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peter1979 · 2017-12-24T06:47:23Z

Ive had a dull ache in my lower back for around a week or so which I put down to happening at work somehow. Maybe carrying something or bad posture, not too sure. Yesterday whilst looking after the kids all of a sudden the pain increased severely from a 1 on the pain scale to a full on 10. I couldn't stand and had to lie down. Called my wife home early from work and she called 111 when I was in tears trying to just move to the toilet. They told me it's probably just lower back pain with no serious cause and I just need to ride out out with pain relief. Luckily I have codeine at home but rotating this with paracetamol and ibruprofen the pain is still crazy. Couldn't sleep last night at all and am really quite bad now. So, any experience of this, any advice for pain relief. Codeine makes it ease off for about 3 hours and I can walk about gently but after that the pain is back and I'm stuck practically still again.

enfht

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These 5 stretches keep me on the straight and narrow, I just need to keep doing them more often than I do.

Posted : 03/01/2018 6:05 am

vickypea

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Thanks for fueling my scepticism though

Sorry, I think my comment was probably a bit strongly biased against chiropracters. I’m also quite sceptical about osteopaths. Since you’ve got a few sessions booked in I shall try and keep an open mind 🙂
Hope it’s feeling better soon.

Posted : 03/01/2018 11:38 am

timidwheeler

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This is quite good. I've also found Naproxine helps.
https://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/nhs-fitness-studio/Pages/chronic-back-pain-pilates-exercise-video.aspx

Posted : 03/01/2018 11:52 am

bigG

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Or,,, get a hold of a TENS machine and enjoy drug free pain relief. Those wee electric pulses are fabulous at sorting out back pain (if it’s strong enough to get my wife through childbirth twice without drugs then it’s good enough for my back when it spasms).

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Posted : 03/01/2018 1:19 pm

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