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Is Severe Lower Back Pain Due To Push Ups?

hi, my name is Eliana and i developed lower back pain for the last 2 months. i have seen a quiropracter and acupuncturist and the pain is better but i am doing my excursuses and started doing push ups 3 times a day 10 of those and now i have severe middle back pain. is that because of the push ups?
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Push ups at this stage definitely costs you with severe pain in middle or lower back. Stop exercising and start just physiotherapy after taking a short rest of 3 to 5 days. Dont go for push ups until pain is relieved.
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Is Severe Lower Back Pain Due To Push Ups?

Push ups at this stage definitely costs you with severe pain in middle or lower back. Stop exercising and start just physiotherapy after taking a short rest of 3 to 5 days. Dont go for push ups until pain is relieved.