Pain!! help! What to do about pain in the lower lumbar area..??

Question

I have had pain in the lower lumbar area.. in 1990- they wanted me to have surgery.. but i passed... took 2 years to get where I could get around good.. I get down in my back from time to time if I do too much around the house or yard.. I have again.. and want to know what u do for the pain excluding surgery..

I have 3 herinated disc,~~~~ have U had any of the NEW surgeries for this,??? if so, give me the pro and con's.. I am over 50 and scared recovery will take longer for me.

Answer 1

If only im answering your question in the year 1990 I would suggest that you should consider the surgery, when you were younger and the prognosis is still good. I dont want to suggest to you to take another pain killers, because some of this meds have side effects such as gastric ulcers. If you really dont want surgery you can visit a physical therapy rehab, they have conventional way of decreasing pain for your lumbar area. But most of these modalities they use are only short relief for pain. I suggest that you avoid the position/task that you knew that is causing pain on your back and diet to lose weight and decrease the weight your placing on your lower back area.

Answer 2

It all depends on what the original injury was. I slipped and fell on ice this last winter and I've had problems off and on since my job requires me to stand for up to 12 hours a day. I normally try a heating pad on the area to promote blood flow and healing.

Answer 3

This might seem overly simplistic, but have you tried walking a mile or 2 a day? Sometimes my back gets so bad I can't even stand up straight and I really hobble for the first few blocks, but then it really straightens out.
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Answer 4

Get in shape. Strengthening and weightloss will fix your problem. If not there must be an injury. You will need to see a neurosurgeon. be careful though. they always want to sell you on the surgery. which isnt always a good thing.