Over Did It!!

I suffer from back problems and I also have a problem to my right shoulder. I am always in pain after I clean the house.

I'm so sorry you wrenched your back and neck. I know that's painful. I've had enough back problems. Did you ask him to give you a back rub?

I have before and my back is problematic when the sciatica flares up and because I walk with a limp and have been for the past six months. I find that if I lay on my side and press on muscles with my thumb or finger, and this takes a while, but we can press harder than we want anyone else to since we know how much we can take. I find that doing this causes the muscles to relax and helps the back heal. It takes a while to get it done as you move your finger along bit by bit until you can't reach any further. Many times one area hurts but the area affected is further away. This may be a form of acupressure, but I've not checked that out yet to see. My husband learned to do this from a chiropractor years ago and we've been doing it ever since. It helped me get relief when I had the sciatica last winter, and I should be doing it more often now too.

I'm much older than you and I definitely have some back problems. I find that REST is the best thing, but not always easy to do, if you are a busy wife and/or mother. I hope you will soon feel better. Thankfully, I have a daughter who does all the heavy cleaning for me, because I can't do it anymore. She comes over once a week and runs the vacuum and cleans the kitchen floor and bathtub. Most of the rest I can do myself. She also cleaned my living room windows last week and I washed the curtains and put them back up.

I do from time to time but mostly I'm able to avoid any bad attacks.

When I'm on a cleaning spree I usually end up like thus only..lol

Wow it must be really bad if all the stretching, heat and muscle relaxer did not work. My back has been out for a very long but I won't give in and go to the chiropractor. My neck has a big bump of bone that sticks out. Due to bad posture for many years its causing a hunchback I'm afraid. I am hoping yoga will help if I set up a good routine to do daily. I hope the tension in your muscles eases soon so you can get some relief.

Neck problems sometimes.. thankfully it's been awhile since my neck has bothered me.

Any exertion will result in what you are going through. Just give it time and you will soon be normal.

I'm sorry. =( I am having back issues as well. I have a lump in my lower back that's very painful. It hurts so bad. Sometimes when I am walking I will feel like a stabbing pain and then my leg will go out on me. =( I am more concerned since I will be going through labor soon and I have all back labor every time. I hope both of our backs will get better soon.

If you get time maybe a warm epsom salts bath would help. Or even vinegar, if you can handle the smell. I hate when My back goes out.

Yes I do I have to be very careful. I wish someone would massage your back for you. That is about the only thing that helps with mine, but of course, there is no one to do so, so usually have to just wait it out.

I am surprised I never did when I used to stock shelves all night.

Thankfully NO I don't have back problems, I know some who do have the problen and the pain is awful, Hope it goes away soon for you.

No, not really, I never work too hard lol

all the time and very little helps. i just live in the pain

ouch - hope the pain and tension fades soon

For the next time: Dollar Tree sells a menthol product that comes in a tube like deodorant. It helps some with pain relief.

I wonder why you overdid it?

I had sciatica a few years ago and that's the closest to back pain. This happens to my husband frequently in recent times. He can't do much for it, it eventually goes away.