Share Your Best Pain Relief Tips
and You Might Be a Winner…
A couple of weeks ago I was reading through some of the thousands of emails I get each day and I came across one that really struck me…
Someone had written in to tell us how much our free videos had helped his wife… but he also said that one of the things that worked the best for her when it came to pain relief with mustard…
Yes, mustard… now, if I recall correctly it was prepared in a special way… but it got me thinking, I bet that there are dozens, if not hundreds of other little-known natural remedies out there that most people just don’t know about…
So, I decided a great way to get everyone to share their best pain relief tips, strategies and remedies would be a contest…
To enter simply post your tip onto our blog using the link below and you’ll be entered to win the following prizes:
1st Prize: Inversion Table ($299 value)
2nd Prize: Lose The Back Pain System ($97 value)
3rd Prize: Freedom Back – Back Support ($59 value)
The team here at the Healthy Back Institute will choose the winners and the deadline is Thursday, September 10th.
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Hello! The testimonials are fantastic. I’m a little ashamed to admit where I work, and that I’ve suffered from back pain-but here is my story (along with my recommendations). I work for a chiropractor! I was a pt. before I hired on there.My back pain was almost non-existant when I hired there.(I’d still have flare ups if I would study for hours). I assist the pt.’s with exercises-ROM,…etc. I would be in excruciating pain by the end of the night-not from the stretching, but from all of the negativity-depression, alcoholism, drug abuse and the list goes on-it is easier to pull someone down than it is to lift them up! The muscles in my back would be soo tense that I was bedridden all night, even through the weekends. I work in a Christian office, but few of us and tons of pt.’s. I am a strong Christian, but have never witnessed a true healing personally-until last Friday. Our youth pastor, and 3 of the youth prayed for me. My back was on fire (scared me at first)-they prayed for my adrenal gland to regulate (I didn’t know what that was ’til later), sleep, unworthiness, isolation…replaced with joy, peace, laughter, and friendship. I felt phenominal! I started drinking AT LEAST, 8 glasses of water a day,(My DC suggests 90% of your body wght.)now I am able to walk a mile everday. I surround myself with positive people, lots of laughter, and choose to “let it go”, not just once, but daily. I’ve seen every patient focus on their back pain initially, the ones who truly get better–are the ones who focus on just being healthy (the goal). I am not a preacher, I just wanted to share what God has done for me. I also own “Lose the Back Pain”-amazing program, very specific, explained in words anyone can understand, TONS of ACCURATE information, and is hands down the most genuine, “not just doing it for the money” program that is on the market. I heard someone say,”The struggle is not in “doing the right thing”, the struggle lies in knowing the “right thing to do”, but not wanting to do it!” God, drink lots of water, go for walks, laugh as much as possible, invest in “Lose the Back Pain”, seek out positive influences, and be happy-seriously–physically you can only have one emotion at a time, choose to be happy!
The best relief for the strained back/fatigue related back pain is SHAVASANA> this is one of the yoga pose- that is simply sleeping on the floor on a mat or any hard level surface. Keep your legs about two feet apart, hands at about two feet distant from the body with your palms facing the ceiling.Body straight, head/neck straight. Take deeep breath three times and completely loosen your body. LIE STILL , eyes closed like a dead wood for 20 minutes. If you are amusic lovere swith on sweet calming music. Now feel the difference.
Regarding medication for any pain ,Mix equal quantities of mustard oil+gingelly oil+coconut oil. Add camphor (@20gms. for 100ml. of mix) and heat for a little boil. Cool it,store it, apply it on the body part that pains. Applying warm mix of oil is more beneficial. For a little severe pain apply thermal/hot water bath. This works wonders.
