Is it normal to have lower back pain after squats?
Squatting can cause lower back pain when the neutral curve in our back is not maintained throughout the movement. A telltale sign of this is a rounding of the back and a loss of a curve in the lower back, often seen towards the bottom of the squat.13 Apr 2017
Should you do squats if you have lower back pain?
In some physical therapy regimens, squats are actually recommended as a full-body strengthening exercise for people who have sustained a lumbar spine injury. If you've mostly recovered from the injury but still feel a dull aching, squats may be able to help you retrain and heal your muscles.