Back pain is really suffering

Sreekala, when you get the leg pain, is it in the back of your lower leg or the bottom of your foot (like in the arch)? I used to get leg cramps in those places, and the quickest way to get rid of them (though hard to make yourself do) is to actually stand up and walk on it. It's -extremely- painful to do, but it usually works the cramp out much more quickly. Since I started drinking more water (and making sure I'm getting enough vitamins and minerals), I haven't had a leg cramp in over a year (closer to two or three years, in fact).

Hi Sreekala, Most of the time when we having something that are not too serious, we tend to take it for granted and trying to ignore it, and when it became serious and noticeable, we will find it unbearable and started to feel regretted why did not take action in the first place. So, it is good for you to start to do something with your leg pain before it getting worst. I just learn my lesson, I have delay my treatment for only a day and I could really feel the pain. And it took me 5 days to recover, and thanks God that now it is very much better. I can do my activity like usual again.

Your leg pain- is it a charlie horse? (I don't know if they call it that everywhere)

Well I don't know if anyone has done any kind of study or anything, but I have noticed that there is a huge connection between back problems and migraines. I recommend that every night (night is best because you won't be so stiff) you do some neck rolls. •Sit with your legs crossed •Bend head forward slowly •Hold for a count of 10 •Slowly roll head to right, hold for 10 •Slowly roll head back, hold for 10 ........etc. You can do this as many times as you like. I usually do it 3 times each way. Another pose I recommend is back stretch. This one will help your entire spine. •Sit on floor with legs straight out •Bring arms out overhead •Slowly bend forward, keeping arms outstreched •Continue bringing your hands to your knees, elbows out •Draw torso down as far as possible (but not too far, you should feel a good stretch, but no pain)If you can go all the way that's great, but if you can only a little that's okay too. •Hold posture for 20 seconds •Repeat Start with the knees and once that is easy, put your hands at your shins, then the ankles, then feet. The pose that seems to be most helpful for my neck and back is the plough. Judging from the back pain you said you had, you will probably have some trouble at first with this one. http://www.abc-of-yoga.com/yogapractice/yogabasicsession.asp If this helps and you are interesting in learning more yoga, I recommend an old book called Richard Hittleman's Yoga 28 Day Exercise Plan. lol It's from 1969, but I still think it's amazing. It was my grandma's. That's how I was first introduced to yoga. The reason I recommend this book because it describes the poses very well with clear instruction and pictures; each lesson is about 30 minutes long; it tells you the sanskrit names of the poses; and it has "Thoughts of the day" at the end of each lesson, which describes the benefits of the poses, healthy lifestyle advice, etc.

I did not went to the chiropractor but I went to the traditional massager that help me pull my body and do a stretching for my whole body. It went from the neck to my toe. It really help and at least I am recovering now and although I still having a little bit of un-comfort but at least now I can resume I daily activities and do not need to lie down and rest for most of the time. I really believe that yoga can really help in stretching and it is good for our body. That is what I plan to do after my back is totally recovered.

Yoga helps with preventing migraines? Okay, I am definitely adding more yoga to my life, since I've been getting migraines pretty frequently lately (usually starts out as a sinus headache, then turns into a migraine).

Wow! That is something new that I never heard before, cranberry juice can help to cure back pain? I will give it a try.

Wow, never heard that one before, but I love cranberry juice! I'll have some next time mine flares up too! :D

I recommend that you visit a chiropractor.

Wow! That is really bad, I hope you can get it cure faster, I really cannot imagine if I were to have my back pain for years. I now only suffer for a few days of back pain and that is really enough for me and I will do anything possible to make sure it will not happen again.

So is your back pain realy make you can do anything or is the back pain that you have couldn't make you move ? if that so, maybe my sister only need to make her body move or she only need more exercise. And I think if you realy having back pain that bad or can make you can't move better you should go to see a doctor.

I think she doesn't really actually having a back pain, she just has a muscle pain. People who having real back pain can hardly stand up straight and shall never talk about jogging. Every move will let you feel so painful and the only thing can do is to lie down and rest.

