Hello there.. All my life I have had issues with my back. I sprained it (not sure which part) when I was 8 or so, and now I'm thinking that I may have inherited fibromyalgia from my mom, which doesn't help matters. It cracks way too much. Like, I will get out of bed and hear *pop pop pop* and it feels like I'm a bag of bones sometimes. So anyway today I was outside digging for a garden (jalapenos + potatoes + tomatoes + cukes yay) and apparently I pulled something in my lower back, on the left side. It had me immobilized. I've taken about 3 muscle relaxers (750 mg methocarbamol), a little ibuprofen and 5 mg of hydrocodone. None of it has touched this awful pain... and I'm not sure what to do. I'd love to see a chiropractor but I really, really can't afford that. Does anyone else have this problem? How do you deal with it? I feel like an old lady and I'm but 20 years old. Gahh!
I googled 'scoliosis pain' just now (because i have scoliosis myself) and found this: http://www.ehow.com/video_2351457_lower-back-pain.html I would recommend seeing a Doctor, before seeing a chiropractor myself. Do you have a Clinic near you? Or have you tried to get ACCESS in Tenn? You shouldn't do things that might make your back even worse without a Doctor saying it's ok.
hey thanks for that video, i tried the first two poses and it helped a bit. she had awesome dreads too btw. do you do yoga at all? i was thinking of going to a class sometime.
Nope, never tried it. I've always counted work as my exercise routine. Anything else i've done lasted for maybe a week. :/ I'm happy to hear that it helped you some.
Another thing to look into might be inversion therapy. Thats where ya lay on this table and it flips you back with your ankles strapped in. Takes the weight off all your joints and such. Never used the table myself but I have hung myself from the rafters and it does leave you feeling as if you've had the best stretch in your life.
I can relate, I have a very physical job but the problem is, it's contributing to this back pain. Plus shoulder problems and carpal tunnel and shiz... yeah fun. I think I just need to stretch more. Hence, yoga. Or hang from the rafters that sounds fun and like it would help.
Yoga helps most back pain but nothing helps all back pain.With a medical history I would strongly advise seeking out a teacher who is able to use judgement in treating you that cannot be present when learning from a book or video. A very simple therapeutic pose is to sit in a chair. Contract the pelvic floor muscles (squeeze gluteals/ bum cheeks or lift pubic area up). Contract the rectus abdominis (tummy muscle -sucking tummy in) and Sternocleiomastoid muscle( tucking chin in and lifting shoulders up and back). This is known as spinal alignment and is the optimum position for the back to be in. When in this position just breath in and out slowly and relax. The muscles you have contracted in achieving this posture should also be able to relax without losing the control. Does this make your back feel better? Then yoga could be a good choice. There are stronger postures (like cobra and camel) but these do benefit from the guidance of a teacher.
