My lower back is freakin' KILLING me. - Democratic Underground

Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:49 PM
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My lower back is freakin' KILLING me.

Guess it's a good thing I have some rather pleasantly potent herbal analgesic on hand, eh?

You know the old saying "See you on the flip side!"? Well, this IS the flip side. :headbang:

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Breeze54

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:50 PM
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1. Do you have a heating pad and a recliner?

Use both!! ;)

I hope you feel better soon!

Back aches/pain really suck!

:hug:

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:52 PM
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2. All that plus my beloved heated waterbed.

Never mind the pain. Life is GOOD. :bounce:

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Breeze54

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:55 PM
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4. At least you have a bed!!

Edited on Fri Nov-21-08 10:55 PM by Breeze54

Mine is leaning against the wall in the hall and the wall in my son's room and the wall in my room!! :(

Pissing me off!!! But that may end tomorrow, I hope!!

:woohoo:

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:58 PM
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5. No problem- come share mine!

I'll be nice... :hug:

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Breeze54

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:59 PM
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7. I won't !!

:rofl:

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:00 PM
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9. I had to extend the offer.

Nothing ventured... :shrug:

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Breeze54

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:05 PM
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13. LOL! Well; it was the best offer I've had all ...umm... er....

nevermind!! :P

Lets' just say it was a great offer!! ;)

Thanks!!

I sure do miss my waterbed.

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peruban

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:52 PM
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3. I woke up this moring with a stiff back, too.

What's with that?

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:59 PM
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8. Change in weather?

That's what it is with me- it's aggravating the arthritis in my back.

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peruban

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:01 PM
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10. Actually,

It has been colder these last few nights.

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SoxFan

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Fri Nov-21-08 10:58 PM
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6. Yer a good kid, but ya gotta lay off the drugs..

Stretch the hammies. Tight hamstrings can exacerbate lower back pain.

Try a progressive stretch. Hold behind your knees for ten seconds, then touch your toes, then the floor. You should get a nice twinging/burning right behind your knees.

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Orrex

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:01 PM
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11. If I tried the progressive stretch that you describe

My next post would be made while in traction. What you describe as "a nice twinging/burning sensation, I would characterize as "jagged daggers of fire twisting in your hamstrings."

But that's just me.

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Prisoner_Number_Six

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:02 PM
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12. If there's one thing I hate it's a healthy person.

And don't you TELL me you're a jogger too- if you are, well... have you ever watched Death Race 2000? It's inspiring to someone like me...

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FloridaJudy

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:11 PM
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15. I second Robert Benchley's response

When told he should go outside and get some exercise: "What!? And risk being hit by a meteor?" I wonder about those joggers I see running alongside heavy traffic. Surely all that carbon monoxide can't be good for them...

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SoxFan

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:12 PM
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16. Oh, hell no

I need to lose about 35-40 lbs. I've let myself fall apart over the last few years.

At one point I could run 2 miles in about 17 minutes (Army standard), but if I tried that today, I'd be a meal for the crows in the trees out back.

I do keep up the stretching routine, though. It helps wake me up in the morning and decompress at night. So, I'm flexiblly flabby, I guess.

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underpants

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Fri Nov-21-08 11:10 PM
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14. Great back stretching exercises

you can look these up

NSAIDs (Ibuprofen) and Aleve are great by the way *I'm a runner by the way)

But the best back stretching exercise I have found is to get on all fours
-then lift your left leg and right arm parallel to the ground
-hold for say 10 seconds or so
-switch (right leg-left arm)

do a couple of times after getting your body warmed up

it works

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