Multiple layers of pantyhose causing back pain

[Jesskm]

I don't know if this problem is unique to something I'm doing since I've never seen anybody else ever mention it, but when I CD with multiple layers of pantyhose, by the time I get home hours later, my lower back muscles are really tight. By the next morning I can barely get out of bed and stand up straight without sharp pain shooting through my back.

I'm sure you might be wondering: Why do you wear multiple layers of pantyhose?

1. It keeps my silicone hip/butt pads in place (and my tuck! :))
2. gets rid of pantylines caused by the butt pad granny panty.
3. Seems to slightly feminize my boney boy legs.

I start with Leggs "Profiles firm control shapewear baselayer, then 2 additional layers of Capezio dance tights. Then I put my leggings on over that.

[Megan Nicole]

Gee. I felt uncomfortable just reading through all the items. I probably wear tights more than hose, but my go-to pantyhose are Leggs Sheer Energy. They seem to fit pretty snug.

[Teri Ray]

MMMM never heard of hose causing back pain. Are there high heels that go with the hose?? I would think high heeled shoes may contribute to back pain not hose.

[alwayshave]

Could it be your heels? Not the panyhose.

[Stephanie47]

Welcome to the forum. I would venture to guess the cause of your back pain is not the pantyhose. My gut reaction is the hip and butt pads with extra pressure of multiple hose is putting undue pressure on your back. Muscles, tendons and nerves are use to certain positions, whether correct or not, and deviation may cause aches and pains. Also, you aren't wearing five inch spiked heels too?

[Jesskm]

I'm already 6' tall so I avoid heels most of the time. I just wear some comfy flat booties.

The pain is happening right where the waistband sits. So that's why I'm assuming it's caused by the hose being too binding.

[greeneyes]

Welcome! I sure hope you live somewhere COLD!!! That is a lot of layers!!! It sounds like that is what you prefer though...so maybe you should google some lower back exercises so you can strengthen those muscles so whatever is causing the issue is a little better!

[Stephanie47]

I'm already 6' tall so I avoid heels most of the time. I just wear some comfy flat booties.

The pain is happening right where the waistband sits. So that's why I'm assuming it's caused by the hose being too binding.

I would think that's where a lot of pressure may be exerted on the spine. My New Year's recommendation is to have an x-ray done on your lower back. You may have a bulging disc.

[Seana Summer]

. My New Year's recommendation is to have an x-ray done on your lower back. You may have a bulging disc.

This sounds like a real possibility. Also are you wearing the right size hose?? too tight????

[Wen4cd]

I had a bit of pain from an overtight waist area when wearing 5+ layers of hose. (it's not a hosiery fetish thing, it's the standard drag queen technique for blending hip padding to your legs and butt) I've also found the waist likes to eventually fall lower and lower ruining the shape.

My solution for both was this: Go to walmart and get "tarp clamps" and clamp them at the top, at your sides, on each hip, grabbing all the layers, and make a sling suspender that hangs from the shoulder under your bra strap (out of 1" elastic).

This not only keeps everything up where ity should be, it relieves a lot of stress from your midback and puts it on the shoulders. The tarp clamps are reasonable low profile. Mine usually dissappear under a steel-boned without showing a bump.

[Sara Jessica]

Sorry, unless one is hiding leg fur (which is an unfortunate situation and another conversation altogether), there is no reason to double up, let alone quadruple up on hosiery. I get back pain just thinking about it. If multiple layers are needed up top, Spanx type of garments are more than suitable.


I would think that's where a lot of pressure may be exerted on the spine. My New Year's recommendation is to have an x-ray done on your lower back. You may have a bulging disc.

X-ray won't show any disc issue, that is soft tissue. MRI would do the trick.

[docrobbysherry]

Maybe I can offer some suggestions, Jess. Since I stopped wearing corsets because they began driving my sciatic nerves crazy. And, I wear hip and butt pads whenever I dress. Ready? Here we go:

I only need to wear one thin panty girdle to hold up all my pads. (I have about 10 different sets). Including my heavy, Dress Tech, silicone hip pads.

U may be buying control top pantie hose. Try wearing regular panty hose instead. Much less painful.

The best butt pads r laminated to the straps that hold them on. They r preformed and have feathered edges so u don't need to hide the edges at all like lumpy padded panties. I just ordered a new one from China for $4 and have bought them at Walmart for about $15

U may have a bad back like I do. If so u can strengthen your core with stretching and crunches. I do a routine every morning while my tea is cooking. Takes me 12 minutes and my back is better than it was 20 years ago!

Hope that helps?