Wow! that is really amazing that you can carry a man over 100kg without hurting yourself. I doubt I can do the same. You are right, hot compress can really ease the pain and it definitely can help. I use a oilmen which will make me feel hot at the place I applied and that is quite similar to the hot compress method. So, I believe your methods work too.

Hi yspmyl, I didn't literally carry my old man, I just learned some techniques to transfer him from wheelchair to bed and from bed to wheelchair without hurting myself especially my back. I used also some kind of that ointment sometimes and your right it helps a lot too to ease the pain.

Hi cream, That is really horrible, my back pain is consider better where when I lie down, my back pain get better especially when I sleep on my stomach. I cannot imagine if you were to keep sitting up to avoid the pain, how are you going to sleep then? I can't imagine that!

Regular exercise can help to avoid such a pain especially muscle related pain.

CF wellness, never heard of that, but anyway I am recovering, and now can walk on my own straight. Thanks for your concern.

I prefer to use oilmen that keep the area warm and that can reduce the pain. At that time, I can hardly stand up and when I can do is only to lie down and rest.

My back pain actually cause by the stranded muscle which indirectly caused by the cough. I have went for a massage and after a few day of rest, now it is totally recovered.

I was almost like in your case but my back pain is due to the muscle stranded. The first few days I was really walk like an old man that I cannot stand straight, you can imagine how painful it is. I think back pain is hard to be cure, and if you are not taking care of it, it will strike again one day. After this incident, I will do more exercise to keep my lower abdomens muscle stronger so that it will not happen again, it is really unbearable.

I think you must have got your back injured sometime ago, that is why you keep getting back pain again and again. Oilmen or herbal can help to reduce the pain for temporary, if you want it to be cure for 100%, you need to really take care of the back and do some lower abs muscles exercise to strengthen your back, I learn this from a book which said that you need to have a strong lower abs muscles to help you back bone to support your upper body, if your muscle is not strong enough, your back bone will suffer. If you like ginger, you can try to consume it about 2 gram in weight in raw everyday, it will help to get rid of the pain.

Wow! You went for surgery for your back pain, are you having slip disc? Having back pain will be the nightmare for me when I have got it. I really can't do anything at all when I have got it, I can't even walk properly but have to walk like an old man. But at least now it is much better than the first day I got it, so I will really take care of it and i do not want it to happens again. No more back pain for me....it is so terrible.

Hi Hatley, I know how your feeling at that moment. I feel so hopeless when I can hardly walk on my own and when I trying to stand up, I cannot even stand straight. It was really painful that I have to lie down most of the time. And luckily after having a few days rest, I am now on the recovering stage. Hopefully it will be totally recover in few more days. Hope that you are always healthy!

Yeah, I know how you feel, as recommended by one of the mylotter, it is better for your to consult the Chiropractor. Oh yeah, I have heard about taking ginger can help to reduce the back or muscle pain, you just need to consume a small portion of raw ginger (about 2-5g)everyday. It can helps to ease your back pain. Ginger is something good to heat up your body and it is no harm trying. But what you need to bear with is the smell is really not that nice and it is spicy.

Really, I will consider your suggestion and I believe that will help at least I know that Calcium help to building our bones.

Yes, you are right, I just read a book about how to have a pain free back and the book mentioned that if you wanted to be free from back pain, you will need to do more stretching to strengthen your abs and back muscles. Because those muscles will help you to reduce the burden of you back bone and hence you can have a pain free back if you keep exercise those muscles. I am getting much better each day and soon to recover. I did some massaging and applied oilmen to relieve the pain. It helps.

Yeah, if it really helping me in breathing it should not cause me pain in the back instead it should help me to absorb all the strength and burden. I think it must be working too hard that it hurt my muscles.

Yes, you are right, I never though of coughing can actually cause back pain until I got it myself. Its not only pulled my muscles but it also have pulled one of my nerve that connect to my back. I guess, the nerve must have been twisted. After learning from a book called Pain Free Back, I learn a few methods to strengthen my abs and back muscle and hopefully it will help since as mention by the book, back pain normally caused by a week back or lower back muscles, everyone need a strong lower abs muscles to help your back born to support your body weight. So, it is important to have a strong and healthy abs muscles. I am still recovering and I will stand up and walk after sitting on the chair for some time. Actually sitting long hour on the chair will also affect your back pain.