The suitcase that is just over the airport weight limit, lifted into the train anyway, and then carried up a flight of stairs at your destination with your hands already full. Mid-August is still holiday season for a lot of people, and that brings a type of lifting your body is not used to on a normal day.
Why holiday luggage strains you more than you expect
You rarely lift a suitcase straight up. It is usually a twist, half bent over, arms stretched out to get it over that last step. That is exactly the combination your lower back does not like: a rotating movement under load, with little support from your legs. On a regular working day you rarely lift like that, so your back is not prepared for it.
The pain often does not show up in the moment itself, but the day after, right when you are supposed to be relaxing.
Where a massage helps
For sudden strain in your lower back, a targeted back pain treatment is usually faster than waiting to see if it goes away on its own. If travel stress or a disrupted sleep pattern is part of the picture too, a broader relaxation massage can be a better fit.
At Masseur Joost in Hoofddorp you can also book this right after coming home from holiday, including on weekends.
Masseur Joost, Hoofddorp
Back not feeling right after lifting?
Relaxation massage or a targeted treatment in Hoofddorp. 55 minutes, €60.