I’m hoping some Deadlift gurus can help me out. Last couple of months I’ve been having pain in my mid-back from deadlifting. I’m pretty sure it’s my diaphragm.
I do my best to maintain super stricked form, all legs. I keep my back straight and stiff. Head up, shoulders back. I’m more likely to have the pain if I use a belt. I usually do Sumo style but I have the pain either way. Have any of you experienced this and do you know how to deal with it? Thanks.
Are you doing your dynamic stretches and foam rolling?
[quote]on edge wrote:
I do my best to maintain super stricked form, all legs.
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I’m pretty sure it’s not your diaphragm.
[quote]on edge wrote:
I’m hoping some Deadlift gurus can help me out. Last couple of months I’ve been having pain in my mid-back from deadlifting. I’m pretty sure it’s my diaphragm.
I do my best to maintain super stricked form, all legs. I keep my back straight and stiff. Head up, shoulders back. I’m more likely to have the pain if I use a belt. I usually do Sumo style but I have the pain either way. Have any of you experienced this and do you know how to deal with it? Thanks.
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Can you post a pickedure of your form?
[quote]cap’nsalty wrote:
I’m pretty sure it’s not your diaphragm.[/quote]
It may be his belly button.
In all seriousness, it sounds like you have a rib out.
Go to a chiro and get it popped back into place and then lower the position of your belt a little.
You should be fine.
[quote]tigerak02 wrote:
Are you doing your dynamic stretches and foam rolling?
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Yes and no. I have a foam roller, I’ll give it a shot on the area.
[quote]cap’nsalty wrote:
I’m pretty sure it’s not your diaphragm.[/quote]
Why?
[quote]human743 wrote:
on edge wrote:
I’m hoping some Deadlift gurus can help me out. Last couple of months I’ve been having pain in my mid-back from deadlifting. I’m pretty sure it’s my diaphragm.
I do my best to maintain super stricked form, all legs. I keep my back straight and stiff. Head up, shoulders back. I’m more likely to have the pain if I use a belt. I usually do Sumo style but I have the pain either way. Have any of you experienced this and do you know how to deal with it? Thanks.
Can you post a pickedure of your form?[/quote]
If I ever get around to asking the little woman to teach me how to download images. I know, I know, I’m pitiful.
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
In all seriousness, it sounds like you have a rib out.
Go to a chiro and get it popped back into place and then lower the position of your belt a little.
You should be fine.[/quote]
I don’t think it’s a rib. It’s a very general area and not sharp pain at all. Also, It doesn’t really hurt when I’m not Deadlifting. Except for the first time when I wasn’t real careful with it.
[quote]cap’nsalty wrote:
I’m pretty sure it’s not your diaphragm.[/quote]
Looks like your right. Not the diaphragm. Now think probably the intercostal muscles.
Well, then instead of asking foradvice on the internet with a one sentence description of your symptoms, go see someone.
I still think it might be your belly button, or perhaps your liver.
[quote]on edge wrote:
apwsearch wrote:
In all seriousness, it sounds like you have a rib out.
Go to a chiro and get it popped back into place and then lower the position of your belt a little.
You should be fine.
I don’t think it’s a rib. It’s a very general area and not sharp pain at all. Also, It doesn’t really hurt when I’m not Deadlifting. Except for the first time when I wasn’t real careful with it.[/quote]
[quote]apwsearch wrote:
Well, then instead of asking foradvice on the internet with a one sentence description of your symptoms, go see someone.
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Didn’t mean to get you upset. I’m just asking if anyone has had the same pain and how they delt with it. I think it’s reasonable to ask this on this type of forum before seeing a doc. Afterall, there are thousands of deadlifters on this site. It is more likely that someone here has had it and delt with it than than some doctor has seen it and successfully delt with.
Seriously, a doctor will say don’t DL for a while. I can figure that one out on my own. I already see a Chiro, he hasn’t helped. It’s not really bad enough to see someone anyway.
Not upset. Just think it is kind of a shot in the dark. It never hurts to go get adjusted and some soft tissue work done.