re: Lower back issues and exercises

I am sure it depends on what is causing but I can tell you what helped with mine. In my late 20's and most of my 30's I was a runner and had almost constant lower back issues, especially in my late 30's. Then I started lifting heavy including squats and deadlifts and have had zero back issues and I am half way through my 40's. It seems counter intuitive and I assumed I would blow my back out but it had the opposite effect.