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Originally Posted by rose1985
I just saw this, I had surgery on my L-4, L-5 discs. I recovered and was doing great. Then I went into a complete psychosis and ended up in the hospital. I was put on Seroquel and gained 50 lbs. Since then my back is just awful. It's the lower back, hurts to bend and do much of anything. I just take ibuprofen and Tylenol for it.
Core exercises should be ok, I can try them and make sure I stretch really good. I appreciate your help.  any ideas are welcome! |
I'm not an expert in this space so I will start with the disclaimer that you should immediately stop any of these exercises if they bring you more pain. A bit of of soreness is to be expected though as you begin if you've been out of practice for a while.
Here's a short cardio workout option
Here are some ab exercises you could try
This is a low impact chair workout. I'm not sure if any of these moves would flare up back pain, but it may be worth a shot
Also, if you type 'exercises safe for back pain' into the Youtube search there are a bunch of options for stretches and yoga exercises that are meant to assist with the pain itself and strengthen your back. Working some of those options in seems like a good idea.
Start slow and work your way up. Any changes you make are valuable!