It feels like my lower back out of whack. Any advice to help relieve the pain?

Question

I don't know if it's my spine or my tailbone, but something's not right now there. I can't sit on hard surfaces without it hurting like mad above my butt. I have this urge to have someone pull my torso one way and someone else wrap their arms around my hips and pull the other way to stretch my back out. I have an apt. with my Dr. next week on Thursday, but that's a long time from now. Are there any exercises or stretches I can do to help this pain ease up?

Answer 1

Several things repeatedly.
Always first do this..... Breathe deeply in thru nose and out thru mouth using only your stomach.

1.Lay on a hard surface on your back. Raise your legs up straight but don't lock your knees and lightly pull the back of your thighs or ankles which ever you can. Hold this position for at least 45 seconds.
Also while in this position.....If you can wiggle your rump. This is a type of self lower back massage.
2. On your back lay with you knees to your side in fetal position and back flat on the floor. Fold your arms across in the opposite direction and alternate stretching out the lower back.
3.On your back place rt ankle on left knee, press on rt knee.
4. On your back place feet flat on the floor close to your rear and tilt your pelvis up and hold then down and hold.

Keep deep breathing. When you are in pain, breathing becomes slow and shallow and it increases the pain

Answer 2

That sounds kinda like I did when I had a compressed L5. My right side musles spasmed so much that they actually drew my leg up a good inch and I walked funny...and it was VERY painful.

I went to a chiropractor and it worked for a little while, but when it flared up again a few months later, I went to physical therapy for 3 weeks and they gave me exercises that took the pressure off the disc.

In the meantime, I laid on a heating pad and ice pack (switching out every 15 minutes most of the time), took things really easy and ate Hydrocodone like candy until the worst wore off.

Answer 3

You can take Tylenol to help relieve some discomfort and you can also sit on an exercise ball. That really helps me. I am 39 weeks and cant wait!!!!!!!!!! The baby has been really low for about 2 weeks now and my hips are KILLING ME!!!!!!!! I feel like there is a bowling ball lying on my vagina and sometime when I stand up it feels like she is popping out lol Try an exercise ball, you can get them for 20$ at walmart or other similar stores. Also try having someone press down a bit on your hips from the back and it feels super nice! I make my husband do it every night lol And Tylenol is perfectly safe for you and the baby while you are pregnant.

Answer 4

When I had this problem my physical therapist put me on wet heat treatments. I had to heat a wet towel in the microwave and lie on my stomach with the towel on my back for 15 min every two hours. I found out that a dishtowel is much better than a bath towel lol. It does help temporarily, also try a warm bath before bed at least until you can get to the doctors. Whatever you do don't use dry heat, it will make it worse trust me.

Answer 5

When it comes to bad back I'm a pro my spine is deteriorating and I know too well about the pain.It sound like you sciatica,which is a pinched nerve just below your lower back goes into your butt.Not much you can do for pain .Try laying on you stomach over you bed and pull with your feet and arms to try to stretch it out.If you have a golf club try swinging it to try and pull it out/also if you put yourself between 2 kitchen chairs /kneel on the floor between them with arms resting on the seats of the chairs and try to pull yourself up using your arms,this is great for stretching.See your Dr.get an xray and some tylenol 3's.

Answer 6

A friend of mine went thru something very similar to what you're going thru. Her doctor told her to roll up a towel so you have something that resembles a tube. Then put it under your back as you lie on the floor and roll it up and down your spine. Also a totally hot bath and heating pad afterwards really helped me when i had my sciatic nerve act up. It's worth a try! Good luck to you.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

In your case ICE and ibuprofen are your best friend for now.Put ice on it for as long as you can and take a couple of aspirin with ibuprofen for pain.Do not put Heat on back.Then see a GOOD chiropractor.

Answer 9

Yes.