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Dec 04, 03
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cures for bad back!
i don't know how or why but my back has been hurting badly for the past month..and today i can barely stand up straight and walk..sitting is painful as well.. :soak:
any suggestions?! 
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Dec 04, 03
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if there's anyone who knows about having a bad back, ahh hemmm, ME!!! my is funked again and my chiro suggests that i take more time off werk after being out for 2.5 months.. that's how bad mine is.. suggestion! go see, and i'm being dead honest here: Dr. K. C. Beaton, 1397 commercial Drive, Vancouver BC, v5l 3x5, Ph: 604-253-2515. call to make your first appt. after that it's all drop in.. he's always busy so it's first come first serve. that's gotta tell ya something for sure.. and trust me.. he knows what he's doing!
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Dec 04, 03
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I do yoga stretches every morning and night for my back, it's just a simple position (i call it a turtle) and it stretches and relaxes everything nicely. I'm trying to figure out how to type it...
let's try: stand with feet shoulder length apart, knees relaxed. Raise arms to the celing, fingertips facing up. Kneel down with hands still up, tops of feet on the floor and then tuck your body down so that your face is against the floor and keep your arms extended out. Hold that position for as long as comfortable. F, you'll feel so good afterwards. I think that position as far as yoga goes is a resting position between postures, it gives the body a nice stretch.. also, if you can afford it, a good massage therapist does the trick very nicely. I have one I can reccomend in Vancouver if you'd like.
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Dec 04, 03
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Chiropractors & massage therapist are getting a huge hunk of my money right now ... but they -do- work.
but stretches do help too ... i also go for a jog/run in the morning first then i stretch. [ edit ] Back when I started my treatment in March ... the doctors found that I had 3 disc's that had been fractured from tumor growth. They are finally starting to get better .... but I had chemo so that could have helped. [ /edit ] Last edited by All!e; Dec 04, 03 at 01:32 PM.
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Dec 04, 03
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my back cracks alot when i move and stuff or if people hug me since my accident. and weve ben doin alot of heavey stuff at school no good.. i usually only feel better if i stretch my back in all the supposed "bad ways" to stretch it, but all my joints hyper extend.
stretching is the best medicine. i like doing hot cold on my back like icing it for ten minutes then heating it for ten and so on. i donno if thats good to do or not either... so i donno. jsut stretch.
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Dec 04, 03
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I have done both physio and gone to the chripractor, both of which help some times. I still however find the best thing to do is exercise and stretch alot
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Dec 04, 03
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But see a professional as you might have a pinched nerve, chiro will adjust if needed but stretching and proper posture goes a long way too.
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Dec 04, 03
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Stretch,
I had a bad back too but I went to a therapist and she reccomended a couple things to me. 1. Lying flat on the ground and then bring you knees close to you chest and hold, and repeat. 2. Stand on all 4's . (sort of like dog position ) and push your back upwards. Repeat 3. Lie face down on the ground and then lift your bodyup with your hands. (sort of like your doing a push up only your stretching upwards.) I hope those help :)
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Dec 04, 03
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The rumours about E fucking up your back are shitty but true.
:sick:
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Dec 04, 03
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^haha..i didn't do E either~
i do a few pilates back stretches every night but it seems to strain my back more ..i'll try the stuff that everyone else has written and if not..i'm heading for the massage therapists and chiropractors (thanx for the # to the doctor Cinto)!.. thanx for the advice ppl! :keebler:
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Dec 04, 03
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I read that that whole thing about how E is bad for your back, and drains your spinal fluid and all that is all bs.....I read that that story comes from when they were testing the effects of mdma, and one of the tests they did was taking samples of spinal fluid or other things from ur back...I think that sounds somwhat accurate...because my back was worse before I started popping...it in no way has gotten really bad from popping...I think that jus all comes from peoplke with sore backs after dancing all night, because how often do u acctually dance all night....obviously ur back is gonna kil u in the morning.
:keebler: jus a thought...what ya'll think?
