 [ Symptoms ] chronic back pain at 23 what to do  ive had back pain for awhile now usually between my shoulder blades and sometimes in my lower back and neck i am a digital artist so im sitting in front of a computer most of the day and once i get into my work plus with my horrible posture ill be slouching for hours without noticing and by the end of the day my back is killing me its gotten to the point where i cant stand longer then an hour without burning pressure in my spine [ Disease ] the reason that you might be experiencing soreness in your knees could be due to a variety of different reasons i would first see how your body responds to doing other exercise that may be a little lower impact such as walking swimming kayaking water aerobics using the elliptical rowing stair climbing yoga or some strength training exercises you can determine if the problem is specific to the type of exercise that you are doing this way you might just be doing too much too soon with jogging try dialing back your current jogging routine by building in more days of rest in between exercise sessions spending less time per session or jogging at a slower pace you could also try experimenting by adding interval training into your routine where you incorporate intermittent bouts of jogging into your walking routine lastly try experimenting with different ground surfaces if you are jogging outside the grass or a dirt path might provide less impact than concrete also it might be worthwhile to invest in good pair of running shoes as well if your painsoreness persists in spite of making some of these changes then i would suggest meeting with a doctorspecialist and discontinuing jogging until you can find out what is causing this