[letina]

Not a disability, but a chronic problem......

I've had low back pain, on & off, for a few years now. But just lately, I've noticed when I first get out of bed, is when the discomfort is at its worse. I'm wondering if a new mattress would help. So I thought I'd ask here if anyone has an opinion if a firm mattress or a soft mattress would help?

Anyone with chronic low back pain got any "home-made remedies" ??

[HangTen!]

Yoga! I am still floored at the relief I obtained, and I have hardware as well. You are denying yourself if you don't give it a good go. Best wishes!

[tothepointe]

I'm not a nurse yet but a couple of years ago I was having back pain and what really helped me was realizing that my arches had fallen ( I used to have high arches when I was a dancer and looked at them one day and realized they were almost flat) I then stopped wearing ballet flats as much and switched into stability running shoes (there are three kinds stability, motion control and neutral) and then also getting off the rack orthotics for my other shoes. What a relief.

[Tait]

I have chronic low back pain, but I also have a compressed L4/L5 disk which is the culprit.

Chiropractics, PT, ice and Aleve are my allies.