Pain Killers for Lower Back Pain.

[rumak]

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Free entry to the lake for people over 60 as well.

jesus.......  2 weeks ago me and mrs were going to check it out and they wanted to charge me       50 baht !   farang price        20 for thai      we turned around 

maybe i look younger than 60   haha   but i doubt it    can swim in the lake ?

 

 

[scammed]

On 5/17/2021 at 10:47 PM, VocalNeal said:

 

I hope your toes are not numb also. If so I know what that might be.

i had lower back pain for decennials and last couple of years my feet has gone numb and hurt like hell too.

what do you think it is ?

[2 is 1]

I lift girl scooter out from our pickup in wrong position and cant even drive car anymore! Feeling same than in sciatica ( if right word)pain! Mrs. take me to doctor and he inject medicine in my low back, pain go away after one houer! Sorry that i dont know what medicine it was but maybe if you visit some clinic they can help.

[Andy from Kent]

On 5/17/2021 at 6:47 PM, covidiot said:

i have always remedied lower back pain with daily walks. 

and stretches. 

 

"Waves of pain spasms making hard to sit, walk or lie down. "

 

If you ever experienced full on lower back pain, I don't think you'd recommend this as a pain relief treatment while it's happening.

[covidiot]

7 minutes ago, Andy from Kent said:

If you ever experienced full on lower back pain, I don't think you'd recommend this as a pain relief treatment while it's happening.

last time i had serious back pain i couldn't get out of bed.

so i had to do stretches right on the bed.

once you can stand up, you can walk. maybe not as well as normal. 

 

i never took painkillers. 

 

walking is a long-term solution. 

no problem to take painkillers for immediate relief, but if you don't fix the underlying problem you will be dependent on them. what are the side effects of long-term use? read the fine print on the label.

 

 

 

 

[seajae]

I suffer from back pain 24/7 and have for over 25 years, in Australia I was on tramal sr(2 x 200mg a day) as well as other opoids  but weaned myself off them, any physical treatment causes greater pain, even walking can become near impossible without falling on my face. I went through pain clinics and just about every other medical recommendation over the years but I have found I am better off not taking regular medication for it but I do take mobic(muscle relaxant) when the pain gets really bad but only for a couple of days and if it is extreme I take celebrex again 2 days at most, otherwise I just put up with the pain. Getting yellow or green oil rubbed into the area also helps. Best bet is to see a doctor if it continues just to make sure it is nothing serious, hopefully it is only muscle problems so the oils and relaxant would be the best bet

Edited May 22, 2021 by seajae

[Mark Nothing]

The joys of the passing years.

 

First identify what you did that caused the pain to flare up and try to avoid that in the future.  For example, my back pain occurs when I paint ceilings or get an over 50kg thai masseuse to walk on my back.

 

My method to relieve the pain is to lay a beach towel on the floor and lay flat on my back for 20 minutes twice a day.  This seems to realign my back to normal, relieve the pressure on my spine and unkink the pinch.  It takes a few days with gradual improvement.

 

I have no confidence in doctors recommendations,  or prescribed pills with side affects.

 

I hope you find a method providing relief.

[BritManToo]

7 hours ago, rumak said:

jesus.......  2 weeks ago me and mrs were going to check it out and they wanted to charge me       50 baht !   farang price        20 for thai      we turned around 

maybe i look younger than 60   haha   but i doubt it    can swim in the lake ?

You have to tell them, they don't offer.

[faraday]

7 hours ago, scammed said:

i had lower back pain for decennials and last couple of years my feet has gone numb and hurt like hell too.

what do you think it is ?

Nerve root compression.

 

Or a Peripheral neuropathy.

[CharlieH]

29 minutes ago, faraday said:

Nerve root compression.

 

Or a Peripheral neuropathy.

Spinal Stenosis can be another cause of those symptoms.

I had (or was told) that, bone spurs, lost weight, problem was greatly improved.

[faraday]

Just now, CharlieH said:

Spinal Stenosis can be another cause of those symptoms.

I had (or was told) that, bone spurs, lost weight, problem was greatly improved.

Yes, I've been having too much pain from an L4/5 nerve root compression.

 

Saw the Spinal surgeon yesterday. Booked in for a Microdisectomy in a week.

 

Also advised to lose weight..

 

Have to stop the beer...????

[CharlieH]

3 minutes ago, faraday said:

Yes, I've been having too much pain from an L4/5 nerve root compression.

 

Saw the Spinal surgeon yesterday. Booked in for a Microdisectomy in a week.

