Threw my back out big time. Need relief advice until I can get to the doctor.

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

.... Plus I grew up in the 60s when we would lick toads if it would make us feel funny.

I must confess that I've eaten other stuff since the T3...but it wasn't for pain

...and a long time ago...

[Googam]

I have had lower back pain for years from a ruptured disk. If yours is similar to a slipped disk, try the McKenzie Back Exercises. There's lots of info on the Web. Here is a basic video demonstration. Make sure to relax your lower back when lying down, don't tense on the push up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBOp-ugJbTQ

[Jim Richards]

Originally Posted by manbridge 74

Stretching my hams worked for me. Go extremely slow.

^^^this, at least it works for me. I stretch my hamstrings multiple times per day.

[fintstone]

Tight or injured muscles in the lower back are often the cause and they put pressure on the spine/nerves. Pain reliever combined with a few minutes on an inversion table helps mine. Relaxing in just the right position in the right recliner helps too (not quite fetal) with and adult beverage helps too. Also a lot of sex helps (orgasm relaxes the lower back muscles) if you can find a somewhat comfortable way to do it. Tell wife it is more effective than massaging your back and it is doctor's orders.

[wayner]

Believe it or not, my lower back pain is usually caused by tight shoulders and shoulder blades.
Stretch those too and your lower back will loosen some.

Also, lie on a hard surface to sleep on your back. Bend your knees a bit and put pillows under your calves. The first time I tried that I lie there for a while with some meds and slowly some muscles relaxed and I felt and heard a big pop. Ahhhh relief.

That might be your best sleeping position for 3 days.
If you prefer to lie on your side put a pillow between your knees.

[porsche4life]

Have you tried a chiropractor? I'll get bad and a stop at the local back cracker makes it all better. We have a local place that will do a $20 walk in visit.

[Danimal16]

Originally Posted by Googam

I have had lower back pain for years from a ruptured disk. If yours is similar to a slipped disk, try the McKenzie Back Exercises. There's lots of info on the Web. Here is a basic video demonstration. Make sure to relax your lower back when lying down, don't tense on the push up. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBOp-ugJbTQ

This is what works for me. I also use a swiss ball and some simple core exercises. But the McKenzie works well. Walking works, but the elliptical helps the most making sure to use the poles and to perform reverse elliptical as well as forward motions.

Regular tylenol, minimum dose (did use T3 for about two weeks for resting). Alternate with Ibprofin and aspirin. Heat and Ice.

[BlueSkyJaunte]

1) Sleep in fetal position on a firm-ish mattress
2) Upon waking up, get onto floor, lay on back with knees bent up for 5-10 min
3) Stretch hamstrings regularly

FWIW my wife conned me into going to the gym with her once. I used the elliptical and was like a cripple the next day. I'll stick to calisthenics.

[Tobra]

Originally Posted by TimT

I have an inversion table in my bedroom... I find it helps me when I tweak my back....

Careful with this. If it is a disc problem, you can do more damage.

Ice, then heat, then ice, 4 minutes, 1 minute, 4 minutes, start and finish with cold, 20-30 minutes out of each hour.

Is it upper or lower back and how did you do it? For lower back, I find if I lay flat on my back and elevate my legs with the knees flexed to about a 90* angle it is pretty comfortable.

[dlockhart]

Originally Posted by stomachmonkey

I just recently picked one up.

I don't care what people say about its effectiveness.

All I know is when I get off it I feel a lot better and go longer before I start feeling crappy again.

Same with Glucosamine/Chondroiton, does not work for everyone but I'm a mess without it.

Originally Posted by TimT

I have an inversion table in my bedroom... I find it helps me when I tweak my back....

However, if you read the results from a web search.... studies find it ineffective, and possibly harmful to people with high blood pressure, heart disease, glaucoma...

I get on mine and flip... and hear a snap crackle pop and hold for a spell.. rinse repeat.. seems to work well for me... your mileage will vary

I am another inversion believer. I may use it only a few days a year and for a few moments at a time, but it sure seems to help.

