I'm a side sleeper and I've tried putting a pillow between my legs but it doesnt seem to help. my mattress is brand new. anybody have any suggestions?

10/2/2010 9:58:35 AM

did you have the back pain before the new mattress?

10/2/2010 10:01:02 AM

yeah

10/2/2010 10:09:19 AM

Start sleeping on your back with your head slightly elevated, also lay on your back on the floor with your gluts and hamstrings flush to the couch and obviously place your feet on the couch with your calves flush to the seat of the couch. Do that for about 15-20 minutes a days. In addition to this walk and/or run a few times a week. If you are in your mid to late 20s its just you getting 'old' - Welcome! EVERYONE develops lower back pain at some point in your life, just stay active and try not to take and meds for it as it will just come and go.

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10/2/2010 10:15:16 AM

Try puttin the pillow between your teeth, faggot

whining ofer a little back pain because your bed is toooooo uncomfy


fuck off, i can sleep on the bed, the couch or the floor it makes no difference

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10/2/2010 11:08:11 AM

if your back pain is relatively mild you should try stretching. if you watch a 30 minute tv show each evening, sit on the floor and stretch during the whole episode. if your back pain is really bad, i'd try to find a do who does omm or a chiropractor. they might be able to get you straightened out, and then hopefully stretching/new bed/sleeping right will prevent a recurrence.

10/2/2010 11:13:30 AM

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"If you are in your mid to late 20s its just you getting 'old' - Welcome! EVERYONE develops lower back pain at some point in your life, just stay active and try not to take and meds for it as it will just come and go."

This.

Next comes the random joint aches that come from no where.

10/2/2010 11:54:41 AM

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"Next comes the random joint aches that come from no where."

This.

Then next comes (very noticeable) stiffness, like when you wake up in the morning, or sit in the same position for a while.

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10/2/2010 12:08:10 PM

make her get on top for once....

10/2/2010 12:16:31 PM

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"If you are in your mid to late 20s its just you getting 'old' - Welcome! EVERYONE develops lower back pain at some point in your life, just stay active and try not to take and meds for it as it will just come and go."

Ditto. MY orthopedist also suggested physical therapy since apparently it's bad to slouch over a computer all day every day.

10/2/2010 2:36:15 PM

The dude did put this in the Lounge instead of Shitchat, just saying. Because it's really helpful
to tell him to suck it up.

Some ideas besides the new mattress:

1) posture: how is it? Most Americans get lower back pain because they sit at desks all day and have poor posture there, and while walking. Make sure you sit and walk straight, shoulders back but relaxed, head up. Your feet should rest flat on the floor while sitting and you should set your chair back so you're not slouching. Also make sure the computer set up isn't causing you to strain.

2) I agree with the stretching idea, would also add core work to strengthen your lower back, front, and sides. Leg raises, crunches, side plank, etc. Forward bends, side stretches, passive backbends on a blanket, and twisting your legs to the side can also help lengthen and release a compressed lower back. Tight hip flexors and pelvic muscles can also really aggravate the back.

3) Medical reason: have you actually gone to the doc and got this checked out? A compressed disc, stress (mostly held in the lower back), or a muscle/ligament/tendon injury are all possibilities, or less often, skeletal misalignment. Hopefully you can fix the problem with some combo of prevention and treatment before doing surgery.

+1 for massage therapy and the chiropracter ideas.

10/2/2010 2:38:56 PM

How the fuck do you know what the solution is or is not self righteous ass boy?


For many people that is the solution fuck do you know

And I've never heard of any chiropracters that help with back problems

Since you wanna be a smart ass

[Edited on October 3, 2010 at 1:21 AM. Reason : Ff]

10/3/2010 1:19:58 AM

I'm not getting into it with a troll.

And, I also did have annoying, chronic lower back pain a few years ago- a multi-pronged approach helped relieve it with the aid and supervision of my health care professional (PA).

Why would you put up with chronic symptoms when you could actually fix the problem at its source? That doesn't make any sense.

10/4/2010 4:27:00 PM

BTW: Chiropractic <> Medicine . Go to an actual doctor.

10/5/2010 2:51:44 PM

new shoes could help too

10/5/2010 7:18:35 PM

Dat 190% Ankylosing Spondylitis

10/5/2010 8:04:19 PM

pretty sure that means you are pregnant.

10/5/2010 8:04:39 PM

try sleeping on your back, on the floor for a few nights

or

put a pillow under your legs as you sleep on your back. elevating your knees will flatten your lower back out

10/6/2010 9:00:51 AM

i have lower back pain from a snowboarding accident 7 years ago. you need to go to a physical therapist who is specialized in back pain/injury. he/she will teach you the proper stretching technique as well as make adjustments to your back. the one i use is Jack Keller at Capital City Health Care Providers. i need to go back to him soon. i tweaked my back last week when i slipped getting out of the shower. i'm in constant pain right now.

10/6/2010 11:38:56 AM

I hurt my back in June, and saw a chiropractor for a good while to try and get moving again. That was really just a terrible month

I'd been good without going back to see him the past few months, but the pain is starting to come back. It really feels like my lower back just locks up. Some stretching that he showed me helps loosen things up a bit so I can at least function, but the pain is still around. The only relief I've ever found for it was from muscle stim, which I really adore. I'd love to get one of those little machines for home use. alas, they are too pricey and I will just end up going back for another office visit.

10/6/2010 11:43:29 AM

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"I'm not getting into it with a troll."

am i really being a troll? not everything is correctable with an improved lifestyle/drugs

10/6/2010 1:39:18 PM

let's try elsewhere for something with absolutely no content other than some pictures of fire

10/6/2010 2:17:29 PM

^^^there's a reason why you have to keep going back. Visit an Orthopedic doctor instead.

10/6/2010 3:43:05 PM

^ I didn't have health insurance until about four weeks ago, and I still don't have my cards. Therefore, expensive doctors have been out of the question for some time.

10/6/2010 3:52:02 PM