I have had a sacro-iliac problem for years, and have had to resort to emergency chiropractic care at times. Recently, a new method came to me that I now use nightly. I have a cloth sack designed for hot or cold therapy for neck pain; it is tubular with a soft rope handle on each end, and is filled with crushed nut shells or some such natural, very malleable substance. You can shift the contents any way you like. One night while having had a flare-up of my SI, I arranged the neck-sack in a V shape, pretty evenly distributing the filler, and laid upon it, the base of the V supporting the sacrum evenly on both sides. The rope handles stick out just below my waist on each side. This supports the sacrum and allows the glutes and all the buttock and hip muscles, and their connective tissue, to relax more, and the sacrum itself relaxes. At first, it was uncomfortable, but that was very quickly relieved, and I found that I was sleeping in the same position most of the night, instead of the flopping from side-to-side, as had been happening. Upon awakening, my pain was much less, I’d slept well and was rested, and my body balance was improved. Since then, I’ve found that I can adjust the sack easily to accommodate any left/right sided issues there might be. I also do some of the above things for pain, as I have never liked narcotics and have steadfastly refused to engage in their use (except for root canal work years ago…) for chronic pain. For me, prolonged heat is the worst thing when my back hurts; ice is much better (though the hot/cold therapy works very well; most often it’s the ice pack into the SI belt). OH! nearly forgot… last year a PT turned me on to SI belts; when my SI flares up now, the SI belt worn during the day gets me back into shape. Occasionally it helps to wear it all night, so it’s used according to how it’s needed.
Clean water, Ginger,Turmeric, Garlic, Enzymes, low sugar diet, non-smoking, silica drops, strong immune system, consistently good body mechanics, homeopathy, various forms of therapy, exercise/stretching/strength training, laughter & joy, stress reduction, mineral/herbal/vitamin etc supplementation, quality diet… so many options available. Best one? Whatever works for your situation.
Would love an inversion table, but would rather see Andy (wrote on Sept 3) win it. (Good luck, Andy). If my name is drawn, please give it to Andy.
I am a health therapist and here are my tips:
1) Tissue Salts are cheap, safe and effective. No.8 (Mag. Phos.) is a natural pain-killer, antispasmodic and nerve and muscle relaxant. Fabulous for any pain from headaches, cramps, back ache to arthritis.
2) Bath in a hot bath with 1-2 cups Epsom Salts (Magnesium Phosphate). It will relax the entire body and help draw out toxins. Drink a large glass of water afterwards and either lie down or go to bed. Great for insomnia too.
3)The Semi-supine position from The Alexander Technique. Lie flat on your back on the floor with a few paper back books under your head. Your chin should be jutting down a bit and feel slightly strange – what you are trying to achieve is a straight line to your spine. Bend your knees, feet hip-width apart. Cross your hands over each other on your abdomen. Lie there for about 20 minutes – imagining your spine lengthening and straightening. This position allows the fluid to return to the spaces between the discs that gravity squeezes out as you move around in a vertical position every day. Do this daily.
good results 1n many of your sugestions
exercise streching
I had been suffering excruciating neck pain caused by ruptured cervical disc(s),that were causing numbing,burning pain traveling down my shoulders and arms.I had tried everything for relief,from a variety and of pain pills,to injections to a chiropractor,with nothing helping.I decided to see an orthopedic surgeon,who left the choice to me.
By accident I tried one more search and came upon the book “7 steps to a pain free life”,by Robert McKenzie with Craig Kubey.I immediately started the few simple exercises they recommended and like a miracle the pain started to subside.Within a week the pain went from a 10 to a 2-3 range and has remained there since.
While I still take medication once a day,the exercises get the lions share of credit for my pain relief and keeping the sugeon at bay(hopefully forever)
i think the best pain relief that is free is sex and mainly an orgasim because it releases all your own natural endorfins.( sorry about the spelling) i’m on morphine twice a day and endone for inbetween, i’m 36 female and all my doctors say i have back on of a 75year old. Also i have numerous levels of damage to my back. Anyway back to my tip give it a go cause it won’t cost you a cent and will probaly get a better night sleep. Also you might enjoy it.
I’m 25, but since teenage I have regularly managed to hurt my back while exercising. Just last couple of years I have paid more attention to core stability exercises- such as plank, side plank, and bridging. I have gradually built up the execution time to 5 min. It helps me a lot. I can continue to train in track running in a national level. I have tought myself not to “relax” too much with not doing them as that will eventually end up with hurting back. I use also glucosamines as it helps too. It is clear that I have disc problems as facet joint problems as well. I have recently dicovered EFT (emotional freedom technique) but I am not so good with it yet so I have not got rid of pain, though it has deminished and changed. That is my contribution towards my revelation of mind- body connection. Mmmm… that’s so exciting!
I am 80 years old and have been a runner for about 40 years. The original way to run was to step out and come down on your heel and push off with with your toe. Coming down on your heel is a great way to injure your back. You should be coming down with your body weight over your entire foot. I have since studied and come up with an injury free way to run. Strengthen what I call your runner’s core, from your waist to the bottom of your feet. Any cramping type pain in your legs can be cured with more potassium. Eat a banana and drink low sodium V8 juice.
