Question back pain?

[BrettieAngell]

I've been off work since last monday becuase of pain in my lower back, i've been taking anti-inflammatries (since last monday) and painkillers (since thursday) and using deep heat and having a bath every day but nothing seems to be shifting the pain. Has anyone got any tips or advice they can offer?

 

[Yer Blues]

yeah man dont use deep heat. that wont do you any good at all.

 

[BrettieAngell]

yeah man dont use deep heat. that wont do you any good at all.

why is that mate?

 

[please delete my account]

I've been off work since last monday becuase of pain in my lower back, i've been taking anti-inflammatries (since last monday) and painkillers (since thursday) and using deep heat and having a bath every day but nothing seems to be shifting the pain. Has anyone got any tips or advice they can offer?

You have my sympathy.
I had this a few years back. It was agony just trying to do the basic things like putting on socks/underpants and wiping one's arse, so I didn't bother.

I would seek medical advice, or get some strong booze to blot out the pain.

Kind Regards

 

[SupaBlues]

I know this might sound strange Rich ,but when Sira had all her back problems the best thing she found to use was Olbas Oil. Was so much more effective than deep heat

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

How about hiring a dominatrix to walk all over you ??





Oh sorry, Hils has that covered already :p

 

[osymandus]

Acupuncture its on the NHS now , the most effective remover of pain and even on its own fantastic and with normal physico .

 

[steveo]

Exercise if you can. Either bike riding or swimming as you will use your muscles equally.

And this sounds ridiculous but worked for me, if you sleep on your side, put a pillow between your knees.

 

[OldBlueLady]

Told you Rich, get it looked at properly - my damaged ligaments went completely undiagnosed and I now have a permanent and irreparable problem in my lower back.

A good exercise to try is laying on your back with your knees bent and slowly lowering them to the floor to the right and then the left keeping your knees together - not quickly like what (!) the footballers do!

 

[Pubey]

go and get it checked out

 

[Sean 2]

Go back to the doctor and get some stronger tablets.
I had lots of back pain when we had the twins (lifting the little buggers out of the cot/car/buggy/bath).
One time i slept upright in a chair as i couldn't even lay down. The worst was when i had like a cramp spasm in the lower back, i'd scream out in agony!
I got prescribed some stronger tablets and just one and a half days later i was leaping about as happy as Larry (btw who is Larry and why is he so happy?).

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Go back to the doctor and get some stronger tablets.).

As long as it's not Michael Jackson's Doctor.

 

[Sean 2]

As long as it's not Michael Jackson's Doctor.

Took care of his back pain, no arguments.

 

[BrettieAngell]

I'm taking co-codomal, if its still the same by the end of the week then I will have to get back to the doctors and get something done about it.

I've been doing stretching aswell (because of my knee).

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Took care of his back pain, no arguments.

Michael was complaining that he couldn't sleep, so he put him to sleep, Permanently!

 

[BLUEBLOOD]

I've been doing stretching aswell (because of my knee).

You are just a one man disaster zone at the moment ain't ya ??

 

[Vange Shrimper]

You are just a one man disaster zone at the moment ain't ya ??

I think he is, bless him...

 

[BrettieAngell]

You are just a one man disaster zone at the moment ain't ya ??

Me knee is a different thing altogether but yeah basically you're right!

 

[BrettieAngell]

Went to the hospital and the doc I saw reckons I've strained a muscle.

Apparently doing my exercises is a big no no. He also prescribed Diazepam to help me sleep, has anyone on here had that before?

 

[madaboutblues]

Only take the diazepam (Valium) if you really can't manage without it.

Try Voltarol gel massaged into the painful area, it works much better than Deep Heat and tablets. You can buy it in Tesco's.