How are mens and womens backs different?
Testosterone causes ligaments, tendons and muscles in some (but not all) men to become tight and inelastic. Estrogen and progesterone loosen and relax women’s bodies. So, hormonal conditions may predispose backs to injury. Male spines may be squeezed under the hormonal tightening of muscles and ligaments until a disc fatigues and fails The relaxed state of female backs can result in vertebrae not receiving adequate muscle support and vertebrae may ‘float’ in excessive degrees until a disc distorts and bulges against a nerve. In rare cases, men’s backs can be too loose and women’s too tight, so the rule does not hold in every case. Happily, exercise that strengthens and stretches the back solves both problems: tight backs loosen and lose backs tighten. Learn how the BackHealth exercise routine does this.
