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Osteoporosis and lower back pain
Osteoporosis & Bone Health | Last Active: Jul 27 11:00am | Replies (64)Comment receiving replies
Hi,
I am 83 and have had osteoporosis for many years, I do not take any drugs…my choice. For me, exercise is the only way to prevent lower back pain. There are specific exercises that will help. Aside from daily walking, I have 3 active senior gym classes daily. We learned how to stretch and how to stretch our hamstrings. I stretch my hamstrings in the morning (using my kitchen table)..each leg a minimum of 40 seconds and also at night…sometimes during the day. We are all too sedentary and sit too much . I find myself doing short spurts of stretching and mini exercise routines throughout the day. If there are no senior gym classes available to you, try to find some online stretching routines and do them religiously. It will make a world of difference in how you feel.
Also, check your diet and try to eliminate any inflammatory foods you may be eating. Adopt this approach of exercise and diet and you will see your mental and physical self improve so much you won’t recognize yourself. Doctors seem to go straight to drugs as a solution. Obviously, in my case , I don’t agree.
Good luck
FL Mary
FL Mary
Replies to "@kdickerson Hi, I am 83 and have had osteoporosis for many years, I do not take..."
Muchas gracias por compartir su experiencia.
Tengo 59 años y me acaban de detectar osteoporosis. T -3,7.
No quiero tomar medicación. Solo vitamina D3, ya que la tengo muy baja y empezar con un plan de entrenamiento con peso, además de caminatas y pilates.
Mañana veré a mi endocrina, para comprobar los resultados de las últimas pruebas.
Gracias por compartir
@FL Mary
You are doing well with exercise.
Do you have any knee osteoarthritis as that can put a damper on exercise.
Have you always exercised during your life?
Hello FL Mary,
I just happened upon this site. I hope this finds you well.
I also do not want to take any drugs...my choice; even though the doctors say I need to now. My lumbar spine score just came back -3.4. I was very upset about this but really want to try to make this number better without meds. I started to go to a gym (just need to make sure they give me the correct exercises for my spine). I just realized what I have doing at home for Yeats was all wrong (touching toes, twisting etc). I wonder if that made my number worse??
Can you tell me what you do for supplements? I take a vitamin D3 (2000 units) daily. I am also on a statin and aspirin so need to make sure other supplements are okay to take with those. Any information you can give would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you!
~ Patti
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What are inflammatory foods?
I know it is not good to eat too much sugar.
I have "Bursitis" & think it must be connected in
some way with diet.
I am 80+ and always feel better with exercise but do
take Calcium & Alendronate ( prescription). Kay