My Back!

ProcircuitCR80 · Newbie Joined: 04 Aug 2004 Posts: 27

After riding for a while my lower back by my rear foot starts to hurt . how can i stop this from happening? once it hurts i have to let go of the rope and sit in the water until the pain goes away.Please help

danbrett · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 9:32 am Post subject:

how fast are you going? i no for me when the boat is going slower my back hurts a bit and i get tired, maybe you need to speed up?

MojoPin · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 10:16 am Post subject:

it shouldn't hurt like that....Maybe you should get it checked.. Confused

colefooter · Posted: Aug 11, 2004 10:18 am Post subject:

Maybe change your stance..

also absorb landing with your knees.. if you don't it goes strait to the back.

has happened to me a few times, not fun ..

BleedingDead · Outlaw Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 110 City: Granbury

maybe your just developing muscles there... i remember when i used to get real sore there

AndyAndy · Addict Joined: 09 Aug 2004 Posts: 660 City: cutchogue

yea wen i first started riding i had the exact same problem.....ur lower back gets real sore and u gotta just lay for like 10 minutes until u feel alright...........i talked 2 a doc about it and he said that i was just developing muscle there....u usually dont use those muscles much and wakeboarding strains em alot so ull get used 2 it iwth time......also getting ur stance right helps......if ur riding crouched over like ur on a surfboard itll make ur back foot hurt and probably helps cause the lower back thing 2, remember 2 stand tall knees kinda bent and keep the handle at ur hips.....thatll help 2....good luck

Mitch3 · Criminal Joined: 24 Jul 2004 Posts: 80

my back leg shakes after i'm done wakeboarding

HYPERLITE_103 · Criminal Joined: 11 Aug 2004 Posts: 90 City: Windsor

maybe its your stance maybe its the way your landing or riding..try some adjustments maybe like the binding placement or faster boat speed. Or maybe your back is in need to get checked

RhondaStarr · Newbie Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 21 City: Seattle Area

I had that happen when i first started too... I think that it is that you are using a new muscle you don't normally use in a regular day, but what helped me alot is when i got more comfortable i leaned back more while riding which eased the pressure on the area. Keep riding, it will go away in no time.

Numberone_Newbie1 · Criminal Joined: 26 Jul 2004 Posts: 73

Pop a few advil or pain killers when it starts to hurt. Also try one of those heat pack things on the hurting area of your muscles.

The Birdman · Newbie Joined: 29 Jul 2004 Posts: 26

i might know the prob! its too chopy where u ride, it has happend to me. not fun

Lastthingusee · Criminal Joined: 02 Aug 2004 Posts: 60

Yeah if you ride in chop your whole run you will almost always be aching afterward.

_Vishnook_ · Outlaw Joined: 20 Feb 2004 Posts: 182 City: Wauwatosa

I too had the same problem. Try to spread out your stance some. That helped me, also by just riding some more will help you muscles.

matt1808 · Wakeboarder.Commie Joined: 05 Feb 2004 Posts: 1981

no don't spread the stance, it can be caused by too wide of a stance. or you aren't standing up enough.

astro209 · Soul Rider Joined: 09 Oct 2003 Posts: 279 City: Nor*Cal

Sometimes I take a Motrin before I go out, that usually takes the edge off for me. Everyone else is right though, if it is just soreness and not actually sever pain, and it goes away in a couple of days, then you are just developing muscles that you have not used up to this point. If it is a sever pain, and it does not go away when you stop boarding, or lasts for more then 4 days or so, then you should see a doc. As you board more and more, you will develop your stance to a point that will be most comfortable for you. Just don't be afraid to try new things (move the bindings around, rope position etc... ) and it will come naturally...

gotama176 · Soul Rider Joined: 19 Aug 2004 Posts: 341 City: Columbus

Try stretching too. I know your not getting ready to run a race or anything but it seems to help. Make sure to stretch out your legs, in particular your hamstrings. If they are tight they make your back tight which in turn....sucks.... The other posts are right about building muscle too, the more you do it the less it hurts everytime you go out.....

Go_Ride17 · Criminal Joined: 23 Aug 2004 Posts: 73

You forgot one thing, it really helps to be warmed up first. Just like if you were to go play hockey or run a race, if you begin to stretch with cold muscles you could hurt yourself just as bad as if you just went and rode. Stretching does help though, and your warm-up could be a 1-2 minute jog just to get some circulation.

wakeboardemilyweeee · Newbie Joined: 24 Aug 2004 Posts: 2

man it just hurts for awhile- itll pass with time.