OT back pain

[Samuel]

well I just wanted to see what everyone else does for it. any good tips? do chiropracters make it worse in the long run?


thanks

Samuel

[wato]

Samuel I have had back pain for anumber of years but has been bad for the last 12 months. I came across a product made by natures way basically a tablet consisting of natural herbs and extracts(not something that I would usually go for) but pain gets you to try some things out of the ordinary. So I tried this product called superflex back pain and I can highly recommend it I took it for 2 months and now am off it my back is not cured but at least the pain is greatly reduced and I don't have to walk around like a half closed pocket knife anymore. Not sure if you can get it over there but if you can it's worth a try.
They have aweb site www.naturesway.com.au if you can't get it there is listing of the ingredients and maybe you can something similar in a different brand.
Cheers.

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[Carl]

You might try lying on your back on the floor with your legs up on a chair so that you are bent 90 degrees at the hips and 90 degrees at the knees. Every few minutes pull your knees to your chest and hold them there with your arms, then after a minute or two, put your legs back on the chair. Another thing some people swear by is hanging upside down using a block and tackle to get yourself in that position. A small light duty block and tackle is actually made just for this purpose. These tips came from my mother in law as fortunately I dont have chronic back problems like she does.

[Mike W]

I pulled a muscel in my back a few years ago. I went to a chiropracter that doesn't do the bone cracking stuff. He used a electro shock device, didn't hurt. I got back to work after 7 days.

[ibewgypsie]

Called a inversion table.. You clamp your ankles in the collars raise your arms and invert.. When you are ready to get back out you lower your arms and the C-G changes back and you flip back up... IF you are already in back pain, flipping upside down is not fun. About $260...
Big Joe, a 375lb ironworker "bud" broke it once (busted his head on the floor), the weight limit is 300.. I had to reinforce it with pipe.. You have settings for differenty types of people, some like to do inverted situps.. some like to flip rapidly and get thier spine cracked like a chiropractor does.. IT does not flip back upright by itself with either setting (lots of adjustments on center of Gravity) , you have to pull it back upright or have help. Big Joe's intertia exceeded the design specs by a large margin..

Another item is a traction device that clamps to the footboard of the bed, I don't like being restrained..

I have a permenant disability. Had to deal with it for years.. Not any fun, learning to deal with it is part of life for me. I try not to let it slow me down.

My spinal discs are wore out. Thin.. nerve compression is a problem. In the morning you are about half a inch taller then in the eve.. measure it..
when you get older your discs collapse and you need that extra 1/2" of decompression to relieve pressure on nerves..
I suspect, nerve impingement causes multiple sicknesses and organ failures due to improper spinal control. (wiring) But then I have no proof..

OHH, and a korean girl showed me a Tau Chi move, you partially squat, put palms vertical about 1/2" apart in front of chest and begin chi concentration (like you are doing before a martial arts brick or board break demonstration) Focus... straighten knees, back, and arms rapidly upward at once while Exhaling rapidly.. it snaps and cracks your spine from your hips to your neck.. This removes my pain about 80% of the time, the other 20 I have to go to bed... ANY dehydration (by alcohol usually) makes it worse..
My engineering buddy says I am crazy.. He says it is also inertia.. My head weighs about 12 pounds and like a whip it pulls slack in all the discs.. But what does he know, he can't crack his..

David

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[abn]

If you sit or drive alot and carry your wallet in your back pocket...try carrying it in a front or vest pocket.

[Bill Cook]

I've gone to chyropractors for two seperate lower back incidents. The first was an obvious and stupid overload. The second may have been partially depression related (but real). Both times my back got better. And I stopped going.

It's been over 10 years, and I'm fine at 54. I work on heavy things, and heat the house with wood.

Both "Doc's" helped me without dammaging me.

Being active, not pushing my slowly decreasing limits, and BEING HAPPY are my preventive measures.

bc

[wierdscience]

Drink more water,you know that plain flavored stuff thats clear,most often comes out of a faucet and lay on the floor every other night flat on your back,Other than that if your over wieght like I am lose it!It also deon't hurt to take a calcium/magnesium suppliment.I'm doing all three,back hasn't felt this good in years.

[SGW]

There are any number of pain-relieving concoctions such as Ben-Gay, etc. I've had pretty good luck with something called Flex-All. A heating pad of some kind can help too.

[DR]

Lose weight, do sit-ups. Many (most) back problems can be traced to weak abdominal muscles.

In my experience of those I run into with back problems most are in poor physical condition.

Forget the "magic" cures, pills, lotions, etc. Get in shape and work smart.