I threw my back out yesterday. Advice needed.

Chiropractor.

Side posture adjustment usually fixes me.

Sometimes hanging will allow it to realign itself.

Find a pipe or doorframe or something that you can hang from.

I also have an inversion table that helps (sometimes)

Ice first then heating pad. Advil, aleve, muscle relaxers... And booze. Lots of booze. Lol jk. Rest and feel better

Stretch through the pain. It hurts, but worst thing is letting it stay tight and not moving it.

Thanks, I'll try the hanging thing.

So, once it goes out, I can expect it to happen more? Sucks.

Pretty much has me grounded. I'll try any fix now

Learn how to bend and lift it will heal learn not to do it again

Smoke weed

I didn't lift anything, bent down to pick up a piece paper on the floor. Didn't even touch it before this happened.

I don't recall doing anything unusual while bending at all.

*sigh*

Whatever you do, don't see a physician who will prescribe steroids and anti-inflammatory pharmaceuticals.

It sounds like a ruptured lumbar disc. I've had two of them.

Best advice is to find and correct the root cause, which is usually bad posture, hypokinetic dysfunction, poor lifting habits, spinal misalignment, or a combination of them.

I second the recommendation to see a chiropractor. That's who's best suited to help identify and recommend how to correct the root cause.

If you spend a lot of time sitting, you absolutely should invest in something like this (using them has helped train me to have better posture when sitting, so in the long run the mechanical support provided by them is no longer necessary)

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Arthritis to likely to set in about 20 years from now, so in a couple of decades Pau D'Arco will be your best arboreal friend.

I actually bought one for my desk about 3 months ago.

I'll call the chiropractor in the morning if this doesn't let up.

It sucks. I'm not young so, this could just be my body falling apart.

I have a trick back like that goes out every few to five years...best thing for it is rest. and advil...

How long does it take to get better?

Take a tablespoon of turmeric powder and mix it with two tablespoons each of equal parts honey and coconut oil. Rub it in where it hurts, put a paper towel over it and use a stretch bandage to keep it in place. The turmeric is oil soluble and will absorb through your skin and help bring down any swelling which will help reduce the pain you're feeling.

It's something I use to help with the RA in my knees. It's a godsend. If you are not allergic to black pepper, you can add a teaspoon to the mix, it makes the anti-inflammatory effects even stronger.


Good luck.

3=5 days usually...

Crap. I guess it could be worse, though.

Thank you

Lay down on the floor flat on your back for 10 minutes, 2 or 3 times a day. No pillow, stretch out your legs and head from your main torso.
This will help straighten out the spine and let the muscles relax.
This really helps me a lot when I have pulled my lower back.
A soft bed is not what you need right now...

Don't just lie in bed or sit in a chair... You need to get up and move around.

Be very careful, but once or twice an hour get up and walk a little bit, even if it's just to the kitchen and back.

Find a good position to sleep in, otherwise you will be even worse in the morning. Sometimes a couch is better than a bed, find what works for you.

Also, get some capcaisin muscle rub and put it on your lower back. It will burn like hell but it helps.

I'll try it!

It's going to be hell trying to get back up, but I'll try it.

If I don't respond for several days, it's because I'm stuck there

Oh and also let me second the earlier suggestion for booze... Getting good and hammered will help.

Dont lay down... go for long walks.

Laying will only make it worse

I did sleep on the couch last night. I really didn't sleep though. Seemed the straighter my body was, the pain eased some.

All I have right now is icy hot. Been using that this morning with ibuprofen.

I feel, for the folks who have chronic back issues.

This is no joke.

That won't be an issue.
After no sleep last night, I'll make sure tonight, mixed drinks are on the menu

Yeah I have battled with it my whole life. At least you were inside when it happened... One time I was at work cleaning up a huge pile of broken glass on the roof of a building.

My back went out and I was stuck rolling around in the pile of glass for like half an hour before I could finally get up... Then I had to get off the roof!!! I damn near fell off the ladder.

I wouldn't wish that shit on my worst enemy.

Sounds like a muscle tear. I had one before. They suck. Just take it easy and try not to bend too far for a week or so. I bent over and felt like a rubber band snapped inside my back.

Sounds like a muscle tear. I had one before. They suck. Just take it easy and try not to bend too far for a week or so. I bent over and felt like a rubber band snapped inside my back.

Just standing up requires the use of your lower back muscles to balance yourself.
You need to be relaxing these muscles, not using them by going for walks.
Lay down on the floor I tell you...
To later get back up you need to gently roll onto your side and then to all fours next to some furniture where you call pull yourself back up.

Now I am talking about pulled lower back muscles and I am assuming that is your problem. I've had it bad over the years and this has always helped me.
There are some stretching motions that go along with this but that is only after resting for 10 minutes flat as a board.

Wow, my heart goes out to you. Can't imagine going through this on a regular basis.

I was at the bottom of my stairs when it happened.
Took me an hour to get back to the top.

Sucks.

The best of all medicine is resting and fasting. Your back will be healed in a few days.

It's all in my lower back. As soon as I finish my coffee I'm going to try it.

I'll give you an update

Buy a Tens unit .My back is hammered . Even sex will hurt me if I'm not prepared or limber .

A tens unit on the muscles around the disks will increase heal time by 100 .

I also bought a real dead lift weight belt for more support at work or around the house .

It's a nightmare . Lots of fluids and rest .

Alcohol is not the answer but food grade diotamacious earth will be like a Viagra and get the blood flow to those nerve endings . Mix with juice or coffee/ tea . It's also a good natural Viagra .

I want to apologize for the kinda strange video but this guy has all the execercises that really help lower back.....

The exercise he says helped him most, where he lays on his back with arms out so he looks like a T and then bends his knee and rolls, that’s the one that really helps a lot


I’ve had terrible lower back issues for almost 30 years, these stretches really help.






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Last Edited by ~kpm~ on 01/28/2018 09:29 AM