Working With Back Pain....

[Hoss]

I found back pain to be closely associated with weakness of stomach muscles and I agree with Shorty about a good masseuse, too. One thing that has worked for me is using a balance ball with free weights. Sit on the balance ball with feet firmly on the floor with weights in each hand. Then do sit ups while balancing on the ball raising your torso and the weights at the same time. This is unlike a floor sit-up that puts pressure on your coccyx and you can condition across multiple axis's quickly and efficiently. A few sets of 30 or more during a day will have great results. That core strength helps my lower back immensely. I haven't had any problems for years.