Hips and lower spine.

[Thialfi]

Hi,

I have been complaining about having 'woobly legs' and 'not being able to move properly' for years. This condition has improved over the years and recently I went to an osteopath and a physiotherapist to get it checked out. I at first thought it was a problem with my spine but both of them (osteopath and physio) stated that there was nothing particulary abnormal about my spine.

On my lasy visit to the physio she stated that eventhough there was nothing especially abormal about my spine she did state that my lower spine was tight and she noticed that my posture when sitting down was worse than standing up, also osteopaths have stated that my lower spine is tight as well.

One thing I have stated that sometimes I do feel tightness in my sides and some years back it was so bad it felt like I had a tight belt around my sides and it restricted my breathing. To this date nobody really has been able to give me explanation as to why this happened and the physio after inspecting couldn't see why this could be the case. However I did tell her when I first started having the problems it was after sitting down to go the toilet and it suddenly felt as if the muscles in my sides had collapsed. The physio deduced that what may have caused this was my posture because she noticed that I slouched when I sat down and this is one of the reasons why I had a tight lower spine. I think it may also be worth mentioning I used to play alot of basketball and never used to warm up or stretch at all before playing. I then started having problems with my legs and then the incident with my sides happened afterwards. This has been the beginning of my problems with my legs and sides.

Anyway to cut a long story short she gave my some exercises for my lower spine. However I decided to do some research and what I found out was that if you have problems with your lower spine you have problems with your hips and this affects your mobility. So logically this is what is causing my problems, bare in mind the physio noticed that my right hip was really stiff at first but was able to make it better after some stretching ( I did also my mention my right hip used to really hurt but has gotten alot better).

Well I guess the question I'm asking is do you know any methods that could speed up my recovery apart from stretching? I was thinking of buying a massager that I could use to massage my lowerback and.....possibly an inversion table I hear that it could be good for your back. I have recently come into a bit of money so if something could really speed up my recovery I might be willing to spend a bit of money....if it works.

I am naturally a physically active person and this is depressing me because I can't exert myself fully.

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[nbastedo]

It sounds as if you're already on the right track to dealing with this. If stretching alleviates the symptoms, it seems like the obvious way to go. To prevent further injury, I would also review what chairs you are using and engage in core training.