# Lower back spasms and massage

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [June 11, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-back-spasms-and-massage/585082 "2011-06-11T05:11:58Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 11, 2011, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lower-back-spasms-and-massage/585082/1 "2011-06-11T05:11:58Z")

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My cardiologist has told me to walk every day, beginning at 1/2 mile and gradually increasing the distance. This is torture for me, because I get horrible lower back spasms after the first couple of minutes.

I’m thinking of going to a professional masseur.

So . . . for those of you who get lower back spasms, have you gotten massage therapy? Does it help? Does it prevent spasms or merely deal with one you’ve already got? Would I have to get a massage every day?