Yes, though mine was largely self-inflicted by thinking I was still young at 60.
I used to do heavy building work for a hobby, then use the kids weights before my shower in the evening. Felt great...until one day I didn't.
Nobody told my spine that it was supposed to be 30, and the (several) MRIs showed spurs, stenosis, bulging, and supposedly one herniated disc. I carried on with a flying job because I didn't want to let the ailing company down. It became an inflamed mess...the all important telemetry from that area, probably totally corrupt, caused spasms up to low thoracic number discs. Remember, the computing going on is vast...keeping all those parts in line like a simulated flexible rod. Corrupt that data, and all hell lets loose.
I felt so good after stretching my spine, that I wrongly assumed that it must be doing good. Bad mistake.
I think in the mid 40s range, it's time to start the spinal exercises in earnest. But anti-inflammatory drugs, and rest, are often essential. The problem is, getting drugs to the spine, because of the absence of blood supplies.
This thing about targeting the right height for a stretch on a table edge. I find that I can't lift my 220lbs accurately by bending my arms, so, the table has to be the right height. I'm working on a do-upper at the moment, and a work bench I have is exactly right. I use it maybe 10 times a day really trying to find the right level. (L5 S1 feels much lower than you'd think) Now I don't over stress it, but just feel for a little movement in that area.
Bear in mind, I'm talking about battered old bones here.
Anyway, three yeas ago I was trying to walk 3 ill-disciplined dogs while on crutches, and taking a cocktail of very strong pain-killers. Life had become a real drag. Now, with more emphasis on keeping the inflammation at bay, I'm leading a fairly normal life.
Some people become more and more defensive about back pain, but keeping strong is vital. I dug irrigation pipes into a large garden, by using my knee as a fulcrum. I felt sooooo much better than when sitting at a computer all day. Where there's a way....
I've mentioned before, flying is not good for a lower back. While sitting the pressures are at their highest, and then added to that, there's hundreds of small movements in a normal day, that cause a bulging disc to be attacked by the edge of the bone, or to push back towards the chord. Not much, but over a period of years...
The spinal chord has three layers covering the nerves, and before this, there is a long and very strong ribbon of fiber running down the back of the vertebra - in front of the chord. Even with all this protection, any rubbing of the nerves due to restricted space, causes unwanted reactions. The spine tries to protect itself by going into spasm, and the cycle begins.