Pain from skates

[DINO 0]

Is it possible for different skate brands to cause pain in your lower back? I was using Graf's for a while and recently switched to one90's and started getting pain in my lower back?

[davis 0]

Could be the change in the pitch of the skate causing that...though your case is kind of a reverse of what I figured would cause pain.

Going from a forward lean (assuming you had Cobra holders on the Grafs), to the pitch of the One90 could be the culprit of your back pain.

[Jordan 13]

Could be the different pitch that the blades have. You can get them profiled or have heel lifts put in...search for profiling.

[Zac911 317]

just curious-- do you have a short leg? not sure why you are noticing it from one pair of skates to the next, but a short leg is a big reason for lower back pain. need more history than just " i switched from brand x to y ". there could be alot more going on here than you know, but because you recently changed skates it may APPEAR to be the skates.

[krwwc6 0]

I changed skates a few months back. Went from Mission S-500 with the pitch set at +1 to a pair of Graf 707's with custom + TUUKs.

Now that I look back on it, I had horible back pain. . . so bad I couldn't walk right for a few days, and when I got up the next morning couldn't even move.

I had no idea what caused it, but it probably is directly related to the difference in pitch and the fact that you are on your heals more.

The pain never really happened again other than those first two times, so maybe it j ust takes some getting used to, since your lower back is straining more than usual.

[DINO 0]

would you guys recomend getting the g5s agaian, but i realy like the fit of my one90s and was looking to get the one95s. what pitch should i get, and i do have heel lifts.If the grafs dont hurt my back i would rather my back not hurt.

[Jordan 13]

You shoud use whichever boot fits best for your foot. You can have the 0ne90s profiled to feel exactly like your Grafs. I suppose that you could even put on a set of Cobras.

[Zac911 317]

You shoud use whichever boot fits best for your foot. You cab have the 0ne90s profiled to feel exactly like your Grafs. I suppose that you could even put on a set of Cobras.

totally agree with that statement.

[gxc999 7]

Have had the same issue in years past. You usually can just skate it out after 3 or 4 sessions. If it continues even after your attempts at fixing it, see the doc...

[hunterphfr 12]

Put on a pair of pitch 3s and find the pitch that feels best without making irreversable changes.