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Dec 04, 03
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I'm not saying that everyone who has a bad back does E,
Or that everyone who does E will have a bad back! :284:
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Dec 04, 03
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I think my back problems are just as bad or even worse than Cinto's. Mine are due to three consistent car accidents. I had pinched a sciatic nerve and bruise my vertebraes to my lower back.
I've done EVERYTHING. You name it... accupuncture/pressure, chiropractic, massage therapy, physiotherapy, QuiGong, Reiki... etc. I've spent thousands on therapy over a period of three years :soak: Once a back is injured... it's never the same (from a medical point of view). Try stretching after you wake up and before you go to bed. I like the one that you lay flat on your back and rest your heels at a 90 degree angle. Lay like that for about 15 mins with your spine resting flat against the ground. This relaxes your spine. You can take pain relievers 30 mins prior to strenuous activity - i.e. Advil, Tylenol, Robaxacet. Jen ~ you might wanna check to make sure that you didn't hurt your coccyx, pinched a nerve or injured a disc which is provoking your pain right now. Cinto ~ aw... hope you feel betta soon. Didn't know it was for such a long time. PS... I just fell down my stairs in my house and landed on my tailbone which doesn't help either. BOOOOO!
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Dec 04, 03
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Dec 05, 03
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EVERYONE that i know that has done yoga on a regular basis for even a few months has said that it has improved their back tenfold. i was in 3 car accidents as a passenger two years ago over the span of 11 months and it tore my back right up. i've done lots of swimming, working out, massage therapy, physiotherapy, acupuncture...and it IS better than it was before, but it's definitely still sore and has much room for improvement. i'm planning on picking up yoga sometime in the near future. if you're interested jen, we could sign up and do yoga together somewhere downtown 2-3 times a week. let me know!
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Dec 05, 03
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I'm suprised that nobody said anything
about smokin dope yet . I blaze everyday after work because I sit in traffic from N.Van to Coquitlam and it helps relieve back pain and helps me not rage out . :smoke1: Jogging helps a lot too . Last edited by Smitch_P; Dec 05, 03 at 01:16 AM.
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Dec 05, 03
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Hahahahah never thought this would come in handy. I work as a lifeguard and one day for one of our training sessions they decided to bring in a back care specialist? I mean come on, when in our job EVER will we be required to lift things? Ya, people out of the water...but 9 out of 10 times they'll be uncantious anyways and you'll have to use a spinal board! So anyways we had this workshop and the woman told us that even if you don't feel the stretch, it still happens...I've heard some awsome one above me but the ones she taught us were standing on one leg and lifting the other one in front and then really gently to the side. The other one is one that sweet kandy mentioned, the dog. All fours and arch your back then let it sag. Also, lying down on your stomach and reaching out in front of you helps...
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Dec 07, 03
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My work requires me to do a lot of lifting all day monday to friday and I've worked there 2 1/2 years now....my back just recently was screwed up....went to Steven Reid Chiropractor on 1775 Nanaimo street, Van....that guy saved my life...I couldn't even walk and after only 3 sessions with him he put me right back in order...I still have some pain from the sciatic nerve being pinched but I do these stretches whenever I remember...u kinda put one leg on a higher object a large step ahead than the other and lean into the step...helps me a bit + I do some of those stretches some of ya mentioned above.... usually that stretching should come after a doc looked at ya and thinks everythings okay.....but don't be fooled, I went to my reg. family doc and he just gave me painkillers while the chiropractor actually fixed me up and told me what was actually wrong and I could feel it exactly where he said it was and everything....get it checked out no matter what...ur back is not to be messed with....I learned that the hard way unfortunately.... I've been out of the regular gym cycle for almost 2 months now...I hate it...I used to go 6 days a week...now I can only do stretching and light weights....oh well...in time I should be back on track....oh yeah and something really important is keeping a positive attitude about the healing process....don't worry about it too much and just take care.... :kimmie:
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Dec 08, 03
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the rumour came from MDMA testing where they would drain spinal fluid from the test subjects. MDMA research causes spinal fluid loss.
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