 

Also advised to lose weight..

 

Have to stop the beer...????

I was surprised at how the weight can effect the spinal compression etc as you age.

Lost 18 kg and was amazed at the overall difference in many aspects of health.

I honestly didnt realise how overweight I had become....5555.....or was just in denial ????

[carlyai]

Cheryl's pain med. advice is good.

Something like Tramadol and Selebrex to ease  pain/inflammation. 

So you need to be able to manage the pain to start exercising.

[rumak]

Here is another video regarding back pain.    As is said in earlier post,  attempts at doing the COMMON  stretches that all 3 doctors i went to said to do ( following the "facts" presented to them in school, i'm sure) ................. those stretches , even done softly,  just seemed to aggravate my condition.   Though they did feel good for a bit when doing.

 

so, I just found this one and  WOW,  maybe he is right,   who knows.   I am going to give it 

a try as I do want to try to loosten up this old body.  

 

[bunnydrops]

[simple1]

11 hours ago, covidiot said:

last time i had serious back pain i couldn't get out of bed.

so i had to do stretches right on the bed.

once you can stand up, you can walk. maybe not as well as normal. 

 

i never took painkillers. 

 

walking is a long-term solution. 

no problem to take painkillers for immediate relief, but if you don't fix the underlying problem you will be dependent on them. what are the side effects of long-term use? read the fine print on the label.

 

There are a number of causes for lower back pain. I have had moderate to very severe back pain for six years, took a very long time to identify primary cause - spinal stenosis. Whilst walking is 'good' I can only walk max 200/400 meters before pain becomes too much. For me, lower back pain has made some significant quality of life changes, though I manage to retain my sense of humour, I use to really enjoy the 'freedom' to explore and walk unrestricted, now I have to plan around for what I can / cannot do.

[AlfHuy]

Acupuncture.

I had lots of problems with lower back pain and once I started with acupuncture, things improved a lot.

[AlfHuy]

4 hours ago, CharlieH said:

I was surprised at how the weight can effect the spinal compression etc as you age.

Lost 18 kg and was amazed at the overall difference in many aspects of health.

I honestly didnt realise how overweight I had become....5555.....or was just in denial ????

Khun CharlieH was suffering of severe back pain.

He stepped on the balance to check his weight, ups... 50kg too much. I didn't see that one coming.

He convinced himself to excercise.

His best mate Pum told him to go for "ballet".

That's what he did and after a few weeks, he lost about 27 gram.

 

Keep fighting mate.

[4MyEgo]

On 5/17/2021 at 9:30 PM, NCC1701A said:

I am experiencing for the first time in my life lower back pain. Waves of pain spasms making hard to sit, walk or lie down. 

 

It sounds similar to what I had about 6 months ago, Sciatica, very painful, especially each time I had a spasm, a bit like what a female experiences when she is having contractions, if I can say that.

 

Maybe check out what they have to say in this link: https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/treatment-for-sciatica

 

Mine went away with a lot of laying on my back, Paracetamol every 4 hours, gentle massages with an Alelgesic balm called "Counterpain", I would also use those blue heat packs, made the world of good.

 

As others have also said, stretches, but not before 3 days as that will aggravate it and as Sheryl said, don't sit, take the pressure off your legs and lower back.

 

Try and find what caused it, I remember being on my hands and knees cleaning out a pipe connected to the kitchen with the pit being about a foot below the ground with pipe being to the side of the pit, someone putting oils down the sink over a long period of time which caused it to block, so I would be on hand and knees while my other hand would go down and to the left to clear the <deleted> in the pipe, also using a hose to shove up there, in that position for at least 2 hours caused my excruciating pain, but not straight away, it took an hour before I knew what hit me, and I never want to experience that again in this life time.

 

Good luck and hope you find peace/relief, sooner than later. 

Edited May 23, 2021 by 4MyEgo

[AlfHuy]

5 minutes ago, 4MyEgo said:

 

It sounds similar to what I had about 6 months ago, Sciatica, very painful, especially each time I had a spasm, a bit like what a female experiences when she is having contractions, if I can say that.

 

Maybe check out what they have to say in this link: https://www.webmd.com/back-pain/treatment-for-sciatica

 

Mine went away with a lot of laying on my back, Paracetamol every 4 hours, gentle massages with an Alelgesic balm called "Counterpain", I would also use those blue heat packs, made the world of good.

 

As others have also said, stretches, but not before 3 days as that will aggravate it and as Sheryl said, don't sit, take the pressure off your legs and lower back.

