I am a very active 65 yr old male, I do get lower back pain when I over work myself .. playing golf is very hard on my back... it cause pain and tightness.. it limits me from playing to often.. I recently started taking naproxen sodium, which is great for inflammation.. The lower back pain cleared with this med. but moved to the right side of my back.. which I was thinking was a muscle pull.. but now pain is on my lower right side.. pretty intentice,not a sharp pain... I know am not over take any meds.. could something else be going on! Or could the pain just be migrating from a muscle pull? Alan
Hi there. For an active 65-year-old male your symptoms mainly appear mechanical in nature. Unless it is a lower back pain which is radiating down to your leg or associated with loss of control in your toileting activities/ urination etc., there is not a major need to worry. What's happening is that your para spinal muscles are going into spasm due to the prolonged bending that happens while playing golf. I would suggest some para spinal muscle strengthening exercises and core muscle strengthening exercises from your physiotherapist.