2 weeks ago moved a really heavy object, next day moved a little box and back locked up solid, the first 3 days i was on crutches and in a bad way lots of pain, since then i can turbo for 1 hour do most things seated, and now sleep on my sides again but when i stand after about a minute, it feels like i have a camelbac on and someone is adding water and it gets heavy and heavier until it feels like i got extra 3 stone on my back around the bottom of my lungs if i sit for 2 mins its ok then when i stand it all starts again
physio gave me stretching exercises 10 days ago and i do them but with no improvements, never been to a osteopath bit scared of them should i see one or trust physio??
i am in south wales near cwmcarn if any body knows a good back guy?

Chiropractor

I agree. Go see a decent Chiropractor to evaluate you. He may, after that, either be able to treat you or refer you to an Osteopath for the correct type of treatment.

Nothing to be scared of, osteopaths and chiropractors kind of specialise in backs, so in theory one of them might be a better bet than a physio. Having said that, it’s better to see a good physio than a crap chiropractor 🙂
I’ve seen a few chiropractors, but only one of them was much good. Only ever seen one Osteopath and he was excellent – so try and get a recomendation from someone. Although, the excellent Osteopath I saw was plucked at random from the yellow pages – so if you can’t get a recomendation then just be lucky!

Snake oil anyone?

Where are you Flatback? as I know of a very good Osteopath in Surrey that put my GF’s chronic pelvis problem right.

Snakeoil. Yep must be.

Back Hurts and I can’t move properly after lifting heavy stuff.
Go to doctor, 2 weeks off work and flat on my back with painkillers followed by 6 sessions with a physio. Back still hurts and I can’t move properly.

Go to Chiropractor, back doesn’t hurt any more and I can move properly.

Definetly snake oil.

You know the thing with physio, it gives you a permanent solution, but like everything in life thats worth anything you need to work for it. Simply going to the physio will not work. You need to do the work they tell you to do.

You will do your back in again I can guarantee that.

Mrs Smee.

I’m just about fixed five weeks after trashing my back for the nth time in my life. I’ve tried them all, and my approach now is to get anti-inflammatories from the doc in me asap, then physio within two-three days. Three physio treatments a week for a couple of weeks and do all the stretching exercises many times per day. Depending on your age, a back strain is going to take 3+ weeks to fix almost whatever you do to it, the trick is to make sure that you don’t get scar tissue messing up the repair – hence the physio and stretching.
The best treatment I ever got was from a vet 😆

+1 for what Smee said
I have an ‘issue’ with my lower back, whenever it begins to ache I remember what my physio told me and that keeps things ok

Mrs Strangelove is a doctor and she would say go to your gp and get referred to a specialist. I know that doesn’t help but that is what she says to me every time. 🙄

“Smee – Member
You know the thing with physio, it gives you a permanent solution, but like everything in life thats worth anything you need to work for it. Simply going to the physio will not work. You need to do the work they tell you to do.

You will do your back in again I can guarantee that.

Mrs Smee.”

What Mrs Smee says. See a professional and follow their advice. Stay away from the snake oil pedelling charlatans.

I’m with Smee (ffs I never thought I’d write that!)

geoffj – you’ll be pleased to know that it was my wife’s comment, not mine.

Mrs Smee is a physio BTW.

thanks for the opinions, i am 38 never had back trouble before so its not on going but being self employed and having a physical job, and geting a new bike delivered the day after i did my back, just makes me want to try anything,if i do any more stretching i will snap!!

For mine all have their place. You need to find what works for you. IME a chiropractor is the best for helping immediate pain and fundamental alignment issues. Physio will give you the right work to do to keep your back healthy over a longer time. My issue is having the diligence to do the exercises, stetching and massage regularly once the pain is gone….

A good Chiropractor/Osteopath/Physio is worth it’s weight in gold.

Where are you Flatback?

Smee I missed the 😉 off the end of my post. 😳

Lie on your hard floor and do crunches – left knee to right elbow and vice versa – 10 sets each leg l then push the small of your back into the floor a few times and rest .. repeat as necessary other than that an osteopath.

vote for an osteo here..

chiropractor vote here, relieved the issues and educated me about my bad habits. Obviously snake oil.

Once you’ve got it fixed this time, I would recommend starting pilates and/or yoga or sure enough sooner or later it will go again. If you do a course (nightschool) for a term you’ll learn enough to be able to carry on maintenance on your own. Worked for me after a series of back problems.

I always thought it was snake oil until i actually got a lower back problem. After 6 months of grumbling and trying to ignore it i was persuaded by Mrs Pup to see her mate who was a physio. She specialised in connective tissue manipulation (changing the position of the muscle groups to manipulate/support your skeleton) and after 3 sessions and 120 quid i am fixed. You don’t realise how messed up you are until you are put right – it was life changing. She is now of goddess like status in my eyes.

Neverfastenstuff – really interested to know how many people you’ve recommended that to………… and how they got on!

They probably ended up with good abs and a **** back.

Osteopath, but a good practitioner from either of the three disciplines mentioned should be able to help or refer on. Osteopaths and chiropractors are statuatorly regulated, so are required by law to be registered with either the general osteopathic/chiropractic council, I think you need to check physios have mcsp after their name (member of chartered society physiotherapy), is that still the case Mrs Smee?

In order to call yourself a Physio or anything close to it you need to have a physiotherapy degree and be a member of the csp. Its on of those protected title things.

Sorry haven’t checked for a long time, the phtsios I used to work with used to get very worked up about non degree peeps, using title physio and LCSP

I’ll answer for her…. No. Physiotherapist and Physical Therapist are now protected titles meaning that anyone using the title must have completed training to a minimum of degree level and be registered with the Health Professions Council (HPC), which is equivalent to the old term of State Registered. They will also, as you say, have Member of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (MCSP) after their name.

These regulations could be seen as more rigorous than those of the osteopaths and chiropractors as these profession both regulate themselves, whereas the HPC is a regulator set up to monitor currently 13 health professions.

Oops – I type too slowly!

Sorry Jennyh but have to disagree, GOsC although paid for by the profession, is not run for the professions benefit, but for public protection, as specified by the osteopaths act.

Anyway, all three professions now have protected title so don’t worry about my original post! Try and get a recomendation.

Sorry – I’ll stand corrected.

I agree that any of the professions will be likely to help. The important thing is finding a good one of any. Recommendation is the way to go, good and less good in all professions in my experience.

Chiropodist