I’m Deconditioned

There’s a term in the back pain field that’s called deconditioning. Conditioning is when you improve your muscle tone through strength building activities. Deconditioning is the exact opposite. You begin to limit what you do because your back hurts. Just like conditioning makes your back muscles stronger, deconditioning makes your back muscles weaker. The more you refuse to do activities, and the less you move, the weaker your muscles will get.

This can lead to some real back problems. When you avoid activity because your back hurts, you’re only going to make the problem worse. When muscles get weak they can’t support the spine the way they’re intended. Then the spine begins to have problems. The back pain can emanate from the muscles, the spine or both. It’s not a pretty sight or feeling. So don’t stop being active because of back pain. Instead you need to find ways to relieve the back pain.