Why does gardening make my lower back hurt so bad?
Continuous bending and stooping during yard work strains the core and lower back after just an hour or two of labor. This fatigue forces people to take frequent breaks and prevents them from getting through a full day of maintenance.
Overview
People affected2 accounts across 1 forum
Workarounds found3 items attempted
Community agreement5 total upvotes
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1taking more breaksDid this help you?
- 2using long-handled toolsDid this help you?
- 3considering lightweight hip-assist harnessesDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
r/Landscaping2 people · September 2026