Back Pain

Ypsilanti, Michigan
December 22, 2006 7:47pm CST
What do you people suggest I do for lower back pain? I really don't want to abuse opiate pain killers, even though they do work for me. I don't want to run out of them quickly. I want them to last as long as possible.
3 responses
@swak1962 (129)
• United States
23 Dec 06
There was a time where I had such severe back pain that no amount of pain medication would alieviate it. The chiropractor told me that this is because my spinal column was pinching the nerve and there are no blood vessels that go directly to there. Now, my condition was where the nerve sheath was crushed, and I had to visit the chiropractor every week for a whole year. For three to six months, I still continued to work, but I was limited to what I could do. When I was finally able to do more, I followed a regiment of exercises every morning to stretch the muscles in my back. These exercises took around 10 to 15 minutes every day. In addition, I used a back brace during my working hours. Even today, I continue doing these exercises every morning and wear the back brace, mainly as a precautionary measure because I never want to be in such pain again.
• Ypsilanti, Michigan
23 Dec 06
I went to physical therapy and the therapist suggested doing exercises every day. They have helped a little bit, but I'm sure that the more I do them, the better I'll get.
• United States
23 Dec 06
There are pressure points on the butt that you can press on to relieve lower back pain.
• Ypsilanti, Michigan
23 Dec 06
Thanks for the suggestion. :)
• India
23 Dec 06
ya me to are worried from back pain but when i sleep on flore with the less bad sheet i never feel back pain