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Re: lower back pain

Posted By: Severne
Date: Tuesday, 19 September 2006, at 4:06 p.m.

In Response To: lower back pain (Jenny Green)

The longer I paddle, 20 years so far, the more I am convinced that many back and discomfort ills in kayaking are caused by/related to/negatively affected by tight hamstrings. The bent knee position via the hanstrings results in backward pelvis tip. The tighter the hamstrings, the more the backward tip of the pelvis.

All the literature and advice on ergonomic position for sitting shows that the knees should be lower than the hips. This puts the pelvis in a position such that the spinal column bones just stack up in a proper posture with very little effort-they evolved to fit together in this stack. Unfortunately, kayaking is a knees up position and you need very flexible hamstrings to get the pelvis in the right position for the spine. And when it sags, the lower back takes the brunt.

Messages In This Thread

lower back pain
Jenny Green -- Monday, 11 September 2006, at 9:28 a.m.

Re: lower back pain
Kris Buttermore -- Monday, 11 September 2006, at 11:54 a.m.

There Are Other Causes ...
Ken Blanton -- Monday, 11 September 2006, at 2:58 p.m.

You didn't actually list any others so...
Kris Buttermore -- Tuesday, 12 September 2006, at 10:08 a.m.

Re: lower back pain
Steve Ulrich -- Wednesday, 13 September 2006, at 9:28 a.m.

few degrees of freedom
Kris Buttermore -- Wednesday, 13 September 2006, at 12:13 p.m.

Re: few degrees of freedom
Steve Ulrich -- Wednesday, 13 September 2006, at 4:59 p.m.

Re: Clearance
Kris Buttermore -- Thursday, 14 September 2006, at 6:10 p.m.

Re: Clearance
Steve Ulrich -- Thursday, 14 September 2006, at 6:36 p.m.

Re: Clearance *LINK* *Pic*
Kris Buttermore -- Friday, 15 September 2006, at 12:10 p.m.

Re: lower back pain
Don Goss -- Wednesday, 13 September 2006, at 12:26 p.m.

Re: lower back pain
Ryan -- Wednesday, 15 July 2009, at 11:30 p.m.

Re: lower back pain
Petewp -- Thursday, 16 July 2009, at 6:52 p.m.

Re: lower back pain
Bill Hamm -- Saturday, 18 July 2009, at 2:12 a.m.

Re: lower back pain
Robert N Pruden -- Thursday, 30 July 2009, at 9:10 a.m.

Re: lower back pain
Severne -- Tuesday, 19 September 2006, at 4:06 p.m.

Re: lower back pain
Debby -- Tuesday, 3 March 2009, at 12:05 p.m.

Re: lower back pain *NM*
cody -- Saturday, 7 March 2009, at 10:52 p.m.

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