QUESTION: My back hurts while sitting on my surfboard. Any suggestions?
Sitting on my longboard waiting for waves causes me lower back pain. I try to vary my position but that doesn’t seem to help or last long. It is the same type of pain I get when I sleep on my stomach with pillows under my upper body. I do the stretch where I lay on my back and bring my knees up to my face, but I don’t think that has much effect. Anyideas?
- Al
ANSWER:
Hey Al,
Sorry for the delayed response, I just got back from Hawaii. I do have several suggestions for this. I would start an ab strengthening program and really focus on strengthening your lower abs (belly button and lower). Strength here will help you sit up taller and also protect your low back. I would also focus on strengthening your upper body postural muscles (rhomboids, lats, triceps) andstretching out your chest, bicep, and forearm muscles. This will help you sit up taller and avoid the dreaded slouch while sitting on your board. Not to mention this will help take pressure off of your low back.
I would definitely start stretching more. That one stretch is good but not enough. I have started doing yoga 2 times per week and it is helping a ton. You will learn a ton of new stretches and be amazed with how much taller and more open you feel.
I am giving a seminar on March 5th at Aquaholics in SF at 6:30 pm that will be teaching all of the things I just mentioned. Check out surfpulse.com for more info.
Good luck and happy surfing.
Hasta,
Beth
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