Back problems! Exercise every day or every other day?

[newbie3]

Due to back problems, I am unable to do exercises lying down or standing up. I can only do exercises while sitting down in a chair or on a bed.

This means exercises such as pullups, pushups, squats, bench press, etc. are out of the question for the time being.

At my disposal, I have dumbbells: 10 pound, 15 pound, 25 pound, and 40 pound. I have 2 dumbbells of each weight.

I would like to figure out a routine that, while suboptimal for typical circumstances, is best for my situation.
So far, I have figured out I can do basic exercises such as bicep curls and seated shoulder press.
For the bicep curls, I usually do 25 pounds in each hand. This is fairly challenging, and I can do about 6-8 on each arm before failure or my form becomes bad. The 15 pounds is easier but still somewhat difficult to do more than about 15-20 repetitions, so I figure this is still a good exercise.

For the seated shoulder press, I am also using 25 pounds in each arm. I can do about 10-15 repetitions. I have tried using the 40 pounds, and it is very tough. I think I can manage a few but my form is questionable and this seems to be a little bit out of my weight range for now.

I also do some random movements like holding a 10 pound dumbbell in each hand and slowly bringing my arms to my side.

My main question is, because I have such limited options, do you think it would be best to do very high volume every other day? Or even every day? I know people usually say not to do the same weightlifting exercise without at least 1 or 2 days rest in between, but I figure these exercises are more like pushups or situps, something that I hear you can do every day, because I am not using much weight or doing anything too intense.

So what do you suggest? I was thinking of continuing to do these exercises and also just kind of swinging around the 10 pound dumbbells for awhile (in a very controlled manner, mind you). I figured this might sort of simulate the type of labor that people who move heavy objects around all day experience, albeit on a smaller scale. Do you think this is a good idea? And should I do it every day or every other day?

[newbie3]

Basically, my overall question is: Is it a good idea to do the same exercises every day (no rest days) as long as you don't feel soreness? Keep in mind these are high volume, low weight exercises.

[ulsak]

that light weights could be excersised everyday. It's really very restricted condition thought. I think you should get another opionion from your doctor.