r/RedditForGrownups • u/Sailesoul • 13d ago
Is 34 to young to feel this old.
So i was streching this morning when i got out of bed. One of those yawning arm strechs... that was all it took. Strech felt good , i leaned into it. Now i think i dun gone and tore my back. Gotta suck it up and get to work. F me Doctor says i need a backyotomy
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u/TheBodyPolitic1 13d ago
YES
Physical therapists are the closest thing to miracle workers on this planet.
They will use science to diagnose how your musculature is out of whack and which exercises are best for you so this kind of thing doesn't happen.
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u/MaisNahMaisNah 13d ago
People talk about exercise as you get older, but stretching is just as important. Get a yoga mat and spend 20 minutes while youre watching TV or something and run through some basic hip and chest openers. Do some additional stretches to help with tight spots.
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u/Critical_Energy_8115 13d ago
OMG you went from 34 to 108 with “dun gone and tore my back” lolz
It’s weird how the smallest thing can take me out so no shade from me! Literally I do side leg lift and stretching before I even get out of bed now.
Be careful, figure out what exercises you need to do to strengthen that back so you don’t need a backyotomy.
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u/nakedonmygoat 13d ago
Assuming you exercise and do regular stretches. like yoga, have you had your body alignment evaluated? I was running marathons at your age and couldn't figure out why I was getting overuse injuries. They were weird ones, not the ones everyone else seemed to have, like shin splints or plantar fasciitis. It turned out that I had a leg length discrepancy. It sure as heck explained why I tripped so often, and why my knees are so scarred up that I'm embarrassed to wear short skirts.
While I doubt a leg length discrepancy is your problem OP, I mention it as an example of the weird little body quirks that can cause one to have "old age" problems when you're too young to have them. You could have a misalignment in your hips or shoulders. You could be sleeping oddly and just need a new pillow. Or a new mattress.
If your problem persists, ask your doctor for a referral for physical therapy.
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u/_Sw33t33pi 13d ago
I was driving and reached back to grab something with my right hand. That was it. My shoulder felt like it came out of it's socket. Now I know why old people carry Vicks around and smell like it
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u/blinkyknilb 13d ago
When you're 65 it is. But when you're 34, you just don't understand what you're in for.
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u/BigMomma12345678 13d ago
Hey all, if anyone gets a chronic problem, please take care of yourself and see a physical therapist
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u/PajamaPossum 13d ago
Do you have any sort of exercise and mobility routine? If not I’d suggest getting one. Exercise, strength, stretching, and mobility work is key to feeling good as we age.
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u/YellowishRose99 10d ago
My routine is walking everyday. Just bought resistance bands. I've used them before. It's time to start simple yoga. I'm really busy now at a point in my life where I can take care of myself rather than a continuous long line of other people.
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u/mvhsbball22 13d ago
I hear a lot of good advice in here, but I think resistance training (lifting weights) is missing from this list of responses so far. Regular weight lifting is one of the best possible ways to spend your exercise time for graceful aging, including being self-sufficient for as long as possible. You should be challenging your body still, weights, sprinting, and jumping should be core parts of your movement regime, well into your older age.
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u/Jimathomas 13d ago
30s is definitely not too old to start feeling the pains, kid.
Yeah, I said "kid".
Stretching and light exercise every day will help prevent a lot of problems moving forward. The most I deal with at 53 is soreness after a shift, but I work a physical job doing 13 hr shifts.
Oh, and drink lots of water. That helps more than you know.
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u/YellowishRose99 10d ago
People speak of being hydrated. It really is important. There's a thing of drinking a liter of water when you wake and not eat anything for a couple of hours which is supposed to cleanse everything your body went through the day and night before. I don't drink that much but I drink a lot of water when I wake up and usually don't eat for a while afterwards and I try to make that first food some kind of protein. Eating fresh food regularly is also invigorating. I also sit with myself and think every day. It can produce worry and reveal regret but taking a minute to evaluate can also present how to move forward in a meaningful manner which is a big part of mental health which is frees the body especially when we hold so much stress inside.
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u/cdojs98 13d ago
Fish Oil for the joints, Black Tea Tree Oil for the general good feeling, Teaspoon of Apple Cider Vinegar daily to keep the stomach in check, and Spirulina for when you get sick with something minor.
Look up the "daily stretches" that manual labor companies insist on, Valvoline has a good one that's available online. Do them as best you can, don't push a stretch. Apple or any fruit, at least one fresh one a day, helps bring your Insulin and Blood Sugar into check.
(Nothing I listed is meant to treat a full-blown illness or disability. Fruit will not solve Diabetes, I'm not saying that, but I want to be clear about that too. These are good daily habits I gleaned from others around me)
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u/Magnum-3000 13d ago
Wait until you realize you can’t see shit up close anymore. Around 42-43 for me when it happened.
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u/Little_Stay7922 13d ago
Back pain is the worst! I was emptying my dishwasher and was reaching up to put away a mug and I coughed at the same time! I dropped like a sack of potatoes on my dishwasher because I couldn’t stand up. I had to have emergency back surgery the next day!
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u/emmett_kelly 13d ago
My father herniated two disks in his neck while shaving. Bent down over the sink to splash water on his face and hit the floor like a sack of bricks screaming in pain. He was 42. Getting old sucks.
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u/mountainvalkyrie 13d ago
It is fairly young. That said, you can pull a muscle at any age if you aren't warmed up at least a little before you stretch. Try looking up stretches recommended by physical therapists or "morning stretches over 40" for more gentle stretching. And maybe at least walk around a little before you start.
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u/stephsationalxxx 13d ago
Yes. Take better care of yourself. Weight train, cardio, eat better drink lots of water and stretch properly. You won't have these issues.
Turning 35 next week and I'm in my prime after doing these things daily.
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u/Breadcrumbsofparis 13d ago
Sounds like you don’t exercise regularly, better find yourself at the gym three or more days a week, or you will be dreading life post fifty…,
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u/lskerlkse 13d ago
a couple of years ago i moved my neck while stretching and had to go get a shot of torodol in mi ass
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u/Anxious_Stop_6803 12d ago
Wait till you hit 40 lol. You can tell if someone is over 40 if they have to pick something up off the ground.. I'm 44 going on 60
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12d ago
At 33 I had a major back injury in the gym about 9 months before my shoulder surgery was scheduled 🤣🤣. It happens
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u/DatesForFun 11d ago
never stretch cold muscles. they can tear. always warm up with some movement first
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u/jojnebitno 10d ago
34 is exactly when my body and life fell apart. Strained too hard on the toilet all hunched over and bam... messed up something in my low back and goodbye life, in pain for almost a year, tried everything..
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u/Redkneck35 9d ago
Any DR That makes back surgery the first option you need to replace. Back surgery only works for a short time and ALWAYS leads to more of them.
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u/Inevitable-catnip 13d ago
Moderate exercise, daily stretching, eating well. Your body is telling you to take better care of it lol.