Back problems from unicycling?

My back really hurt after Unicon, and my brother usually complains about
lower back pains after a day of riding. So I guess you're not the only
one. It goes away in a few days so don't worry too much about it.

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maybe is the muscles

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i never thought about it maybe think about adj your seat

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I suffer from back pain, but like, I am unsure if it is caused by my
unicycling or only aggrevated by it. One thing is for sure, my back
really starts hurting when I do unispins, or any trick where my back is
hunched over. Maybe stay away from these tricks for a while until it
gets better.

Jas

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Try raising your seat hight, back when I was only riding a MUni I had
the seat incredibly low, and I did trials demo on it and my back was in
a lot of pain the next day. when I got my trials and rode that around
for a while, then I went to ride my Muni and I realised that when I was
hopping I had to reach way down to get the handle causeing my back to
be in pain

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edsbelly said:

Hey all,

Lately I've been having a really sore lower back. I don't know whether
this is because of the unicycling or from lifting heavy objects.

I have always been pretty strong kid. A few weeks ago I was lifting
some pretty heavy chunks of wood for Dad. Afterwards I felt fine. I
have been fine since then until monday. On monday I was playing
basketball for school and I noticed that my back was starting to hurt.
I thought nothing of it.

Then yesterday I had to do some running for sport at school and I
noticed that strange pain in my lower back again. I sat out and
decided that it would just go away.

When I got home I decided to get some footage of a few little tricks
that I've been working on and when I was picking up my seat from a seat
push, I felt a sharp pain in my back. I went inside and put on some
deep heat and didn't move much for the rest of the night, because I had
a faint pain there whenever I moved.

The only recent thing that I can think of that may have cause my back
pains is the unicycle ride that I went on on sunday. I tried some
pretty big drops and maybe I didn't land properly.

The question I'm really trying to ask here is "Has anyone else had
unexplained back pains which may have been caused by unicycling?"

I know my friend, Josh (onewheelnatural) has had some problems, but
maybe it's just the country air.

Ed

You have to be the most self-medicating 15 year old alive. 🙂

Yeah, unicycling hurts your back, as does heavy lifting. And many other
things, and when your back hurts, then...oh well, your back hurts. I've
never seen someone as young as you care so much about a little pain.
😉

btw, I don't mean to be rude, I just found how much you cared funny.

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There has been another thread recently about lower back pain from
unicycling. Patmoore (????) springs to mind as starting it. There might
be some info in that that would be helpful.

Cathy

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yeah my friend has had back problems not from unicycling but he cant do
much on a uni now cuz of it hurting

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edsbelly said:

Lately I've been having a really sore lower back. I don't know whether
this is because of the unicycling or from lifting heavy objects.

Most back problems come from having weak back/stomach muscles.
Especially dangerous situation is when you have large disproportion in
strength of your back vs. stomach muscles. Most people have stronger
stomach muscles but terribly weak back ones. This way forces
influencing your spine are unbalanced which causes problems and lots of
pain.

Most obvious solution is exercising to strengthen both back and stomach
muscles. If you know your stomach muscles are not bad, focus on the
back and vice versa.

A simple exercise is lay on your stomach with hands straight in front
then lift up *left* hand and *right* leg. Stay for 15 sec. Then change
hand and leg. Repeat 10 times. Do this every day and after some time
your back should be better.

Another good exercise is presented on the last page of the Uni
magazine.

Hope this helps 🙂
Jedrzej

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I have a sore back from using Unicyclist.com.

No, really. I sit at my computer with bad posture, and spend too much
time on this site. My lower back bothers me sometimes, usually at
night. Fortunately it has not been a problem for unicycling.

In the past I have bent over to pick something up off the floor, and
stood up into major back pain. The causes of back ailments can be
sneaky and build up over time, and not necessarily be related to the
activity you were just doing. In other words, none of us is an expert
on the subject, so beware of what/who you believe.

j-n said:

Most back problems come from having weak back/stomach muscles.
Especially dangerous situation is when you have large disproportion in
strength of your back vs. stomach muscles. Most people have stronger
stomach muscles but terribly weak back ones.

For unicyclists, the trouble could be strong back vs. weak abs. Riding
a unicycle gives you very strong lower back muscles, but doesn't do
much for your abs unless you do certain types of riding. Generally if
you're doing a lot of hopping, like Trials or Street, your abs will get
a pretty good workout as well.

In the 80s, there was a brief bout of news articles about an ailment
called "Unicyclist's Sciatica," a form of back pain supposedly related
to unicycling. Though the back pain was real enough, I don't think
there was every any actual study to link it to unicycling, just reports
from a unicycling clown that he related his back problems to his
unicycle. He rode with the seat too low. Many beginner-level riders
have their seats too low, and ride all over the place in a
back-intensive, bent-over position. The same problem could exist for
Trials or Street riders, or anyone else who rides a lot with a low
seat.

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edsbelly said:

Hey all,

Lately I've been having a really sore lower back. I don't know whether
this is because of the unicycling or from lifting heavy objects.

I have always been pretty strong kid. A few weeks ago I was lifting
some pretty heavy chunks of wood for Dad. Afterwards I felt fine. I
have been fine since then until monday. On monday I was playing
basketball for school and I noticed that my back was starting to hurt.
I thought nothing of it.

Then yesterday I had to do some running for sport at school and I
noticed that strange pain in my lower back again. I sat out and
decided that it would just go away.

When I got home I decided to get some footage of a few little tricks
that I've been working on and when I was picking up my seat from a seat
push, I felt a sharp pain in my back. I went inside and put on some
deep heat and didn't move much for the rest of the night, because I had
a faint pain there whenever I moved.

The only recent thing that I can think of that may have cause my back
pains is the unicycle ride that I went on on sunday. I tried some
pretty big drops and maybe I didn't land properly.

The question I'm really trying to ask here is "Has anyone else had
unexplained back pains which may have been caused by unicycling?"

I know my friend, Josh (onewheelnatural) has had some problems, but
maybe it's just the country air.

Ed

I've had back pains but they werent that bad. I get it mostly in the
joints in my legs like knees, ankles and where the leg connects to the
torso part

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