my back has just gone, any ideas for pain please, can hardly move, lower back. Lifted earlier. Help.?

Answer 1

My advice would be to see a doctor. You probably need some muscle relaxers and a prescription for physical therapy. Try a heating pad or a hot bath/shower...heat tends to relax muscles. Ibuprofen could be helpful as well.

But if it doesn't improve, you'll need to see a doctor.

Answer 2

I hope you don't take this wrong, but the thing that helps the most, although temporary, is Beer. Not any alcohol, for some reason, beer relaxes those muscles.
But don't rely on a temporary fix. See a neurologist, a neuro-sugeon even better. Don't jump into surgery, but let the Dr tell you what is going on. Then consider physical therapy and chiropractic. You'll need an MD anyway to get pain pills and muscle relaxers. (don't take both together). Over the counter ibuprofen and tylenol can be dangerous if you take too many--bleeding and damage to the liver and kidney (both essential organs).
Also, don't stay seated too long, or in one position. Keep moving if you can. Don't sit for more than 20 minutes, and lying or walking is better than sitting.
When you get past the acute phase, yoga is really good for your back.

Good luck.

Answer 3

Do not use heat packs right now. They will only cause swelling and more inflammation. As uncomfortable as it is, use ice packs, or cold therapy. If you can afford it, or have insurance that will pay for it, get an MRI. Find out what you did to cause the problem. (probably lifting with your back and not your legs). As far as pain relief goes, take a few aspirin and do your best to find a position that is more comfortable than any other. Back pain, and injury, has no easy or fast answers. Work with your body. I ruptured 6 discs in 1989, and now, at 60, I can lift 80 lbs over my head. It is up to you!

Answer 4

Until you get to Dr, lay flat with knees bent to take the pressure off your lower back. Heat may help. You may experience spasms if you can't control pain. Get up and walk around if you can, don't over do it. Start a list of what's going on ie; spasms, tingling in legs, where exactly it hurts, so your doc can diagnose you.

I'm so sorry. Lower back pain SUCKS.

There are some stretches that may help this from happening again, once you're feeling better of course.

Dr should give you pain pills or/and muscle relaxers, helps a lot. If you're not going to Dr, ibuprofen or naprosyn.

Answer 5

Chiropractor - the description of a disk that is out of place and pinching on a nerve is one possibility. A chiropractor that uses an activator instead of manual manipulation will press on the muscle around the bone to help get it to relax allowing the bone to move back into place.
It is most likely muscle - see a massage therapist if possible.
To help the leg pain if it goes with it - while you are in the warm shower bend the knee up like you would if you were going to hold your foot in line with the rest of your body and rotate your hip so your leg out as you can get it to go a few times so it stretches the muscles.
Book to learn and help prevent recurrance based on muscles - The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies.
Magnisium and potassium (needed for muscles) are found in bananas and molasses (natural muscle relaxers).

Answer 6

Namaste & Hello,

I’m Ravishankar from India. I’m a Qualified & Practicing Yoga Therapist & Acupuncturist. I’ve also been traditionally initiated into our ancient Ayurvedic System of Nadi Pariksha (Ayurvedic Pulse Diagnosis).
I can help you solve your problem but I may have to ask you a few questions, if necessary, to ascertain the cause of the symptoms you are facing. Your response will help me help you.

1. Lie down on your back. Pull your knees towards your buttocks so that your back relaxes. Stay in this position for at least 15 minutes. You can do this 5 - 6 times a day.
2. Make a paste of raw Ginger (take around 1o gms of it), add 2 pinches of Turmeric powder + 1 pinch of Salt. Make a warm poultice by adding a little water to it. Apply it on your back. Do not apply it on the skin directly, but use a thin gauze, as the heat in Ginger cannot be tolerated by sensitive skin. Leave this on overnight. Do this for 2 - 3 days.
3. Do not stay up late at nights.
4. Do not eat raw foods. This can aggravate back pain & also stiffness in other parts of the body like shoulders, bridge of the neck & shoulders, pain & stiffness in joints etc.
5. There is a pressure point at the base of the nail adjoining the skin the place where the nail ends & the skin starts) 1mm below, on the middle finger of the left hand (back of the finger facing you). Massage it slowly bu using a rounded surface. You can either apply slight pressure on it or massage it in a clockwise direction. Do it for about 5 minutes. Take care not to hurt your skin. Be gentle. You may repeat it after about an hour up to 3 - 4 times, after every hour.

All the treatment procedures are equally important. Please remember, there are no short cuts. Also, try to exercise regularly, we abuse the back regularly by our postures. But that is the only organ in the body that does not receive any exercise & becomes weak & vulnerable over time.

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Answer 7

If it's not bad enough to go to the hospital, then shock it with hot and cold compresses. I've had two back surgeries, and this helps me. I'll take a sock, and fill it with rice, tie the end in a knot, then nuke it for two , to there minutes, or until good and hot. Keep it on the spot it hurts the most, for 30-minutes. Then put a ice pack on it until you just can't take it any longer, then put the hot rice pack back on it. I'll do this a few times. you can reuse the sock-rice pack, over and over. Just be careful, that thing will get super hot. And If you get some absorbing Jr., That stuff works real good for over the counter stuff. Hope this helps.

Answer 8

Lie on you back on the floor with your butt up against the sofa and legs up on the sofa (in a seated position) - Imagine your body is falling through the floor and press your back into the floor... It should help stabilize the issue but won't fix it.

You can take 800mgs of Ibuprofen with LOTS of water and try heat and cold alternately for about 30minutes ...

If it doesn't ease up, you should go see a Neurologist and have your spine checked for instability. It might be a simple fix but you may also need surgery.

Answer 9

Until you can get a script from your doctor for something stronger, alternate using high doses of acetaminophen (Tylenol) and Ibuprofen. Taking to much acetaminophen will cause stomach lesions. Doses in the 1000 to 1500 milligram range should be sufficient.

Answer 10

A HEAT PACK, FINALGON CREAM VERY GOOD ,READ INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY , USE GLOVES , VERY POTENT ,WORKS WELL IF USED PROPERLY, AN ANTIFLAMATRY WITH PAIN RELIEF ASK CHEMIST.