Comments on: Frugal Answer to Lower Back Pain

By: mom2fur

mom2fur — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:59:29 +0000

I’m glad you are finding some relief. It’s my sacroiliac joint that gives me trouble, and nothing I’ve tried helps. It just becomes part of your life.
Oh, boy, I sure sympathize/empathize about a kid in a spica cast! My son was hit by a car and spent 6 weeks in traction followed by 2 months in the body cast. This was 14 years ago–he’s 21 and just fine now. I can remember struggling to move him. I don’t think I could even begin to handle that today, at my age of 52.
Can you believe the kid actually learned to walk up and down stairs in the darned thing?

By: Tasha

Tasha — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:32:35 +0000

I had the same results from a book called “7 steps to a pain free life by Robin McKenzie. The book talks about how to rapidly relive back and neck pain using correct posture and a few simple exercises. The pain relief was quick & complete.
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By: Tasha

Tasha — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 04:27:54 +0000

Sorry, I accidentally hit enter before my comment was finished. To answer Melissa’s concern about back pain in pregnancy, I always had back pain too until my last pregnancy, when I contiunued a weight-lifting routine. If I didn’t miss my back routine (rows, lat-pull down, & straight leg dead-lift), I had absolutely no back pain. It was amazing!

By: Audra Krell

Audra Krell — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:02:57 +0000

I wrote a comment but forgot to answer the question…anyway thanks for the tips, I don’t want to develop back pain by sitting poorly at the computer. I don’t know if you have visited my blog or not, but I’d love for you stop by when you can. Thanks Lisa! Blessing to you for the rest of the week. www.audrakrell.com

By: Melissa

Melissa — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 21:28:11 +0000

Great tip. Sometimes the simplest things work the best. Do you think this will help in pregnancy? Towards the end my back is miserable. I also suffer from migraines, but of course during pregnancy medications are very limited. I am not the traditional medicine taker, but if you suffer from migraines you will do anything to ease the pain. I have had to completely come off of caffeine (which causes a headache of its own) and when I start to get a migraine (I can feel mine coming about 24 hours in advance) I drink a Pepsi. This usually works, is more frugal the RX drugs, and in my mind much safer.

By: Amanda

Amanda — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 17:53:06 +0000

That’s awesome! I need a cushion under my bum apparently because I have long legs and my knees are too high. I’ll be sharing this with my dh who has back problems! I hope yours stays feeling well!

By: Mother Hen

Mother Hen — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 04:42:54 +0000

I suffer lower back pain as well and sitting in a hard chair first thing in the morning for about 20 minutes does the trick for me. If I skip it I almost can’t walk, so I don’t skip it.