2006-09-12 09:41:49 · 19 answers · asked by ChiefNickNameadvancer 3 in Health ➔ Other - Health
Short term, I agree that hot packs, certain stretches, and tiger balm (which usually smells) work well. Ibuprofin or some other anti-inflammitory is good to keep the pain down because when tissue is inflamed, it gets aggravated (hurts) more easily.
But long term, for me and for my father, what is working is physical therapy and preventative excercise. First thing the physical therapist did was let me know that: what helps very much depends on whether you have a herniated disc, microtorn disc, kidney problem, etc.
He diagnosed me (microtears), assigned very easy stretches and excercises the first two weeks, harder ones for the next month, and a regular routine I should follow pretty much the rest of my life to strengthen my back and abs to avoid future problems.
If your back has regular pain, or you have recurring back pain incidents, you should probably look into a physical therapist giving you long-term excercises to avoid future pain. (My dad has gone decades, now, without an incident.)
I should warn you, as your doctor likely would, that alternative medicine (acupuncture, therapeutic touch, the more esoteric theories of chiropractic medicine, etc) has no published clinical studies which show that it is in any way effective other than as a placebo effect, a good amount of published studies showing that there is no beneficial effect, or even harmful effect.
Chiropracic medicine is sort of the exception, where a lot of it makes sense, but too often Docs of Chiro practice useless or even dangerous techniques. That is, it's often useful, but you MUST be very careful about whether your chiropractor believes in "sublexation" or some other undemonstrable modality!
2006-09-12 10:18:36 · answer #1 · answered by ouini 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A 'beer bath' - a dish filled with beer that the slugs drop into in the garden. This is great when you don't have all day to search for them. If you see one, then you can pour salt on it, but too much salt is not good for your garden. With all the rain we have been getting here in Scotland the snails and slugs have been running riot and munching all over the garden destroying the look of all sorts of plants. Good luck.
2016-03-26 22:21:05 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Chiropractor, seeing a massage therapist, using the jaccuzzi regularly, altering between heat packs and ice packs - 20 minute intervals, stretching, and light weight lifting to strengthen the back muscles.
2006-09-12 09:45:04 · answer #3 · answered by mamaloo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am watching this with bated breath hoping someone comes up with a miracle cure.
But when the pain gets too bad I hang on a door for a ten minutes its not long lasting but every little helps.
2006-09-12 09:53:19 · answer #4 · answered by sanrews 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Acupuncture.
Don't be scared. It is so awesome! I have scoliosis and have lived with back pain my entire life after 2 back surgeries. I tried acupuncture after moving to Hawaii 3 years ago. It is the only relief I have ever experienced!
I am a big baby when it comes to shots too!
2006-09-12 09:48:57 · answer #5 · answered by mauihillside 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Man, they keep telling me to keep active, get excersize, blah, blah, blah..........well, in 1 yr. i've had 2 major back surgeries, (I have severe scoliosis). After that i started physical therapy and my right knee blew up (they had to drain - ouch) and my left hip started hurting real bad. Anyway, so now i have to have a TOTAL HIP REPLACEMENT AND POSSIBLY knee surgery. I probably sound like a broken record on this site. But some ways to get rid of the pain (for me) are HOT showers, pain medications, and i did water areobics which i really liked alot. After these surgeries i'm going to go back to the water areobics...no strain on your joint muscles....you just gotta keep on keeping on.............good luck!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-09-12 09:52:10 · answer #6 · answered by VICTORIA L 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A good alternative to surgery is threrapeutic massage, by a trained professional either at home, a clinic or in a spa.
2006-09-12 09:48:22 · answer #7 · answered by almighty_dave197 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For chronic back pain, I am prescribed a muscle relaxer and naproxin sodium (the same ingredient in Alieve).
2006-09-12 09:44:29 · answer #8 · answered by Emm 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrotherapy or just sitting in a tub of hot water.
Massage
OTC pain pills like advil or motrin
Walking
Exercises for strengthening your trunk muscles and abdominals.
2006-09-12 09:47:43 · answer #9 · answered by Bluealt 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to the chiropractor and get him to do everything to you... but make sure you take someone along to watch. that way when you get back home and it starts hurting you just get that person to come help you out....
i got rid of mine this way... and i got a new mattress
2006-09-12 09:44:24 · answer #10 · answered by Hugh Jass 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