text: my lower back hurts....? well im 5'3 and i weigh 180 and im 14 over the summer i was active and stuff you know running around and when i got back to school my back started hurting is it becasue of sitting alot or is it like a urinary problem i mean like it is like around the tail bone i cant bend down you know i can move regularly but when like i get up from sitting it hurts and i cant strech i've been to the doctor but they told me that it wasnt an emergancy becasue my back started hurting in september and it is april is there anything i can do do reduce or take away the pain ? thank you 180 pounds is considered obese for your height.  you need to lose weight to really help the problem, but in the meantime, look into accupuncture.  it has helped my lower back pain tremendously and is usually covered by insurance.