Ok, if you can provide me ANY help/advice/suggestions, I'd appreciate it. When I bend foward for any amount of time, my whole lower back tenses up painfully and will only be released if I arch my back the other way for awhile. Additionally, when I sit in a straddle, I get a sharp pain in the middle of my lumbar spine (I know it is muscular because it is eased by heat). In almost any sitting position, I CANNOT get on my sitz bones, especially without contracting my hip flexors. Contractions in modern hurt a lot, as do foward bends.
Does anyone have any suggestions on what is going on, or advice on how to ease the pain without stopping dancing? Any stretches/strengthening I can do? This is a serious problem for me and any input is appreciated.
2007-07-22 17:28:57 · 5 answers · asked by nycbarbdf 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Dancing
I agree with sunshinercc and alohawitch, I would recommend going to a chiropractor, just be sure to find one with a massage therapist in her office. I use my chiro often, she has massage therapy in her office and I don't think I could dance with out it!!
A chiro can point out the problem, what is causing your muscles to tense and contract, the give you advice on helping it. A massage therapist will really help your muscles - they are wonderful and know exactly which muscles to work on when you are having problems!
You can also try some yoga and pilates. Pilates is one of the best ways to help dancers with injuries to recover and get back into dance. So those would also be a benefit to you.
Good luck and take care of yourself!
2007-07-23 08:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take a day or two off in order to reduce inflammation. I'm not sure exacly how it happens, it does happen to me every now and then. I think it's a badly pulled muscle resulting from some unlucky move. I found that a day of rest, plenty of ice and Advil help a lot. (It's been really bad for me once, I couldn't get up from lying down without piercing pain. Doctor said take tons of Advil and keep ice.) After that, find a good massage therapist, the one who specializes in massage for dancers or athletes. It really helps a lot, if he/she knows what he/she's doing. Your back will be like new. I found one at massageenvy.com, at least these people are sertified and they don't charge an arm and a leg.
2007-07-23 20:57:37 · answer #2 · answered by Snowflake 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am from Hawaii and perform 7 kinds of massage, the best being lomi lomi...If you are a dance, you have probably have pushed out a vertebra in your spine between the t1-t8, look on craigs list for a masseuse and check out their specialtys and creditials.Alot of them will bring the table to your house without taking your pay check. I have danced since I was 3 and understand the pain, but if you pulled a muscle it would be swollen and after a week or so go away...You do not use heat..always ice...for real relief...If you are still in pain after seeing a masseuse get an xray for your spine is not something to fool around with. Please fix this before dancing as you may cause further pain. Aloha, lisa
2007-07-23 04:17:48 · answer #3 · answered by alohawitch 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to a chiropractor.
You can also stretch out your lower back every night by lying down on your back towards a wall. You would get your butt as close to the wall as possible and have your legs rest on the wall at a 90 degree angle. Your back is lying flat on the floor.
Stay there for 10 minutes and just try to relax. This really helps "open up" your lower back and release tension.
It will hurt as you get up from this position, but after a few minutes you will feel normal again. This really helps if you do this every night.
2007-07-23 11:17:22 · answer #4 · answered by sunshinercc 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I'm not syaing that these stretches will work, but just give it a try.
chair stretch
1.get a chair or a table and and put some thing heavy on it idealy weights lie on your tummy and slide your legs under the chair as much as you feel comfortable doing at first leave one hand on the ground and push up your entire chest up till your hips of the ground and try and grab to the top of the chair with the free hand if possible grab on to it with the other hand as well but be careful the chair doesnt flip over .
round about back stretch
1.kneel on your knees as if you were about to do a kneeling bridge remember to do this on both sides keep the right hand down on the ground and kind of arch your back and let your head fall back try and reach over with both hands and the goal is to get both hands on the ground
please remember to stop if any of these stretches become to uncomfortable or painfull and its probably not a good idea if you have back problems
2007-07-25 16:11:58 · answer #5 · answered by SoCurious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