercises that have now totally cleared it up. I added floor-based twisting and cat-cow stretches. In the weight room, I did one-legged hamstring curls, and hip adduction/abduction resistance exercises. I had already been doing fully extended abdominal and back resistance training. Those new exercises seemed to allow my SI joint to regain the proper motion and within a month or so, the symptoms just entirely disappeared.

 

[liam the shark]

Peer reviewed research shows a significantly greater benefit to repeated stretching versus a single stretching session, even if the total amount of time is the same. I find this to be true, and I'm stretching five or six times a day for five minutes each.

I also had terrible lower back pain in mid-2021, very similar to sciatica without the pain running down into my legs. It was so bad that after a three hour drive to a tennis tournament, I couldn't get of my car other than by crawling out onto the ground, and then I had to walk hunched over at a 45 degree angle to the tournament desk. I had to serve almost sidearm because I couldn't arch backwards. Still managed to get into the finals with the help of a lot of NSAIDs but had to default after one set. That killed my back for a while and so I set out to find what would work.

I discovered that it was most likely sacroiliac joint pain and I added a few exercises that have now totally cleared it up. I added floor-based twisting and cat-cow stretches. In the weight room, I did one-legged hamstring curls, and hip adduction/abduction resistance exercises. I had already been doing fully extended abdominal and back resistance training. Those new exercises seemed to allow my SI joint to regain the proper motion and within a month or so, the symptoms just entirely disappeared.

Thank you I didnt know that. Great tips with the exercises too, many people do not realize that a lot of low back pin is related to the hips, groin, ab, glute area and targeting those areas can really free up the back

 

[Bud]

I’ve been experiencing this lower back pain after matches, it will take a couple days to recover then when I play it get bad again.
The lower back pain is not constant but hurts when I make motions like walking down the stairs or sitting into a chair. It’s been going on for a month or so now.

Anyone know what this is? And how to fix it?

Try an inversion machine.