I've had a longstanding back problem twice, first for several months and then for about five years. I got it playing football (soccer) and skiing. Very frustrating as I was unable to do the things I like without pain. Or rather, I felt like I was constantly straining my back and the sensation also transcended into the upper part of my leg.
I'm shorter at one of my legs so I always suspected that might have been one of the reasons. Or maybe a nerve was getting sqeezed. Whatever the reason, I have now zero problems with this, barring some rare occurences.
The thing that fixed it was starting to exercise the muscles around where my injury was and where I felt pain (in my case lower back and the very upper part of my leg). I hade been going to the gym for years but never really exercised these parts, which obviously needed to be strenghtened.
By the way, going to a chiropractor really helped me as it assured me my problem was manageable/curable and I received a very positive feedback from him. Initially I made the mistake of going to doctors which didn't help at all. The thing is most doctors don't have the knowledge or skills to fix most back problems.
I learned a lot from it. For example, that a good way to cure yourself is not necessarily just to rest, but to strenghten yourself in the injured/sick area.
Hopefully this can help someone.
I'm shorter at one of my legs so I always suspected that might have been one of the reasons. Or maybe a nerve was getting sqeezed. Whatever the reason, I have now zero problems with this, barring some rare occurences.
The thing that fixed it was starting to exercise the muscles around where my injury was and where I felt pain (in my case lower back and the very upper part of my leg). I hade been going to the gym for years but never really exercised these parts, which obviously needed to be strenghtened.
By the way, going to a chiropractor really helped me as it assured me my problem was manageable/curable and I received a very positive feedback from him. Initially I made the mistake of going to doctors which didn't help at all. The thing is most doctors don't have the knowledge or skills to fix most back problems.
I learned a lot from it. For example, that a good way to cure yourself is not necessarily just to rest, but to strenghten yourself in the injured/sick area.
Hopefully this can help someone.