Hi, Guest
Remember when I really f***ed up my back in December (massive spasms at the in-laws Boxing Day)? I did the exact opposite to what I was told and at least it alleviated the pain/spasms - HEAT. A hot water bottle right at your lumbar to loosen everything up will get you mobile immediately.
And no Robaxicet on an empty stomach... that was a weird trip :blink:
PM me if you want more ideas, I'll give you a call.
EDIT - you're not on MSN. That's not a good sign :P
I tried to keep an angle between standing and a 90 degrees sitting angle... generally it was to the shallower (closer to standing) side of things. I found it made getting up a little easier if you popped yourself out of your seated position with your hands. When it got really bad, C.J. (brother-in-law) and Sara got a good workout helping me out of chairs, off the couch, etc. Ken's right about the "seek assistance for moving" thing.
Another thing to watch is the opposite muscles injury/strain that will follow this because your supporting/opposite muscles are already taking up the work your main lumbar/back muscles aren't doing.
Once you're able to move freely after the heat, do tiny stretches for all your core muscles to work them out.
Muscle relaxants didn't really work for me at all when I was locked up / spasming bad, but they may work for you.
A lot of guys told me I was nuts, heating a thrown-out back because the back muscles are (apparently) inflamed. Well, following their logic I should have been pooched beyond belief. Maybe try a tiny bit of cold (frozen peas, something you can remove immediately - NO RUBS) and a bit of hot and see what has more of an immediate, positive effect. Trust me, you'll know. :ph34r:
And no Robaxicet on an empty stomach... that was a weird trip :blink:
PM me if you want more ideas, I'll give you a call.
EDIT - you're not on MSN. That's not a good sign :P
I tried to keep an angle between standing and a 90 degrees sitting angle... generally it was to the shallower (closer to standing) side of things. I found it made getting up a little easier if you popped yourself out of your seated position with your hands. When it got really bad, C.J. (brother-in-law) and Sara got a good workout helping me out of chairs, off the couch, etc. Ken's right about the "seek assistance for moving" thing.
Another thing to watch is the opposite muscles injury/strain that will follow this because your supporting/opposite muscles are already taking up the work your main lumbar/back muscles aren't doing.
Once you're able to move freely after the heat, do tiny stretches for all your core muscles to work them out.
Muscle relaxants didn't really work for me at all when I was locked up / spasming bad, but they may work for you.
A lot of guys told me I was nuts, heating a thrown-out back because the back muscles are (apparently) inflamed. Well, following their logic I should have been pooched beyond belief. Maybe try a tiny bit of cold (frozen peas, something you can remove immediately - NO RUBS) and a bit of hot and see what has more of an immediate, positive effect. Trust me, you'll know. :ph34r:
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33" BFG Mud-Terrain KM2s, lots of Rough Country gear - bumper, 2.5" lift, swaybar disconnects, Superwinch 10,000lb winch, Detroit Locker in rear D44 axle, custom exhaust, K+N filtercharger, Superchips-tuned.
Daily driver 2: 2006 Subaru Legacy GT
COBB Stage 1+ package - AccessPort tuner, COBB intake and airbox. Stage 2 coming shortly - COBB 3" AT stainless DP and race cat, custom 3" Magnaflow-based exhaust and Stage 2 COBB tune.