[tabs]

You did something to the Spinal Cord? Muscles go into spasm.

Advil anti inflammatory and pain reliever which will relax muscles and reduce spasm in the back. Then go see MD to find out what ya did?

Everybody is QUACK, QUACK, QUACKING.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by tabs

You did something to the Spinal Cord? Muscles go into spasm.

Advil anti inflammatory and pain reliever which will relax muscles and reduce spasm in the back. Then go see MD to find out what ya did?

Everybody is QUACK, QUACK, QUACKING.

LOL, and here you are, adding more duck sounds.

[Gus Berges]

First and foremost, go see a doctor. Seems from your post that you are on your way there soon.

As someone who had a motorcycle accident 15 years ago and broke 6 vertebrae and compressing 2 to 50%, take my word for it, "I feel your pain". Each back pain is different, so take my free advice for what it's worth...

Lay down on the floor with a small pillow behind your neck. Have someone take your legs and lift them onto a dining room chair so your thighs bend at 90º near the waist, and your knees another 90º to rest the calves on the chair bottom. Stay there for as long as you can. This will remove all weight from your back.

You can try a heating pad with a humid towel, that way it becomes "humid heat" and better penetrate your lower muscles and release the tension. When done, have someone help you put your legs down and help you roll over to the fetal position while maintaining proper neck/head/spinal column aligned.

As for pain medications, I rather not comment on what you should be taking. Do know that if your get Percocet (Oxycodone/Paracetamol) or Robaxim (Methocarbamol) it can make you "loopy". During my multi-month stay at the hospital, I had an IV just for morphine, and that was not enough at times to completely stop the spasms and convulsions.

Hope you heal sooner than later!

[GWN7]

Originally Posted by Tobra

Careful with this. If it is a disc problem, you can do more damage.

Ice, then heat, then ice, 4 minutes, 1 minute, 4 minutes, start and finish with cold, 20-30 minutes out of each hour.

Is it upper or lower back and how did you do it? For lower back, I find if I lay flat on my back and elevate my legs with the knees flexed to about a 90* angle it is pretty comfortable.

^^^^^
This

Ice to reduce swelling and heat to promote blood exchange (healing)

You can also lay on your back on a hard surface, arch your back, wrap your arms under your knees and gently rock back and forth. This will align your spine if needed.

[calimedeiros]

I had this happen to me a few weeks ago
bent down to get my told bag and bang hurt so much holy ****
could barely walk off the roof had to take the next 3 days off
had an ex ray done to make sure it wasn't bone related it wasn't
wierd how a muscle can cause that much pain
doctor gave me 2 pain killers
took both later that night my stomach went crazy and was up all night with major pain and some blood in my stool
looked at the side effects of one and bang first one was stomach pain and possible bleeding never I took that one again
went to health store and got some Devils claw natural herbs pills worked ok
be careful with the drugs you take

carlosmedeiros.youngevity.com

[cantdrv55]

Doc gave me Vicodin which I took just now.


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[motion]

Hope you feel better! Post up once that vicodin kicks in

[BlueSkyJaunte]

Originally Posted by SilberUrS6

LOL, and here you are, adding more duck sounds.

That's DOCTOR Tabs, to you!

Originally Posted by cantdrv55

Doc gave me Vicodin which I took just now.

Up your fiber intake. Those things will plug you up good. Last thing you want to do is end up straining on the bowl with a bad back.

[SilberUrS6]

Originally Posted by BlueSkyJaunte

That's DOCTOR Tabs, to you!
Up your fiber intake. Those things will plug you up good. Last thing you want to do is end up straining on the bowl with a bad back.

LOL, yes on that first part. And absolutely on that second part. For every Vicodin you take, eat two apples. Trust me on this.

[jyl]

Weirdly, I get no relief from Vicodin. I've been prescribed it a few times, it never does a thing for me. I go straight to oxycodone. I hope you are feeling better as we speak. Getting older - not old! - is no fun.