2007-09-05 02:11:00 · 10 answers · asked by debbie 5 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Take a hot shower and then apply a cold compress. The heat relaxes the muscles and the cold reduces inflamation. I would also suggest seeing a chiropractor and a massage therapist and learning some mild yoga to help with flexability and strength for those muscles around the back. Before you do anything though you want to talk with your doctor.
2007-09-05 05:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by al l 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yoga study will be a wonderful direction to point your life. There's a saying"You are only as old as your spine" and if you have problems, learning the nature of your spine and its supporting muscles will be of more benefit than any short term cure or fix.
There are plenty of on line yoga sites but learning proper alignment will take a little hands on help. If you know any body that has studied ask them for direction. They should be glad to help you.
Maintaining the flexibility of your spine should be of paramount importance to any living human. Sadly time priorities take precident. (I get up at 5:30 to get mine in!)
But if your back is sick your whole being suffers so what is important? Getting yourself well is important!
Yoga will help. I'm a beat up old athelete and if I didn't have this I'd be one sunk boat!
2007-09-05 02:50:22 · answer #2 · answered by b4_999 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need the right exercises. If you lie flat on your back on the floor raise your legs up to a curl then lift your butt up and then slowly let it down. Don't over due but keep increasing the duration of the exercise. Stay with this one it will strengthen the inside muscle (tenderloin) which will make your back stronger and elevate the pain.
2007-09-05 02:23:51 · answer #3 · answered by lonetraveler 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have had back pain for 30 years now and I have learned that it is a matter of learning to live with it (managing it). You get the best results when you exercise. There are special exercises for your back and as you strengthen your muscles, you will have less and less back pain. Believe me, it works!!! ... But you should never stop the exercise. It has to be part of your daily routine
2007-09-05 02:19:28 · answer #4 · answered by Karin H 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
all of the answers r great... i hav a bad back to.. but one thing was left out.. SEX! not to sound offensive , but when i was a sophomore in high school i ran cross country and was having alot of pain. mom took me to the doctor and he blurted out that sex is a great way to relieve some back pain... i could hav crawled under the table.. i was still a virgin and my mom was big into the church... u should hav seen how far her jaw dropped.... luckily she has a great sense of humor and said, well..... i don't think the one on one sex he maybe having will help his back but I'm surprised his hands don't hurt that much.:)
2007-09-05 03:56:49 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a non-specific complaint. Treatment and relief would be related to the specific injury or underlying cause of the pain. Answers you receive without specific knowledge could result in worsening. See a doctor or chiropracter for answers.
2007-09-05 02:19:31 · answer #6 · answered by NoAmnesty4U 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Cold immediately after hurting it (reduces inflammation)
Heat later (helps muscles relax)
Stretches:
http://physicaltherapy.about.com/od/flexibilityexercises/ss/BackStretches.htm
2007-09-05 02:22:37 · answer #7 · answered by A Guy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
get someone to massage your back then put lie on a heating pad
2007-09-05 02:15:12 · answer #8 · answered by suzie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
an icy hot pad or a heating pad
2007-09-05 02:14:59 · answer #9 · answered by Thomas H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
soak in a hot tub with jets
2007-09-05 02:18:57 · answer #10 · answered by Erica T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