Lower back pain anyone?

[marilynmom]

Ughhh my lower back pain has been so bad lately.

I'm already planning on getting a rolling backpack this weekend to help. Tiget Balm helps some at night to relax.

It is just the sitting at a desk in a hard chair listening to a 3 hour lecture that is KILLING my back!

What do you all do?

[mamason]

Hot bath with Epson Salts and a heating pad behind my back when I would sit down at home. Helped me.:wink2:

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

if your back pain just started, consider seeing your ob-gyn. i had terrible back pain and found out i had a bad case of endometriosos growing on the outside of the back of my uterus. it was impossible to see with ultrasound but found it with laprascopic surgery. (i had other sx of endo as well). once i had the surgery, no more back pain.

interesting you should say this -- i've had intermittent low back pain for years from my endometriosis. the herniated disc is quite a different thing -- it causes leg symptoms, and i still have my back pain from endometriosis!

[JentheRN05, RN]

I have been taking lortab qid 10/500 for years. It doesn't seem to be working anymore (no I never used it at work - until recently - where it is okay) and I have scripts for tramadol and ultram and etodalac (sp). Only thing i found that worked was a good ol shot of toradol - when I worked at the doctors office I would once a month (during my cycle my pain is elevated by a factor of 10) get a shot of toradol and it would do the trick - however it was temporary and unfortunately never lasted. I had already checked for endometriosis and they didn't find any. No idea why it's worse during my monthly but it is. I have a very high pain tolerance. I would have to guess that my daily pain would land someone in bed indefinately. Recently I have started using a TENS unit. It seems to help some. But I haven't had a monthly since I got the TENS so I'll have to see how it works when that comes around.

I use crocs for shoes, but I also have some J.Rubios (ones with a spring) which does help my back but kills my feet. So one demon for another. When I have to spend alot of time walking I'll pick my rubios up, other than that I'm crocs all the way - which also seems to help a little with the back pain.

good luck.

[lannisz]

Acupuncture really helps. Make sure you are wearing good arch supporting shoes. Swimming is wonderful for keeping you limbered up and prevents those back spasms! It also really helps if you have plantar faciiatis (Sp?)