Back Pain and Stiffness Gone?
In the last few weeks I came to realize that I no longer had the occasional stiffness in the morning. The stiffness I had was not a sciatica type pain, but rather just a stiffness without the typical sciatica pain and tingling down one side. See http://www.sciaticabackpainrelief.com/health/?cat=34
So what happened? All I can think of is that I have not been sitting in my basement office chair for long periods like I was last year and even last summer. My work assignment was a special project that I worked on from home. Now, I am back at the office, commuting, sitting in my office chair, and also doing a fair amount of moving around and standing. So I go through a variety of sitting, standing, and walking motions rather than sit, sit, sit in the same chair. Actually, I believe I have read that it is a good idea to take breaks from constant sitting in the same position, so perhaps this new variety of movement and sitting position is helping. As a side note, my running is going better than ever as well. I run 3.75 miles every other day at a pace of between 7 and 8 minutes a mile.
So if you are having back pain, try a variety of chairs, and take frequent breaks. It could prove to be quite helpful.