Back Pain

[Silversky]

What's the best way to get rid of an ache-y back pain? I can't bend, because the base of my back is killing me!

[B00]

Well other than going visiting a chri....chry......ummm back doctor, you could try what Mr Boo does when his back his bad. He lies on my kitchen floor, which is stone quarry tiles. He reckons the stretching and the coldness of the tiles really help, either that or he's got some kinda weird fetish!

Obviously I mean you lie on your own floor- not mine:-)

[China Doll]

I went to a physio about mine and they gave me some exercises to do which really help.

[jno]

short term, painkillers. Long term, physio/chiropractor/osteopath.

[B00]

That's it....chiropractor!

[n00dles]

Yeah - the guy that takes all your savings!! Rofl

sorry Silversky, you canna do that...

the chiropractor that I used was an ex Rugby player, I enjoyed the treatment lol...seriously though it did help...

[Craig007]

Dont bother with your GP, they will just say rest it and give you pain killers, as mentioned above try a chiropractor or an osteopath, and try and get an MRI scan if you can, a friend of mine put off having his bad back treated and ended up with a ruptured disc and 6 months off work!

[4getmenot]

I had a bad back last week, then got a lovely massage at the weekend, worked wonders :-)

[Denise S.]

ICE - the finest thing for bad backs. If you don't have an ice pack handy in the freezer, use a bag of frozen peas.

Or - I have a tens machine, just put the pads on the pain, and you can regulate the degree of zaps - great.