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Suggest Remedy For Persistent Pain In Back
I m 76 years of age. I feel good when I get up in the morning-usually about 3:00. Every other day, I work out at Planet Fitness for about an hour and 10 minutes. I do the treadmill for 25 minutes at 4mph and 4% rise. The rest of the time I exercise the arms, legs, and shoulders. Whether I exercise or not, by noon, I get real tired and my back begins to hurt. I have to sit down and rest a lot. This has been this way for the past six months. I hope there s an exercise that can help me. I don t take any prescription medicine. I do take some vitamins.
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Tue, 17 Feb 2015
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You ma take additional back muscles strengthening exercise in morning and may reduce on treadmill period,back extension exercises are learnt under a physiotherapist.I feel long treadmill may be straining your lower back joints and muscles.Also have breaks of short periods in between your 1 hour schedule
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