hurt my back while playing DDR, anyway to not do this again?

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I played for wayyyy to long today and now my back hurts sooooo bad, and I can't sit or even stand for that matter without it hurting. I know its from DDR, is there any way for this not to happen again? Probably not play for such a long time, and take breaks? XD thx...
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akm3 · Trick Member Joined: 28 Jan 2004 Location: Spokane WA

Strengthen your 'Core' muscles by doing weight lifting and isometric exercises that specifically target the 'Core' muscles.

e.g. http://www.myinky.com/ecp/health/article/0,1626,ECP_756_2729322,00.html

Good luck!
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Flarone · Trick Member Joined: 13 Feb 2004

Hey, be careful. I remember getting a bit sore after DDR, but never in the back. I would suspect that it's probably because you're stepping too hard on the steps. Do you have a hard pad (or at the arcade)? Are any other places sore? How long did you play? What difficulty level were you playing on?

Slowpoke · Trick Member Joined: 28 Oct 2003

You said yourself, you played "way too long". Just don't do that... listen to your body when it's telling you it's had enough.

Neemo · Trick Member Joined: 25 Dec 2003 Location: Houston

In addition to what these brilliant guys are saying remember this... its not the amount of plays that make you better but the experienced earned over time. You will not be better by marathon playing... you need time!

Dont try to overaccelerate your growth!
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Syxx · Trick Member Joined: 20 Feb 2003 Location: Chicagoland

Trade in your DDR games at gamestop and use the money to buy beatmania. That way you can just sit on your buttocks and you'll never get injured.
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SillyWabbit · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 12:58 pm Post subject:

Dang, that's tough. I remember the very first time I played. I was thinking since I could dance that I'd be able to do Heavy... those arrows were like, well you know. I was like

But thought I was bad @ss and tried anyway, I sprained my big toe

And that sucked pretty bad...

Just thought I'd share...

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Nikorasu · Posted: Thu Mar 18, 2004 1:12 pm Post subject:

Maybe you just pulled something. It happens. Take it easy and don't play at all for a few days or until the pain stops. If it continues though, and you get sharp twinges of pain, you might check into it to make sure you didn't slip a disc. Hey, I just thought of a great parody for Spin The Disc: Slip The Disc.
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