how to get rid of backpain besides visitng a doc.?

Question

iam 20 and i get these occasionall back pains, sometimes by sitting on the computer for a while or sitting and watching t.v and they just get annoying then my shoulder starts to hurt and i cant sit peacefully in one position any way to get a realive form them besides goin to the doc cuz i dont have med insurance.

ouch!!still hurts while i type

Answer 1

Boy do I understand.

I have RA and it is presently in my spine, wrists and knees.
Yesterday I had to breakdown and get a massage and a Chiropractic adjustment. I pay cash but you have no ins. so here are my home remedy suggestions.

First you need to correct your computer sitting situation. Do not sit on it for more the 30 minutes without taking a 15 minute break. Stretch, rotate your wrists and arms. Do push ups (standing so I guess they are push aways) off of the wall.
Flex your shoulders and back as much as possible. This helps me.

Run a deep hot tub and slip into it to soak your muscles (epsom salts would help and it is cheap). Even a long hot shower will help. Or if you have access to a hot tub, to relax your muscles. Do you have a family member for spouse or friend that will give you a massage. It really helps.

Because of my RA (Rheumatoid Arthristis) my wrists hurt frequently and I wear some wrist and hand stretchy 1/2 gloves . They have a velcro stretch band that supports the wrist joint. I got them at Walmart in the medical support section. The were $8.00 for a pair. They help a lot when my wrists bother me on the computer also.

Aspircreme helps as lot and no smell. Kmart has their brand for $2.39 a tube. Other things that will help is anything with a pain killer in it. Icy hot, mentholatum rub, Vicks vaporub works also. I had a full bottle of Chloroseptic that never got used, but it has a pain killer in it. I used it up spraying it on my painful wrists. So there are many things that will help.

Get the Walmart brand of Excedrin and or Ibrupofen. Take two of one of them every 4 hours. It will help considerably.

My family went 25 years without insurance. So I made an effort to learn every home remedy possible. I hope some of these will work for you.

Work on your computer situation and arrange it so you sit with good posture. Remember take those breaks and stretch regularly. GOOD LUCK I SYMPATHIZE.

Answer 2

Okay you have diagnosed your own problem. Sitting at the computor. You need to have a good chair and everything at the right height. I used to go through the same thing, night after night as I do a lot on my computor. So my daughter came over the other day and said Mom you need to have your monitor up higher so you are looking straight ahead and I do not have a lower shelf for the keyboard so that is also not in line with my body. However What A Difference as we raised the monitor up about 3 inches and I do not have those pains any more. It is called poor posture, and I also stretch and get up amd do some excercising, by putting my arms behind my back and sitting up straight, rather then bent over.
Also what you could do is get up from that machine and lay flat on your back on the floor for about five or ten minutes, that would really help. Another thing if you are not drinking enough water you could end up with curvature of the spine, or arthritus, or Osteoporosis.etc.You need to be drinking half your body weight in ounces of pure filtered water a day, or you are dehydrating and that definitely causes pain as your vertbrae is being affected. Want to know more? email me if you like. Use [e-mail]. You are young so you can prevent things from happening to you early Also are you eating correctly?

Answer 3

Well In case U have lower back pain, n if U are into a profession which requires U to sit for quite a long time continously, say like a Software engineer, then Lower back ache is a common problem.. Try out this simple yoga every morning.. Stand Straight.. Rise your hands n let palms face the roof.. Maintain a normal respiration n keep your eyes open.. Initially U wil get severe back pains when doing the exercise but eventually U wil realise that its the best excercise..U can do it every morning for some 2 minutes n be free from backache all day.. Try it n see..

Answer 4

Hi,

Back pain can strike any one of us at any age. I have never personally suffered from it but my husband has had many bouts of it and has at times been screaming with the pain.

A friend of mine referred me to: www.goodbyetobackpain.org
and my husband has used the information found there to manage his pain ever since.

It may just be with your situation that you do not have an ergonomically friendly chair or that your posture is not correct. Take a look at the site I mentioned as I am sure it will help and will avoid the trip to the Doc's too.

Also make sure you get a proper chair to sit on while at the PC. Very important.

Good Luck

J

Answer 5

sounds like its a postural fault from sitting incorrect. try this put your hands behind your back and lock your fingers together keeping your fingers locked straighten your arms this will pull the muscles across the chest and relax the ones at the back repeat a few times throughout the day. try and be more aware of how you are sitting. Also try those self heat warming pads

Answer 6

I really think you should see your doctor at some point about this ,but in the meantime if you have a heating pad use that on the area that hurts as much as you can. Also talking hot baths & relaxing always helps my muscle pain
Good luck

Answer 7

Sleep flat facing ceiling on a floor without even a pillow under your head for 6-7 hrs. (do it at night if busy :D)

Though you can use a mat to avoid cold.

This have given me a good relief before.

Answer 8

Sorry, but it seems that you have back problems specially with keeping a posture so no other way but DOCTOR.