Got some good quality peppermint essential oil. Drizzle a few drops on your painful area and rub 3 clockwise circles to activate the oil before rubbing it into the pain. Take a hot shower or bath. The oils won’t rub off but will intensify with the steam or hot water.
During the rest of the day, you can use a microwaved seed or rice neck or back wrap over the essential oil. To make a rice wrap, just fill a sock with boxed rice, tie and microwave to a comfortable temperature.
My personal recipe to treat back pain, migraine, stress-related symptoms:
Drop six natural ginger teabags into a stainless steel pot (Never aluminum!). Add the contents of three capsules or one teaspoon of cumin or tercumin. Heat to a rapid boil. Allow to cool for two minutes. (Optional at this point: Crush six fresh red grapes in your palm and drop all contents into pot. Stir gently with wooden spoon. Decant entire mixture into a wooden bowl.
Place bowl on table of suitable height. With chin in hands and arms on table, lean face over bowl into rising vapor. Perform alternate nostril breathing for one hundred cycles or ten minutes. Wait twenty minutes before performing strenuous exercise. Your muscular and nervous systems should experience a peaceful ‘blanket’ of calm for several hours.
Here is how to make an ice pack that is not bulky, yet stays cold for the needed 20 minutes to relieve inflammation. Take a hand towel, wet it & wring it out. Fold it to fit inside a gallon ziplock bag, squeeze air out if bag, seal & place in freezer. Because it is thin, you can actually lay on it, it will conform to your back and it is not bulky. Just remove the frozen towel in the bag when needed (leaving towel in bag to protect from drips), wrap the whole thing in a dry towel to protect skin and apply where needed. Return to freezer and it is ready to go in another 30 minutes to an hour. You will love this simple yet effective way to make your own flexible ice pack!
Although I know the large tear in my L5/S1 disc was most likely caused by a number of things…it got worse after two weeks in my newly leased car. Short of getting rid of my car which I’m trying to do…I had to find a way to relieve the pain which always got worse when I was driving and sent lightning bolts into my nerve damaged right leg and foot. None of the expensive store bought options worked because they adapted to the angle of my seat which was the problem. Thankfully, I was able to return them. THE SOLUTION HAS BEEN TO SIT ON A CUTTING BOARD with a thin cushion on top of it to keep me sitting upright. Be aware of the way your back curves when purchasing or leasing a car. My next one will be an SUV so I can get in and out of the vehicle more easily and sit properly.
i used Fucoidan. It is gathered from the bottom of the sea. The Japanese are way ahead of us in regard to this. Fucoidan helps with the joints and tendons to make them more pliable.
EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) would be the perfect tool for back pain relief. It is a therapy that works on similar principles to acupuncture, but instead of needles, the meridian points are tapped to get the body’s energy flowing correctly (which then enables the mind and body to function properly).
A very simpel method to relieve pain instantly works as follows:
Feel your pain, give it an appropriate colour and change the color into a colour you like better.
i.e. my pain has a dull gray colour, I change it into a warm red.
Any colour will work.
When low back pain or sciatica flares, lie the floor with an icepack under your low back and your legs 90 degrees over a hassock (stool,couch) with your butt as close to the item as possible. This takes the pressure off the low back and the ice helps reduce the inflammation. It can really help when I’m in a lot of pain. Once it calms down I can add stretches.
my pains are: sciatica, fx vertibrae, osteo arthritis, advanced age
my remedies are: control weight, stretching/exercise, glucosamine/chondroitin/msm/cetyl m, tons of antioxidants, ha cream with soothanol to drive it into acute joints, a magnet over the paraformis, much horseback riding, pillow between knees, chiropractor once/month, deep tissue message with electrical stimulation of accupuncture points, human touch massage chair, arthrotec/aleeve and self hypnosis as needed for what is left. go, go, go – use it, or loose it.
Sit on the edge of a chair or bed.
Lift your left knee in front of you.
Grab your left ankle with your right hand.
Put your left hand on your left knee -
and pull the knee straight back as far as you can
(keeping the knee at shoulder height).
Then switch legs and repeat.
This puts your spine back in place.
