How you should practice your padel game if you have back pain so that you don’t make it and your condition worse.

Back pain can interfere with your daily life, especially if you’re an active person. But if you’ve had back injuries or lower back pain recently, you can still be active. The key is to know which movements to perform if you have back pain and those to avoid.

Padel exercises can help you recover, strengthen weak muscles and increase flexibility in more sensitive areas. Over the years, several studies have shown that physical activity reduces pain symptoms not only for low back pain, but also for conditions such as arthritis. Studies also show that strength training programmes improve short and long term pain symptoms.

Weak back muscles don’t help the spine carry its load, putting unnecessary pressure on the spinal discs.

That’s why maintaining your central back muscles is so important to prevent back pain.

Tips for exercising if you have lower back pain

When it comes to exercising with back pain or any other kind of pain, conventional wisdom is divided into two opinions: rest better or suppress the pain. But the truth is, neither of these approaches is necessarily the right approach in all cases.

There are several factors that influence back pain, to determine them you must ask yourself: what is causing your back pain? What was your activity level? What are your symptoms? How, when, and how long has it been hurting? Unless your back pain is caused by a serious injury such as a fracture, chronic disease or spinal tumour, most cardio exercises, like playing padel, and low-intensity strength training can help control back pain. That’s because exercise strengthens muscles to support the spine, while stretching improves mobility in the back and surrounding muscles.

Most importantly, research shows that if you still have mobility, make sure you maintain a minimum level of activity even if you have back pain. Inactivity can make the situation worse. You shouldn’t stop exercising for fear of pain, it’s better to keep light and constant activity by playing padel with friends and with the whole family.

If you are suffering from any pain after an injury, consult a doctor or physiotherapist before undertaking any exercise and starting to practice playing padel. Doing the wrong exercises too intensely can delay your further recovery.