Originally Posted by COYOTEMAGIC
Is it really low? Mine is lumbar 4&5 basicly it's so low in the back it's a pain in the arse!! Stretching exercises help. Lots of sitting doesn't. When standing for a long period of time, find something to prop one foot on, it takes the strain off your back.
Same here, only Left 5th lumbar pinched. I start out in the morning, relatively pain-free, but as the day wears on and I am on my feet too much, the compression gets worse and worse and by 5ish, I can sometimes barely walk. At my age and condition, surgery is out of the question, so live with it.