My long term (55 + years) neck pain is relieved by lying on my back, knees bent or with a pillow under knees, with a folded length wise soft fleece (stretchy) baby blanket under the lower part of the back of my head. I grab each end of the blanket and gently raise my hands straight up for a slow count of 15 to 20 deep breaths. Slowly lower hands to reduce the tension on the blanket. This has not only strengthened the muscles in my neck so that pain is reduced/ alleviated, the upper arms have firmed up! This is not original with me, but was a gift from someone – a therapist who demonstrated it on the internet. I would love to thank them in person, it has made a huge difference in my life. Now, my major pain is in low back. Would an inversion table do for my low back what the neck stretch has done?
A Post Script:
It is curious to me that I only developed the low back pain after getting relief in the neck!
i m stilll suffering from lower back pain so i need help to relief sciatica.
well, this is so simple few people bother to even try it! dehydration at inner cell level is at the root of many illnesses, so taking 6-8pints of clean water every day with 5ml of Himalayan salt saturated solution in the first glass can cure most pain.(not ordinary table salt!) This helped heal me form rheumatoid arthritis and several associated auto-immune disorders. it’s just too simple! ;o)
All of my ‘Old Fashioned Remedies” have been covered in the above amazing array of tips. Thank you to all. Good Luck to all. Thank you Jesse also.
I tried Yoga, Pranayama on a daily basis, and I become 90 % normal. tried free sciatica stetches suggested on your website and I have further improved. Still a slight numbness in outer side of right leg is there, but I donot have any pain at any point of time. It is great. Thank you.
What a great idea!
I use tumeric instead of prescription COX2 inhibitors for pain and inflammation.
St. John’s Wort and hops in capsule form also help with pain. The essential oil helychrisium is expensive but wonderful for bruising and healing. A simple bath with epsom salts can sooth some aches.
Any tummy pain and I keep peppermint essential oil on hand. One drop in water does wonders. It works very well for stomach flu.
I use calcium and magnesium for osteoporosis and pain
I was in an auto accident and injured my hip. I have had a hip replacement,
gluteus medius tendon repair then six months later a hip revision. I am still in a lot of pain. There are ruptured and bulging disks in my low back, arthritis and osteoporosis in my upper back. I firmly believe in alternative approaches, especially after these surgeries.
Thanks to Jessie for his book, website and all the wonderful products, and best of all the hope of living pain free!
Gym has always worked for me and
Massage using hot water with a face towel on the pain and rub with a rubbing staff .
I attended a training session once where a very charismatic instructor kept using the same words over and over again when asked a question: ‘it depends’ ! it does depend on the type of problem you have in the first place, of cause, and every individual would come up with his/her unique plan how to overcome back pain. Cold/hot patches, TENS machines, magical creams and gels, acupuncture, chiro, osteo, grand mother’s recipes, etc etc (yes, I tried them all and more!). I suffered so much from sciatic pain due to hugely herniated disc that had to have a surgery earlier this year. This experience taught me the lesson and since my surgery I decided to be very disciplined. I do pilates regularly and religiously do stretching exercises every day. This works well for me. And, yes, swimming is great (correct technique is important! we shouldn’t keep our heads above water, this is bad. Although, one might say that wrong swimming is better than none ? – see what works for you!)
Also, there is something I learnt through the very painful time I’ve gone through – the power of mind. Do not try to fight the pain. Instead – surrender and try to listen to it and find out why it is there in the first place. Sounds crazy but we can also talk to our pain and even visualise how it looks like ! Relaxation, meditation, visualisation and other techniques may help. There is a lot of literature and publications available on this subject.
It is important to learn from your experience and believe that your mind is the strongest tool you have. Then, once you do that, the right solution will come up and you will say farewell to your pain !
One more tip from me that I forgot to mention the other day:
Before bed, when my back is usually the tightest, I lie on my stomach and while I relax my lower body, I pull myself forward using my arms (cross them under your chest, keeping yourself as straight as possible) until I feel a “pop” in my lower back, like it does with a chiropractor. Immediate relief. I’ve asked my chiropractor if it was ok to do and he said sure. He explained that by doing that, my back was self- “adjusting”. Pretty harmless to do. Great to use between visits.
The exercises help. I have a pinched nerve in my back vertebrae, and hurts where my thigh bone meets my hip bone. I went to an Orthapedic Dr. & he sent me to a Physical Therapist, & I’m doing some exercises, similiar to the ones that “Lose The Back Pain ” recommended.
At night ,when I try to go to sleep my hip is hurting so bad, by 3:00 A.M. or 4:00 A.M., I’ll take a 8 hr. Tylenol, and I can finally go to sleep.
