Lower Back Pain Ruins my holiday

Dave Mac wrote:There's something a bit odd here. The flare-up occurs only towards the end of a holiday.

So, maybe all the things that have been mentioned are in there, but, the one thing that is different on holiday is the bed. If your home bed is unusually hard or soft, then your sleeping posture will differ. The effects of this would accumulate during the week, and manifest itself towards the end of the week.

markski wrote:I used to suffer from back pain for many years. On the advice of a friend I started having lessons in the Alexander Technique. After a few lessons my pain was noticably less and my posture improved.
Trencher is right, we spend a lot of time tensed up. The Alexander Technique is a really good way of learning not only to release that tension but to *prevent* tension in the first place. This helps us move more easily and prevent pain brought about through mis/over use.

Oh, and you can apply it to improve your skiing!*
have a look at http://www.stat.org.uk and http://www.stat.org.uk/pages/skistory.htm

*running, swimming, walking etc.