How do you beat back problems, particularly lumbago?
Im only 16 for gods sake and i cant get to sleep at night for the pain. Has anyone beaten their back problems? And does anyone know any exercises to strngthen their back.
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- No and I am 15 and hope I don't get it.
- yoga
- Ibuprofen gel and work on your posture.
- yes, i have beaten back problems in many ways: 1} take ibuprofen 2} lay on your back, put your hands behind your head, and pull up on your hands 3} latch your elbows together on your chest and have somebody pick you up from behind by the bottom of your elbows
- Isometric exercises is the safest according to my physical therepist. I have had a broken back since I was 11-13 yrs. old now I am 34 had 2 back sugeries and suffer pain all day but night is the worst. I didnt find out my back was broken until I was 25 years old. I suggest that you try ice on it 20 min befor bed and you may need to have dr. prescribe something for the pain. But only as a last result. http://www.sport-fitness-advisor.com/isometric-exercises.html
- Check yellow-pages for a registered physio for an assessment, and work out a regime with them. Doctors are fairly useless, but I have Botox injected in the muscles which stops them overtightening - they go like steel cords on me - and pulling the vertebrae out of position, irritating the spinal nerve,,, Nice.
- First of all, "lumbago" is a sort of facticious term. It's what doctors use when they cannot really figure out the cause of back pain. In the 16 year old population, back pain is usually caused by poor posture; however, this is not characteristic of having more pain at night. Having increased pain at night means either one of two things to me: 1. You have a poor sleeping surface. or 2. This is a common "red flag" for health care providers that further testing needs to be done to rule out other medical problems that could cause back pain. While isometric exercise may be adequate for someone who has just recovered from a spinal injury, there are much more effective ways to exercise your back. I advise you to see a physician first to determine if the cause of the pain is medical or musculoskeletal. If it is musculoskeletal, see a physical therapist who will design a program specific to your needs. In all honesty, your physical therapist will probably know how to better diagnose your back pain than your physician. But start with your physician!
- Try an keep a good posture when standing and sitting. Ask you GP to refer you to a Chiropractor.
- sleep with a pillow between your knees -- it helps a lot.
- go to the doctor and find out if thats what it is exactly. he should order physical theraphy. if you keep up the physical theraphy, it does help it out a lot. i use heat. some use ice packs. talk to your doctor and he will show you what you need to do.
- Not to burst your bubble but the UK NHS is not going to do anything for your back. It gets worse, the pain never go's away. I am 30, my back is so bad I am on pain pills 24/7. Make a fuss, kick and scream bud get you back sorted out now before you end up like me.
- at your body is growing like mad some of the problems you are having could be that your bones are growing faster than your mussels can stretch around them, when the world was in black & white and no one had a telly these were called growing pains. if the pain is really bad i would go and see your GP and try and get a referal to a chiroprator the one i go to useually sorts me out. your GP will also be able to recomend some simple back exersizes. PS being over weight will also put a lot of strain on your back
- They say that Vitamin B6 really helps. I haven't had lumbago and I can only say poor you, but I was in a car crash when I was 17 which caused terrible sciatica in my right leg and lower back. It always came back when I was under stress but B6 and swimming really helped. Swimming on your back and doing a kind of upside breast-stroke is the best. Lying in warm sand was good too, so anything that heats the area should be good. On good days, posture is very important - I used to tie a heavy book to the small of my back to keep me from bending over. Any exercises you try should be very gentle.Are you too young for sex? That helps too. As does sleeping on the floor, or on a hard mattress or Japanese style futon. And you might consider acupuncture. I haven't had sciatica in years, so maybe I have beaten my back problem. I really hope you can beat yours! Good Luck!
