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Comment on Will an exercise mat reduce back pain while doing crunches? by Tom

Tom — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:13:59 +0000

You always want to do an exercise like that on a soft surface, wooden floors are no good. A mat may help, but it really depends on what is causing your pain.
A big source of low-back pain is tight leg muscles, especially the hamstrings. Try streching your hamstrings out, bend down and reach for your toes and do 3 sets holding it for 20-30 seconds each day. After that, do the same stretch except this time bend your knees and touch your toes, if you are doing it right you will feel the stretch in your low back and slightly in the hamstrings.
As a personal trainer and registered nurse who has had many clients with back pain, unless you have an injury, most of the time it is due to tight leg muscles.
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Comment on Home treatment for lower back pain? by Green monster

Green monster — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:12:59 +0000

i know you said your friend has no money, but, he may have something in his house that will do…
Sometimes cold therapy is better than a heating pad, most doctors will say alternate cold and hot, so, i would say use a hot water bottle for heat and for cold put ice cubes in it, if he doesn’t have a water bottle, he can make a something for the ice out of a 20oz coke bottle that has frozen water in it, and prop up on one side, putting the frozen coke bottle behind him between a comforter or sheets or something, this may numb his back for a bit, or use frozen veggies out of the freezer and put a towel around them, but i would first put both the coke bottle and the veggies in plastic baggies, also, for pain, i know this is gonna sound strange, but it works, cold medicne with dextromethorphan and guaffisian is great for pain and i would just add tylenol or aspirin to that for pain relief, but just using the cough medicine may be enough, if he does get a few dollars, he might want to look for Bio Freeze at a pharmacy, it is a roll on pain reliever, it sure has helped me……. good luck (almost forgot…………..if he wants heat, he can take a bag of corn meal and put it in 2 pillow cases to make sure it doesn’t spill out, tie real tight then microwave for a couple of minutes to heat it up…. that is what my grandma did for us growing up when we had no heating pad, it worked for us.
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life and pain experience

Comment on Home treatment for lower back pain? by coachd

coachd — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:00:59 +0000

a great product to try would be "monavie active". its loaded with natural anti-inflammatory agents with cetylated fatty acids and glucosamine. check out the website "monavie.com". if you would like more information just send me a email. i would be more than happy to help.
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Comment on Home treatment for lower back pain? by dbgyog

dbgyog — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:50:59 +0000

There is no medicine for this problem so he doesn’t have money, no matter.
He should enjoy less sex and do less hard work.
Massage, heating and acupuncture is the best treatment. At least he should go for acupuncture if other remedies doesn’t help.
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Shree Swasthyayog; Treatment, TRG. & Research Institute
R.H.19, Jhulelal Society, Sec-2E, Airoli, Navi Mumbai- 400708.INDIA.

Comment on Will an exercise mat reduce back pain while doing crunches? by mxgurl14

mxgurl14 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:44:59 +0000

yea it will. but it would probably be best to buy a mat and just take pain medication before you start to do crunches
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Comment on Home treatment for lower back pain? by constablekenworthysboy

constablekenworthysboy — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:41:59 +0000

Tell him to always sleep on his side with a pillow between his knees, never sleep on his stomache. For a good stress relief, lay on the floor at the foot of the sofa and let your legs fall onto the cushions bending at the knee. Also, lay flat on the floor and grab one knee at a time and pull to your chest while pointing the other leg straight out. Don’t slouch on the couch! tell him to do stomach strengthening exercises and to always suck in his gut
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L4-5 surgery victim.

Comment on Will an exercise mat reduce back pain while doing crunches? by Zombie Chinchilla

Zombie Chinchilla — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:19:59 +0000

use your stomach muscles! Your back should only be hurting if you are using your back muscles, or if you have severe back problems.
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Comment on Home treatment for lower back pain? by jaghab007

jaghab007 — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 00:04:59 +0000

If the pain is originated in the muscles, then stretching, doing strengthening exercises and taking anti inflammatory meds such as ibuprofen will help. If it originates in the bones, that’s a problem for doctors to handle. If it is a muscle problem then, while watching t.v. have him do some stretches on a hard surface. Sit on the bare floor and try different stretch positions to see which ones cause the most pain, and work on those problem areas. Besides that, have him get off of his butt and stop watching so much t.v. The core of the body is the most important part to maintain because his problems will only get worse in the future if he does not do some abdominal or lumbar exercises. Investing in a heat pad will do some good too, but make sure to take aspirin or ibuprofen everyday.
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pre med student with family history of back pain

Comment on What is a way to cure chronic back pain? by gillianprowe

gillianprowe — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:54:59 +0000

Chronic is just that, life long, no CURE! Many things can help with the pain, but NO CURE!
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Comment on What is a way to cure chronic back pain? by Humdinger

Humdinger — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 23:42:59 +0000

Without really knowing what is the cause of your chronic back pain, it is hard to give you a definitive answer. I can relate my story and see if it helps you, though.

I had a ruptured L4/L5 disk. The back pain and sciatic nerve pain was excrutiating. They did a partial laminectomy and that lasted a few years.

It re-ruptured. They did another partial laminectomy. I said no more surgery, but relented. They did another partial laminectomy. A few years later, the pain was excruiting again.

I went through everything they could throw at me, including what you’ve been through and then some. A new procedure (at that time) came up. They implanted a spinal cord stimulator. It only afforded me 10-15% pain relief. The battery pack died after 4-1/2 years (it was supposed to last 10 years but they had to turn it up so high because of my pain level that it only lasted half as long). They implanted another battery pack with the promise that that one would last 10 years. It died after 4 years 2 months.

I said, "No more surgeries!"

In addition to the chronic back/sciatic pain, I also have fibromyalgia, arachnoiditis (caused by the first myelogram dye), Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction, Neuropothy in both feet, Restless Legs Syndrome, Osteoporosis, and Degenerative Disk Disease.

I live day-to-day with enough medication to kill most people, yet I function well enough so that most people don’t know how much pain I am in.

I have lived this way for over 24 years. And, yes, there were days when I thought of ending it, in case you have thought of that, too. [smile]

Back to your question, though. You may NEVER *CURE* your long term back pain, my friend. BUT, you may learn to manage the pain. Seek out a good chronic pain specialist. Let her or him help you manage your pain. Make sure that she or he is not afraid to write you prescriptions for the medications you need to manage your pain!

I hope I have helped you in some small way understand the road you have ahead of you.
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