What are some home remedies for lower back pain?

Answer 1

Pain is just a symptom telling you something is wrong. To get rid of it, you have to get a professional to track down the cause of the pain, otherwise you are just shooting blindly into the air.

Answer 2

Make a rice sock.........get a tube sock and fill it will rice, about 3 cups. Brown or white rice doesn't matter. Tie off the sock and put it in the microwave and nuke it for about 3 minutes. Get a dish towel and put it between you and the rice sock.This is important to do cause you will burn yourself if you place it right against the skin. Sit or lay down with the sock against your back, the heat will begin to loosen muscles. Heating pads work also, but the rice sock keeps the moisture and heat longer, and moist heat penetrates the muscles better. Another aide is having someone give you a massage in the evening. You also must excercise, just go for a walk, it doesn't have to be a long walk but the further you can go, the better. It does hurt at first, but you will see improvement over time. Low back pain is something people live with their entire lives, the medical community has not been able to help all people with back issues. I have had two neck surgeries)bone fused from my hips)and I have two herniated discs in my low back. Arthritis makes me real stiff, so walking has been an important part of my day. You will find as you journey through this, that there are lots of people with different ideas about pain and pain management. You have to control the pain so that you can be an active individual. I currently take Methadone, and I wish it would have been offered to me ten years ago.(I think back then it wasn't used often). It has allowed me some mobility, and eases my pain. Good luck.

Answer 3

Usually one will pull a muscle or pinch a nerve and that sets off the back pain. It also causes the muscles to contract and pinch the nerve more causing pain, and causing you to not be able to move properly, and not even walk properly. Usually it's in your SI joints when that is the case--that would be the two bones on either side of your spine just over your behind.

When nerves in these joints are pinched they create pain which can shoot to your hip and even down the side of your leg and if it goes past your knee into your ankle and foot then it's quite severe.

Anytime the pain starts to travel from the spot it's important that you get some physiotherapy.

After 20 years of lower back problems steming from a herniated disk, I have to watch how I move ALL the time. One wrong move or too much strenuous work will set my back off aching and worse.

So you need to learn to care for your back to firstly avoid the injury and then you need to learn the proper things to do when it IS injured.

I suggest heat to loosen the muscles and relax them.

I wet a small towel, wring it and put it in the microwave for 2 minutes, then into a plastic bag and I lie on it. The moist heat gets into your muscles much better. This is what they do at physio minus the plastic back. Direct moist heat to the skin is best but this is what I do at home.

If you rotate between a hot and cold compress, this is actually help the swelling go down and the blood to flow better.

Try to lie down flat with a pillow or two under your knees. That is the best position. Sitting only aggrevates it and should be avoided whenever possible.

Ibuprofen has anti-inflammatories and is recommended over tylenol but you shouldn't take it if you have stomach problems or an ulcer.

I find Robaxacet helps a lot. It's a muscle relaxant. When it's really bad I take one of those, get the heat going and at least when I'm lying down I'm pain free.

Do walk and do core exercises when you feel better. Exercise is the best thing for your back. Learn some easy back stretches too. Bringing your knees to your chest when lying down is a good one.

Answer 4

Well, there's nothing I can tell you that I won't tell you to ask the doctor first. But if your doctor agrees, why not try some strengthening exercises for your lower back. Years ago, I had some discomfort there and went to the doctor. He said I have a more pronounced curvature in the lower back and should stop running and find something else to do.

That was good for about 2-3 days, so I started some exercises to strengthen that area, and never had a problem after that. Continued to run, no problem.

Answer 5

Though sciatica is a common problem, it is really surprising that often it is hard to tell why a person suffers from this ailment. This is why it is often referred to as a back pain complex. Even experienced doctors find it difficult to pinpoint a cause. Number of medical conditions lead to sciatica such as stress and trauma at any point on spinal cord or lower back. This is understandable but when a person feels this pain and the underlying causes are as general as obesity or pregnancy, it presents a vague picture to the doctor. There can be many more underlying causes that require supervision and treatment at the right time.


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Answer 6

you should put ice on your back for about 15 minutes at a time every hour or two. In between, use heating pad. (the ice reduces any swelling and the heat makes relaxes the muscles) Take ibuprofin for pain. immediately after using the heat, you should stretch your back a little at a time.

Also, keep in mind that strong stomach muscles go a long way in preventing back pain. As soon as your back feels better, you should begin some type of exercise routine that will strengthen your stomach muscles (like crunches)

Answer 7

I have heard that lower back pain is sometimes a symptom of weak core muscles. Make sure you stretch gently in the morning before you get out of bed. Try doing some beginners pilates or even just some small crunches. Take your time, do not push yourself. Let your muscles work up to a healthy strength, don't try to rush the process.

Answer 8

Ibuprofen and a heating pad will help. However, they take care of the symptoms but are not a cure.

Unless you have some sort of real physical limitation, stretching to strengthen and relieve the tension in those muscles will work wonders over time. Lie on your back with your knees bent and bring one knee up towards your chest. Hold it there with your hands for around 15-30 seconds. Repeat with the other leg. Repeat 3-4 times for each leg. Now lay on your back with your legs straight and with your shoulders flat against the ground, bend your right knee and bring it across your left leg and hold for 15-30 seconds. Repeat with your left leg. Repeat 3-4 times for each leg.

Answer 9

All the answers are pretty much correct. I would add using a Tens Unit. Ask your Dr. about it. I have lower back pain also and find that it helps a lot.

Answer 10

Check out why you have it, talk to a doctor.

If it is something simple or even not so simple a heating pad, sleeping in a bed that is not to firm or to soft, sometimes placing something under your knees to elevate them when you are laying down can relieve pressure you are putting on your back when you lay down. Over the counter items, icy hot, doans pills, aleve, bengay are some products available someone else you may want to ask is your pharmacist.

Answer 11

Heating Pad Helps alot