Back pain advice.

[Usmccookie]

Ouch! (Literally) having made a few friends on ingo, most of which are older than I, I've been able to learn from their anecdotes. Get the weight off and take care of your body, is at the top of the list. Some thing about a happy wife is up there too, but I'm still figuring out what they meant.

 

[Hatin Since 87]

I just got back from the physical therapist. Had a dry needling appointment. I have never heard of it so looked it up on YouTube, was nervous going in but it wasn’t bad at all. I’m sore now, but I was sore before so if it helps so be it. I suggest it for everyone that works out regularly or does a lot of physical labor.

 

[bacon#1]

The first time I went to an orthopedic about my back, he poked me in the belly and said "what do you expect with that hanging out for all the world to see, pulling on your back all day long"...

People would ask me, so what's wrong with your back? I'd always answer, my front.

 

[Jeepfanatic]

This has come up alot in the past month. I wonder if cold weather makes it more frequent. Anyway go see the doc first. Then try this.

See the fat almost 300 pound guy in the pic, that's me. When my back would go it would be a minimum of 6 weeks. I could not lay down. I slept in a recliner. While awake I would sit in one of those sweet plastic lawn chairs. If I lied down flat it would take a whole bunch of pain pills and muscle relaxers just to dull the pain enough so I wouldn't **** myself getting up. I won't even get into the time I had my wife call an ambulance to get me out of bed.

Once you are cleared for exercise do some of these.

If you get serious about it take it further and do some core strengthening.

If you're really really serious about it, drop some lbs.

Its a life change. I go out to lunches and dinners all the time and would love to shove all that wonder fatty, greasy, carb load wonderfulness in my mouth. But I dont. Now when my back goes out, it's a couple of days and doesn't slow me down. The pain I experience is a 1-2, not a 8-10. It's been a long and challenging road but being in shape and able to keep up with life is worth it.

Picture 1 to picture 4 you look about 20 years younger. Good job!

 

[MindfulMan]

Picture 1 to picture 4 you look about 20 years younger. Good job!

Yup, that's a great success story, bacon#1 ... well done !

 

[Usmccookie]

Thanks for the advice. After talking to the doc, It turns out I have a herniated disc in my lower back. Pt every day after work and I have to wear a back brace.

 

[indyjs]

My brother does that, but he does it in front of the sofa, he lays on the floor and slides his butt up to the front of the sofa and puts his knees to his feet on the sofa where you sit. he says it takes the load off your back.

I did that for 1 hour while watching TV and could not get off the floor after