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nicolelord2

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Hi all...I have one question which may be general. Actually I am software engineer and I have to work 10 to 12 hours sitting. So my back pain is increasing . I wanna suggestion how can I stop my back pain. I did all types of medication, but belive does not affect to my back pain...help.
 
Might be worth trying to go and see a physio.
I'm a sysadmin / engineer so spend a good chunck of time as a keyboard too and did used to have similar problems.

In my case the problem was not actually my back but what I was doing with my feet and legs. A little bit of exercise and a change to how I sit and now all is good.. and no pills either :)

Hope you get some relief.
 
Oddly my back pain is made worse when I sit in a comfy sofa or chair, and feels better when I sit at a dining chair or the office chair we have in front of the PC.

I've been through pretty much all the drugs, a year of physio, an 8 week back rehab course and getting on for 10 months under the pain clinic and nothing really worked for me with the exception of Gabapentin which worked so well I suffered ID.

Now I use a re usable hot gel pad on my lower back and a lumber support belt like a weight lifter would use for several hours a day and that seems to be the best relief I could find.

I did think about trying one of those chair back massagers with various massage modes but 10 minutes in a shop doesnt give you a decent feel of whether it would work, I'd be interested to hear if anyone else has tried one?
 
I am a professional reflexologist. I am also a diabetic T2 patient for more than 10 years. I would recommend diabetic T2 with back pain get help from exprienced reflexologist in your home town. I do self reflexology whenever I have same problem. It surely help. You can try. I have formulated herbs to help my diabetic complications. Some of my buddy also get my helps. Please email me for more details at email: [email protected]. Tq
 
Nicely spammed Othmanmanros so can you cure degenerative arthritis of the lower spine?

No, I thought not :lol:
 
What a cynic you are Sid :D :D Who knows. the poster could have been the answer to your prayers.

I often wonder why there is still sickness and suffering in the world when there are so many cures on the internet..........

Sorrry, I have no personal knowledge of the chairs you ask about but those aids designed o make every chair a comfortable chair ec make my back problems worse - and mine are only intermittent.
 
Before my accident i suffered with back pain most of my life Heavy Job I tried everything
under the sun until a orthopedic consultant ,
Told me to use a rowing machine Ding :idea:
Belive it or not that worked too strengthen my mussels around my back

Before that the only other thing that worked was two weeks in the Med
face down on a sun bed face down 8) found swimming also helps

If all else fails ask your gp if you can see orthopedic consultant he may send you for scan to see if you have any perm damage or not , like Sid also try ask to see the pain clinic/consultant

I find my pain consultant a God send

I am sitting a least 16hrs a day I have chronic pain 24/7 I take a cocktail of drugs to help relive this , I find the opiate drugs work best for the deep non stop pain I use Morphine for that .
There are milder opiate drugs likes of Codeine , Tramadol often used for back pain

I also take Gabapentin 2400mg that helps with neuropathy chronic pain with no side effects for me
along with other pain related drugs

If this is 24/7 ongoing pain go and see your GP asked for a refer to orthopedic consultant
if nothing can be done then ask to see a pain consultant
With your spine sometimes you have to grin and bare it :cry:



Reflexologist Yerr i like to see how that could fix a broken back
I like to show you my reflex to put you on yerr back Qwack :mrgreen:

Bob
 
I had my back pain when I'm playing basketball like I'm going to lay-up to the basket and then I land to the foot of my counter part. After with back pain get help from exprienced reflexologist in my home town and after 3 months I am feeling better.
 
I was getting pretty bad tingling/numbness down my left arm and my upper back ached all the time. It was worse during running and sitting (I'm pretty desk bound at work).

I self-diagnosed that it was all to do with my wisdom teeth :oops: got them surgically removed by a reluctant private surgeon.

Guess what? It wasn't my wisdom teeth - the problem was still there so after 3 months I couldn't cope anymore and I asked a referral to an Ortheopedic consultant who ordered an x-ray (neck was 'too straight") then an MRI.

I was told I have some degeneration of two discs in my neck. Seemingly it's unusual for me to have this at the age of 34 but nevertheless I was sent off for 2mths of weekly painful physio sessions where the physio just basically use to bash my spine about :cry: she said my upper back was 'rigid' and this was making things worse.