[Teresa]

Jess,
It sounds like you are wearing too many restrictive layers and giving yourself a circulation problem. I believe in Australia they trying restrict women from wearing skinny jeans too long , certainly not recommended when flying they can cause a thrombosis .

I find tights do give me a discomfort in my lower back, stockings and suspenders are far better but then I don't wear lower padding so I don't need to wear the extra layers all I need is pair of medium control panties to keep things tucked away .

[Krisi]

The pain is happening right where the waistband sits. So that's why I'm assuming it's caused by the hose being too binding.

That's a good assumption. How about trying a larger size of pantyhose? Or some other way of holding up your pads.

[JenniferMBlack]

There is an old adage gose doc it hurts when I do this. Doc : well don't do that.
Sounds like your pinching a nerve weather with the hose or some other way. Or maybe just argrevateing an already pinched nerve.I am not a doctor but I get shooting pain in my back a lot because of pinched nerves and see a chropractor once a week to make them feel better.

[Maria 60]

The only time I remember something like that happening was when I was wearing pantyhose under my jeans. My mother had a drain back up and called me, when I went to help clean up the mess I didn't want to bend down to maybe show my panties and pantyhose from my back. Trying so hard not no bend I was bending and twisting in different ways that I pulled my back. Sometimes we move different not to show and we use our muscles differently.

[Tracii G]

Too many layers to begin with and your hip pads must me made of lead then.
I have found with home made foam hip pads if you wear tight panty hose or too many layers it will cause the pads to slide down.
I use either one layer of support hose larger than what I would normally wear or light leggings or tights.
The foam pads stay put with no problem.
With the dress tech pad I use leggings or tights and everything stays put.
I don't see how you can move with all those layers on much less sit down.
I would think you are dealing with a circulation problem and pressure on your spine.
I have one pair of panty hose that the waist hits a certain spot and it cuts the circulation off to my left leg.
Try a different approach and let us know if it helps.

[Jenny22]

First, welcome to our forum! We know very little about you since you didn't add any personal info to your profile. Some times personal data, even if brief, can help your sisters in offering advice.
I'm surprised you can even walk or bend knees when wearing all those leg things! Is it also to cover hairy legs? Are you going out "for hours" fully dressed, hip and butt pads, too?
Get a tight spandex type panty to hold the pads in place. Consider wearing thigh highs instead of multiple pantyhose to take pressure off of waste sensitive areas.
Experiment! Others have offered very sound advice. Add info to your profile so we know more about you. Have fun!

[Jesskm]

Thanks for the feedback everyone.

To be more specific, I'm using both the Dress Tech hip pads and the butt pads. The pantyhose layers help me get rid of the VPL from the butt pad panty. And on the rare occasion I wear a dress or skirt, it then functions to conceal the hip pads as well.

Any recommendations on specific products I can buy that would involve only one layer?

[Stephanie47]

X-ray won't show any disc issue, that is soft tissue. MRI would do the trick.

You'll want to see the x-rays of my spine. All my spinal defects are clearly evident in all the vertebrae from my cervical, thoracic, lumbar and sacral. It's not just the an issue of bulging but also the misalignment of the vertical column, and, frankly the lack of space between the disc....bone on bone. I think my doctors are able to infer some issues with the spinal column with a low cost x-ray rather than an expensive MRI.

[Sara Jessica]

My point Stephanie is that to view the existence and/or extent of a bulging disc, an MRI is the most common diagnostic test. Sure, x-ray will show the fallout by way of narrowing or loss of disc space but it'll tell the physician nothing with respect to whether the disc bulge or herniation is pounding on a nerve which is causing pain, radicular or otherwise.

Of course, none of this is substitute for OP to see a doctor...and to stop wearing multiple layers of hosiery!!!

[ClosetED]

I am a doctor, so I would skip the X-Ray and the MRI. (I even posted pics in my white coat)
I would say the most likely cause is too much pressure from the hose, compounded possibly by the position of the pads. There is known syndrome of men's wallets in the back pocket putting pressure on nerves causing symptoms down the leg. So the pads held in tight by hose may be putting abnormal pressure there. My first thought was heels, but then you clarifiied you do flats. I am 6"2" and still wear 5" heels, but I am not in public.
X-rays, as Sara Jessica pointed out, do not show discs. But half of EVERYBODY have bulging discs, so that is really a normal finding. And even a herniated disc is not uncommon - 70% of 70 yr olds have a herniated disc and no back pain. It is the nerve root compression that is the issue to be looked for on MRI. And you do not mention symptoms consistent with that.
I would change to just one pair of pantyhose and not worry that much about VPL - women do not. Seeing it would make you look more feminine! Or buy the laser cut ones. Or get panties with built in pads.
Hugs, Ellen