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What Causes Back Pain After A Hour Of Walking?

My lower back hurts after a hour of walking. I gain relief by sitting. I m 49, 5 8 160lbs, active only on weekends (i.e yeard work, trips to the store, etc...) I sit all day behind a computer and walk lees than a mile a week. I suspect my shoes, several years back using my Rockports helped. I perfer Van type skateboard shoes after work. Now any shoe or sandal doesn t help. Do the new MBT s, earth shoes or the the newest rocker type shoes help?                                                                  
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Hi there, thanks for your question at HCM.

It is not in usual to get back pain after an hour of walking. It is good news that u don't have pain on sitting and also that the pain does not go into your legs , with no numbness. Since its only back pain, core stabilisation and back strengthening exercises can help you gain strength and endurance. Also since your work involved sitting , I would suggest you to go through websites giving information in ergonomics , that is correct posture for working in a sitting posture. I am sure once you follow these you will get significant relief over 2 to 3 months. If your pain still persists or increases after that, I would suggest you to get an X Ray and MRI to make sure everything is in order. But no investigations as of now.

Hope this helps.

All the best.with regards.

Dr.SBK
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What Causes Back Pain After A Hour Of Walking?

Hi there, thanks for your question at HCM. It is not in usual to get back pain after an hour of walking. It is good news that u don t have pain on sitting and also that the pain does not go into your legs , with no numbness. Since its only back pain, core stabilisation and back strengthening exercises can help you gain strength and endurance. Also since your work involved sitting , I would suggest you to go through websites giving information in ergonomics , that is correct posture for working in a sitting posture. I am sure once you follow these you will get significant relief over 2 to 3 months. If your pain still persists or increases after that, I would suggest you to get an X Ray and MRI to make sure everything is in order. But no investigations as of now. Hope this helps. All the best.with regards. Dr.SBK