Half way through this time, I found I was clenching my jaw/grinding my teeth again at night but it was disturbing my sleep. I used to feel hungover and in worse pain in the morning.

The physiotherapist didn't listen to my complaints but then my fitness instructor sister recommended a wonderful man (sports masseur is his umbrella title) he brought me relief over just 4 monthly sessions - various things like osteopathic stuff, some chiropractic stuff and myofascial(?) there were some painful moments and one just shock as he popped or cracked something but he treated me holistically rather than just my neck/upper back like the phsyio. The physio did a great job she loosened off my back and gave me mobility, the sports masseur relieved all the associated pain.

I'll never be free from my condition and it now pales in comparison to being diagnosed with T2 a month or two later! But at least I'm comfortable and need to just accept I won't be able to run much of a distance now.

Unfortunately it's difficult to get an Osteopath on the nhs or private health care and there seems to some level of snobbery about this area of health care (I don't understand how bone cracking is ok by muscle manipulation is not...) Plenty of sports masseurs about though but it's all out of your own pocket but for me it was worth it.

Yoga helps also by the way. If I stop doing it for more than a month, my back problems start playing up again.
 
nicolelord2 said:
Hi all...I have one question which may be general. Actually I am software engineer and I have to work 10 to 12 hours sitting. So my back pain is increasing . I wanna suggestion how can I stop my back pain. I did all types of medication, but belive does not affect to my back pain...help.
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Actually you need a little exercise to your back at least 5 mins. after every 3 to 4 hours, Here I have some tips to you:

Simple Pain Prevention
Instead of sitting forward in your chair, move your hip all the way to the back of the chair. Lean slightly back in comfort. If the chair back is rounded, put a small soft cushion in the space between your low back and the chair, to preserve healthy normal back posture instead of assuming the curved posture of the chair.

Making a Lumbar Roll
To feel the right size for a lumbar roll, sit back in a chair and nestle your forearm behind you in the lumbar space between your lower back and the chair. Lightly lean your upper back against the chair so that the low back does not press your arm, but rests lightly. It should feel comfortable. It it's not comfortable, it's wrong. Your forearm is usually about the size to look for in a lumbar roll.

There are commercially available rolls. Some are expensive and cumbersome, and many are uncomfortable. You do not need to purchase anything. Many soft household items can work for a lumbar roll. Try a small folded towel, shirt, or gloves. Fold your jacket or part of it, just enough to be the size you want. If it is too large, it will not be comfortable. Use a small inflatable pillow, available at dollar stores or camping supplies. You can cut a roll of soft foam lengthwise to make two lumbar rolls:

Long Sitting at Your Desk
- Use a lumbar roll, described above, if needed.
- Sit with your hip all the way against the back of the chair.
- Move the seat in and sit closer to the desk so you can sit up instead of hunching forward.
- Put the monitor up on a book, block, or shelf. Use an external keyboard for laptops.

Don't Forget To Get Up
No matter how well you sit, it's still a lot of bending at the hip and time spent off your feet. Muscles at the front of the hip eventually shortens. Short, tight hip muscles add their own posture and pain problems. Your hip needs standing weight for strong bones. Your legs need use. Long sitting, even pain free, isn't healthy.Your body and mind and spirit need movement. This isn't strange new age stuff, but long-known. Studies of space flight where people don't have benefit of the pull of gravity experience devastating losses of bone, muscle, and cardiovascular status. Sitting all day and doing a few exercises won't undo the large damage.

-Jhon
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"Better to know what it is!"
 
I have back pain due to a lot of lifting clients as a nurse, also due to that thing known as aging!!. The pain definitely gets worse on sitting and I recommend some sort of way to temind yourself to get up and stretch every hour. However I accept you may already do this.

Have you tried gentle Pilates exercises, not the sort they usually do at health clubs, but the exercises developed for people with a bad back. I have the Pilates for Dummies DVD and find the exercises on there gentle and helpful. (I would hate to be accused of trying to sell somerthing, I guarentee I have no connection to this product.)
 
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