 

Try and find what caused it, I remember being on my hands and knees cleaning out a pipe connected to the kitchen with the pit being about a foot below the ground with pipe being to the side of the pit, someone putting oils down the sink over a long period of time which caused it to block, so I would be on hand and knees while my other hand would go down and to the left to clear the <deleted> in the pipe, also using a hose to shove up there, in that position for at least 2 hours caused my excruciating pain, but not straight away, it took an hour before I knew what hit me, and I never want to experience that again in this life time.

 

Good luck and hope you find peace/relief, sooner than later. 

Hope you feel better.

[Andy from Kent]

2 hours ago, AlfHuy said:

Acupuncture.

I had lots of problems with lower back pain and once I started with acupuncture, things improved a lot.

 

 

Possibly a great suggestion if the  patient is a firm  believer in faith.

 

But then again, I followed the advice of a sufferer who HAD back surgery  and   ended up  urging readers to only go for surgery if the only other option is a wheelchair.

[kiteman9]

Tramadol and gabapentin together work well for me and I get them over the counter in my village 

[Artisi]

16 minutes ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

 

Possibly a great suggestion if the  patient is a firm  believer in faith.

 

But then again, I followed the advice of a sufferer who HAD back surgery  and   ended up  urging readers to only go for surgery if the only other option is a wheelchair.

Always risky, a friend of my daughter at about 15 went into hospital for a very minor back operation, she came out confined to a wheel-chair ????

[rcuthbert]

Can the OP sleep? If not, I would take tramadol - then make a doctors appointment the next morning.

[covidiot]

5 hours ago, simple1 said:

There are a number of causes for lower back pain.

yeah, sorry. i didn't take that into consideration. but the OP has a plethora of responses to get inspiration from. 

 

Edited May 23, 2021 by covidiot

[Yellowtail]

5 hours ago, Artisi said:

Always risky, a friend of my daughter at about 15 went into hospital for a very minor back operation, she came out confined to a wheel-chair ????

 

People have died from acupuncture as well. My brother in law and a good friend would both be in wheel-chairs but for back surgery.

 

Things that work wonders for most people often don't work for everyone and in fact occasionally kills someone.

 

You pays your money and you takes your chances.... 

[carlyai]

17 hours ago, simple1 said:

 

There are a number of causes for lower back pain. I have had moderate to very severe back pain for six years, took a very long time to identify primary cause - spinal stenosis. Whilst walking is 'good' I can only walk max 200/400 meters before pain becomes too much. For me, lower back pain has made some significant quality of life changes, though I manage to retain my sense of humour, I use to really enjoy the 'freedom' to explore and walk unrestricted, now I have to plan around for what I can / cannot do.

Operations can fix spinal stenosis. 

In the meantime, get some OneWay walking sticks. These are for walking not your typical walking stick.

If you go to the supermarket and get the trolly and lean on the trolly (with your arms) for support as it makes it easier to walk (less pain from the stenosis) then using 2 OneWay sticks will help you walk kms.

I use them to walk 8 kms up and around the mountain. Takes a km to push through pain, then ok. 

[carlyai]

14 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

 

 

Possibly a great suggestion if the  patient is a firm  believer in faith.

 

But then again, I followed the advice of a sufferer who HAD back surgery  and   ended up  urging readers to only go for surgery if the only other option is a wheelchair.

There are surgeons and surgeons. You have to try and pick one with the runs on the board.

The last back op i had was a disc removal and fusion. Back specialist and vascular specialist. Small incision above the belly button, vascular guy moved the aorta etc out of the way for the back guy. Removed the disc, inserted cage and fusion screws etc. 

Good job, that level fixed. 

 

[DrDave]

A couple of years ago, I had an episode of sciatica. It runs from your lower back through one side of your butt, and can be excruciating at times.
Therapeutic massages from a chiropractor helped briefly, but after an hour or so, the pain was back. I used Aleve (an NSAID), which seemed to help with the pain somewhat. I also found that lying on the sofa in a certain position was the best way of avoiding the pain. Sitting was a no go, and surprisingly walking laps around the house slowly seemed to help a bit.
I know what caused it - bending over a low table for a couple of hours doing some work in the garage. The next day the pain started, and after about 3 weeks, it was gone just as quickly as it came.

[faraday]

14 hours ago, Andy from Kent said:

Possibly a great suggestion if the  patient is a firm  believer in faith.

Acupuncture is proven to work.

It's not a belief system.