Body Aches… What’s Hurting Today?

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NGO1

·Aug 26, 2026

My son put me on a kettlebell routine, and it fixed my back pain. Now, everything else hurts.

I did say I’d trade anything to lessen my back pain. It’s almost like 80% of the back pain just moved around, becoming exactly 80% pain somewhere else.

I’m not sure it was a good trade.

 

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ghce

·Aug 26, 2026

NGO1

My son put me on a kettlebell routine, and it fixed my back pain. Now, everything else hurts.

I did say I’d trade anything to lessen my back pain. It’s almost like 80% of the back pain just moved around, becoming exactly 80% pain somewhere else.

I’m not sure it was a good trade.

I have had various back pains for years as you say they just seem to move about at whim.

 

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NGO1

·Aug 26, 2026

ghce

I have had various back pains for years as you say they just seem to move about at whim.

Have you tried kettlebell? Combined with various rubber band stretches, my back pain is well controlled. If I have a rough week traveling then the bastard sneaks back. Add to a healthy diet, I can see the next decade relatively more pleasant than the last.

 

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Mediocre

·Aug 29, 2026

Usually my knees or lower back from injuries years ago. Today? My left trap is nagging.

What do I do? Exercise, stretching, swimming, and chiropractor once a month. Also use a muscle gun, though not often en.

Also now wear knee sleeves and a back belt when going heavy on lifts.

 

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AG77

·Aug 29, 2026

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Usually my knees or lower back from injuries years ago. Today? My left trap is nagging.

What do I do? Exercise, stretching, swimming, and chiropractor once a month. Also use a muscle gun, though not often en.

Also now wear knee sleeves and a back belt when going heavy on lifts.

Deadlifts

 

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Canuck

·Aug 29, 2026

This all reminds me of the old Ferlin Husky & Johnny Cash song “I feel better all over (more’n anywheres else)”.

 

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Mediocre

·Aug 30, 2026

AG77

Deadlifts

Part of my routine. One week, straight bar. Following week, trap bar.

 

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AG77

·Aug 30, 2026

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Part of my routine. One week, straight bar. Following week, trap bar.

Excellent. I purposely don't go too heavy on DL anymore but really do feel it's the best overall exercise. Stay strong my friend.

 

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Mediocre

·Aug 31, 2026

AG77

Excellent. I purposely don't go too heavy on DL anymore but really do feel it's the best overall exercise. Stay strong my friend.

I realize heavy is relative, but I still go heavy for me. If my back and joints allow, I want to try a competition next year. No chance at winning. Just want the experience

 

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Subspecies

·Sep 1, 2026

Mri last year showed up severe scoliosis in my lower back. I'd been chewing through painkillers for years. Could only work 3 days a week. Physio didnt help. Started visiting a chiropractor and in the last nine months things have improved a lot. He says it'll never be right but its so much better and I rarely need painkillers nowadays. I'm 65 and aches and pains are one of the joys of getting old. A lot of people haven't had that luxury so I try and count my blessings.

 

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Larry S

·Sep 1, 2026·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

Today the ringing in my right ear is back with attendant equilibrium issues. For an audiophile and a sailor desperate to squeeze the last out of an awful summer … this is hell. Steroids are the scrip.

 

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august1410

·Sep 2, 2026

A touch of sciatica. Been suffering since Sunday, but today at least I can stand completely upright today.
Haven't missed a day of work, either. When you're of a certain generation, you show up regardless of how you feel. You stay home for fevers and contagious illnesses.

 

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Walrus

·Sep 2, 2026

I struggle with ongoing pain from past accidents and a series of surgeries a couple years back.

I got into Tai Chi a while back. It seems to help. There is also a mental aspect to Tai Chai probably equivalent to Yoga. I’d recommend Tai Chi for anyone who has the inclination.

There is also a new class of painkillers coming out that are not opiate based. A client at work was put on them after having serious ankle work he speaks highly of them. Hopefully they help people without all the damage opioids have and are doing.

 

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Garden Veggies

·Sep 10, 2026

Plantar fascia. Have been using a stretching tool for about a month 2x a day. Tried shockwave therapy too.

 

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Speed2Sea

·Sep 10, 2026

Garden Veggies

Plantar fascia. Have been using a stretching tool for about a month 2x a day. Tried shockwave therapy too.

I developed the same issue nealry a year ago after doing a lot of walking on a trip to Tokyo. It's really, really painful. However, I was able to completely resolve the issue after using an adjustable stretch board I bought on Amazon. Best money I ever spent. I tried a roller ball, frozen water bottle, etc.with zero results. This simple board did the trick and I still use it everyday as a preventive measure.

 

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Trev

·Sep 10, 2026·The Architect

11 year old son has decided this month is a "bicep challenge", which for some reason is now a chin-up competition. I'm good at these, but still sore. Only rules are: full range of motion and minimum sets of 5.

 

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Duracuir1

·Sep 11, 2026·Never Used A Kodak

Trev

11 year old son has decided this month is a "bicep challenge", which for some reason is now a chin-up competition. I'm good at these, but still sore. Only rules are: full range of motion and minimum sets of 5.

Compete with him while you can. In two years he’ll be unbeatable.

In my basic police training (Regina Sask) our chin up/ pull up bars were up against a cinderblock wall. There was no possibility of cheating by kicking your knees up.

 

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ahsposo

·Sep 11, 2026·Most fun screen name at ΩF

You can sort of see a trend; there may not be a Fountain of Youth, but there's prednisone.

 

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lillatroll

·Sep 13, 2026

I have a little back ache, I am going to start doing core strength work.

My lower back hurts a little. I fell 60ft/20 meters off a mountain smashed into a tree and landed on a big rock.I crushed one of the discs in my spine.

No medical interventions required except very very strong painkillers, which I stopped taking after 3 days, (they were bloody amazing) and not doing anything strenuous while the cartilage grew back. X rays showed I was less than a millimeter away from being paralysed. Thank god for small margins.

I was having a go at paragliding but just before we went off the edge, a gust of wind twisted the parachute and we dropped like a stone. Never really fancied paragliding after that.

 

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Garden Veggies

·Sep 13, 2026

Speed2Sea

I developed the same issue nealry a year ago after doing a lot of walking on a trip to Tokyo. It's really, really painful. However, I was able to completely resolve the issue after using an adjustable stretch board I bought on Amazon. Best money I ever spent. I tried a roller ball, frozen water bottle, etc.with zero results. This simple board did the trick and I still use it everyday as a preventive measure.

thanks for the helpful tip. mine appeared after my first and only half marathon last year. ended up getting a very similar stretch tool this August and wow - wish I knew sooner!