How do you ease lower back pains?

Question:

A friend of mine has had lower back problems for years (he is in his sixties). It has slipped out a few times. He has had back surgery, but it didn't really help much. Is there anyway to help his pain go down?

Answers:
I have lower back pain also . i see a chropractor (but thats not for everyone)
Believe it or not , the more stressed you are about the back pain the worse it is ..
If he can work through the pain . some gentle stretching, not too much with hands over the head.
Walking slowly can help ease pain after a while also, if he can manage to walk without limping.

A warm bath or heatbag, coolbag on the area can help also.

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1) Lose weight--any extra weight can case strain

2) Get a firm bed that doesn't sag--the more it sags, the more strain it will put on the body.

3) Physical therapy--look into it (for him)

4) Heat--find something that works. Don't overmedicate.

Naproxen is my personal fave. It's available OTC as the brand name Alleve.

Heating pads help, too.

Heres what you do you put your two thums one the part of your back that hurts and then bend back on the thumbs it will hurt at first but the pain will go away

i have a really bad back and pain killers and stretching do the trick for me. His doctor should give him some no problem.

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Proper exercise, but don't do it wrong. Get a good book like Back Pain Remedies for Dummies or Rx for the back. Follow the exercise program and be careful.

has he tried yoga ? lower back stretch? doing abdominal exercises. ensure proper posture-key way to eliminate back pain.

Once at school, my back hurt really bad.so ,in a class that i don't mind being embarrassed in, I leaned backwards over a chair and sat like that until class started and I felt much better for the rest of the day.

Massage therapy or chiropractic care. Look for a licensed clinical massage therapist.

I suffer from lower back pain too. www.coccyx.org This site give s you ideas of exercises and natural stuff he can take plus other info. I hope it helps

Ask his doctor about a home rental of a TENS unit. THey're awesome!

I have chronic back problems also, 2 major back surgeries last yr. they ended up fusing my lumber (lower back). If i were you i would go to a back specialist and see what he can do that the other one didn't do. Also, go to a pain clinic or pain doctor to get meds with the pain.

How do you ease lower back pains?

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