Have you seen a Chiropractor? Even if you have a muscle strain it will heal more slowly if you back is out of alignment.
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hurt my back, how to heal it.
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My back went out the first time when I was in high school.
My preferred method of dealing with it is Scotch. It will still hurt, but I don't really care.
My preferred method of dealing with it is Scotch. It will still hurt, but I don't really care.
Spine is fine than no need for a chiropractor. Pulled muscle cleans-up after a few weeks don't make sudden moves slow and steady with everything. take a hot bath to relax the muscles than stretch do not stretch cold you need to warm up like any other stretching routine. take the meds most likely muscle relaxers. If you have pain running down the back of you leg than you are looking a sciatica than I would suggest a chiropractor to adjust your spine off the the sciatica nerve. Not a DR. but a chronic back pain sufferer since 2010.
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Some of this is repeat since I didn't read it all. I first slipped a disc, then ruptured it, then had two surgeries. Did you feel a pinch? That spells slip.
I've seen all the big names (stanford, Muir, UCSF, private places, 100's of PT, injections, the works). Take ibuprofen until you can get Rx Nabumetone. Ice a lot. Lots. And remember this 'cause I learned the hard way: 10yrs med school and 20yrs practice has qualified at least a few doctors to give me crap advice.
Oh, and lay on your side, pillow between knees. Had surgery number one at age 24. I'm 31 now and if I knew then what I know now I'd be way better off. Message me for any advice you seek. I've been in this game a while. Hope you're not surgery bound.
I've seen all the big names (stanford, Muir, UCSF, private places, 100's of PT, injections, the works). Take ibuprofen until you can get Rx Nabumetone. Ice a lot. Lots. And remember this 'cause I learned the hard way: 10yrs med school and 20yrs practice has qualified at least a few doctors to give me crap advice.
Oh, and lay on your side, pillow between knees. Had surgery number one at age 24. I'm 31 now and if I knew then what I know now I'd be way better off. Message me for any advice you seek. I've been in this game a while. Hope you're not surgery bound.
Yes, follow the good advice to do your homework too. Sadly most Docs are now part practitioner, part salesman.
I didn't mention in my first post, I'm nursing lower back pain this week. I'm to the point where it's pretty hard to define. First off, it's the first severe lower back pain in years.
So, sacro issues a combination of thin L4-5 disks, facet joint syndome and piriformis syndrome and gluteus minimus cramping.
The Chiro wasn't able to find anything locked, but the good news is he gave me a full length adjustment cause he felt bad and my neck feels great now.He told me I need to come more often and proved it I guess.
Anyway I'm in a vicious cycle of muscle/bone/nerve what is aggravating what or are they all aggravating each other syndrome. Stretching exercises massaging to release cramped muscles and Naproxen are helping. Recognizing my physical limitations has been essential and the hardest, but it's that or only blame myself for getting worse.
My point is try to avoid getting to this point.
When you are young, you have nice fat juicy disks to push on nerves and torture you. Then they disappear and everything starts grinding on everything else. Muscles knot up , and usually that is the worst, and stretching and massage help a lot.
Take care of your self.
I didn't mention in my first post, I'm nursing lower back pain this week. I'm to the point where it's pretty hard to define. First off, it's the first severe lower back pain in years.
So, sacro issues a combination of thin L4-5 disks, facet joint syndome and piriformis syndrome and gluteus minimus cramping.
The Chiro wasn't able to find anything locked, but the good news is he gave me a full length adjustment cause he felt bad and my neck feels great now.He told me I need to come more often and proved it I guess.
Anyway I'm in a vicious cycle of muscle/bone/nerve what is aggravating what or are they all aggravating each other syndrome. Stretching exercises massaging to release cramped muscles and Naproxen are helping. Recognizing my physical limitations has been essential and the hardest, but it's that or only blame myself for getting worse.
My point is try to avoid getting to this point.
When you are young, you have nice fat juicy disks to push on nerves and torture you. Then they disappear and everything starts grinding on everything else. Muscles knot up , and usually that is the worst, and stretching and massage help a lot.
Take care of your self.
