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mockingbird
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posted March 18, 2013 05:03 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mockingbird     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
My lower back's a mess.

It's gotten worse after each child (3).
I've spent the past couple of days quasi-modo-ing it around the house and about town...a trick with an 8-month-old.

I'm working on my core strength, but do you have any cool remedies?

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hippichick
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posted March 18, 2013 05:31 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for hippichick     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
rest it, hot and cold alternatively.

Then...strengthen it.

Slowly...

be careful!!

Mine has been the bain of my existence for several years!

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mockingbird
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posted March 19, 2013 08:20 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for mockingbird     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Ain't nobody got time fo' dat!

Seriously, though - thank you for your wonderful, probably very effective advice.

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posted March 19, 2013 04:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for Lexxigramer     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Biofreeze can help a bit.
My chiropractor endorses it.
If it is not spasms, and only pain,
Biofreeze can take the edge off the pain.
http://www.biofreeze.com/
http://www.amazon.com/BIOFREEZE-Gel-32-Ounce-Bottle-Pump/dp/B002J9HBY8

Just do not get it in eyes or mouth.
Like any other topical mentholated type muscle/pain reliever,
it can burn.

My other advice is get checked out by a doctor and see a chiropractor.
I am disabled from back injuries from top to bottom, plus degenerative complications, nerve damage and more.
When lower back is at its worse;
I cannot walk and at times lose feeling from waist down.
Please make sure to get checked out so your lower back issue does not become worse.
{{{big hugs to you beautiful lady! }}}

PS.
If you have a bathtub;
take nice long baths with Epsom salts.
Also make sure you have enough Magnesium in your diet.

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ghanima81
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posted March 20, 2013 12:34 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for ghanima81     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Biofreeze is a LIFESAVER.

I have the same back issues. It will flare up and the only thing that works is rest, ice/heat and biofreeze.

When it's a strain or spasm, not much to be done except to treat conservatively. Massage therapy can be helpful, but not when the pain is acute.


ETA - That's supposed to be a thumbsup for the Biofreeze!!!
Core strenthening is also a very good thing to be doing.

If you feel radiating numbness, see a doc. It may be a disc!

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mockingbird
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posted March 20, 2013 03:43 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mockingbird     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
LEXX and ghanima - Thank you for the recommendations re: Biofreeze and magnesium - I'll definitely look into those.

Re: baths: I'm too lazy to clear out all the kids' toys

I've been on the watch for disc problems.
My Mom had a herniated disc in her mid-30s.

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cathy
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posted March 23, 2013 03:38 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for cathy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I used to have lower back problems, my chiropractor suggested that I stretch every morning before getting out of bed, it has worked, stretch your whole body, like a cat does.

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mockingbird
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posted April 03, 2013 03:33 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for mockingbird     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
^ I'll have to try that.

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Randall
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posted April 05, 2013 10:18 AM     Click Here to See the Profile for Randall     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Hope you feel better.

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