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I was having a call with my old boss yesterday who is starting a company focussed on back health. He mentioned the back pain podcast which might be one for you to try?
A lot of the analysis shows that it’s really a lot about lifestyle and mentality
Tenderloin-
Ta, will definitely check out that podcast. Lot of truth to the lifestyle and mentality thing, there's a clear correlation for me between stress/anxiety levels and my back health, if I can call it that.
Saw physio this morning, my hips are misaligned with left hip incredibly tight and effectively shortening my leg. The joint itself seems to be fine but all the connecting bits around it are super tight and that'll be causing a lot of the back aggro. Stretching and soft tissue work over the next 3-4 weeks and no cycling, running or putting any weighted load through it. Can do bodyweight squats and such, anything that encourages full range of motion.
ElGonzo
Back in the gym this morning for the first time in 5 years. I've lost about 4-5kgs of muscle mass that I need to put back on if I want to carry on playing tennis and kitesurfing without being crippled each time I do them. Catch is I've got a dodgy lower back now (bit of scoliosis, sciatica, etc.) so barbell deadlifts, squats and anything where I'm putting weight across the top of my back is out of the question.
Views on trap bar deadlifts? I've never done them but I've been reading a bit and seems like they are popular for people with back issues.