I’m taking Coumadibn, so I can’t have aspirin, or alcohol. I’m taking 10-12 medications a day, so the Exercises
help in the long run.
I had an extra Heart Beat in Sept. ‘08, so I took Warfarin for that to thin my blood, and it made my face red, streaked, and a rash one week, and the next week it would peel , like a severe sun burn. This went on for 2-3 months, and then they changed it to Coumadibn, and it cleared up. When my blood got to where they wanted it, they did a Cardio Version, (shocked me like on TV) (March 2009) I was asleep, so it was painless. That’s why I’m taking so much medication.
The exercises have helped more than anything, but its still there. My vertebrae is still compressed, but the exercises may help to put space between them.
The Inversion Table would help when the pain is so bad. I’d like to try it. At least its not medicine.
My daughter came up with this idea to relieve back/leg/pinched nerve pain.
Lie on the bed or floor, put firm couch cushions 2 1/2′ or 3′ high, scoot your bottom close to the base of the pillows, then put your legs over the cushions, bent at the knee.
It relieves the pressure on the back, and you don’t feel pain while you’re there .
It would be difficult to sleep that way though.
My daughter came up with this idea to relieve back/leg/pinched nerve pain.
Lie on the bed or floor, put firm couch cushions 2 1/2′ or 3′ high, scoot your bottom close to the base of the pillows, then put your legs over the cushions, bent at the knee.
It relieves the pressure on the back, and you don’t feel pain while you’re there .
It would be difficult to sleep that way though.
I’m 74, so I don’t expect miracles, but it would be nice.
Please remove my last name.
The Thompson maneuver attempts to align the spine. I look at it as a mild Chiropractor type adjustment with the advantage that it can be performed several times per day at no cost I have used it for years with success and I consider it a good complement to the Lose The Back Pain System.
To relieve back pain following tips will be useful such as
1. Donot sit very long time in one place, for example if your work schedule is like that donot worry do some very easy flexibility excercises (stretching).
Atleast during break (lunch/ intervals) time – Try to walk freely. Do some back strengthening excercises. Ask proper very easy excercises from your professional trainers (reputed gym)
2. Use Emami Fast relief cream for instant relief.
3. Donot use pillows while sleeping-(Blood flow will be good for brain).
4. Donot use high heels slippers. Because it will strain the spinal cord more.
5. crush the fresh garlic and make small balls- Daily eat 3 pepper size balls with milk-1glass.
Relieve Arthritis by applying chopped “Match-me-if-you-can” leaves soaked in vinegar to the affected areas.
This is a traditional Bermuda method, and is very helpful.
I have had 4 c-sections. With the first one the person putting in the epidural hit a nerve which sent pain down my right leg….like the sciatic nerve I am guessing. Well, this was 12 years ago this Dec. 1st. That still bothers me. Plus, with having our other children the lower back pain has gotten worse. So, after having our 5 child I said NO MORE!! LOL
I sleep w/a pillow between my knees which helps. The only way that I can go to sleep is on my left side. If I lay on my back it is killing me by morning. If I loose the pillow the same thing. I wake up stiff as a board in the morning and the warm shower helps.
Also, If I have a spot that I can prop mysef onto and let my legs dangle and it pulls the weight of my body down that seems to stretch my back and helps too. I hope that makes some sense. Just like if you are sitting in a chair that has arms. Put your hands on the arms of the chair and lift your body up, keeping your arms straight. It pulls the lower back….stretching it.
I hope that this helps someone. I’m sure it has already been mentioned somewhere. Good luck to all of you.
God Bless…….
Hey, I have had back pain for the last 16 years!! I originally hurt my back while working in a mattress companies warehouse. Then a few years later I began doing tile, marble, and stone work. Needless to say the back pain came back real quick! Whenever it got to the point I could hardly walk I would go to the chiropractor for a few weeks or months till I was able to deal with the level of pain.Just over a year ago I began working in a grocery distibution center and wow!! The pain that I thought I had under control was right there again!! This past January I was out of work for almost the whole month with severe back pain. The x-rays showed that I have 2 vertabret in my lower back with spers and one with a slight sper. Anyway enough about me… what has worked the best for me is a combination of things. I stretch every morning when I get up and most of the time I strectch before I go to bed as well. I started walking in January while I was out of work, now I have increased it to an interval walk/jog/run. I do some light strength training just to help with my own personal fitness goals, I try to eat healthy (most of the time!) and I found a back brace that uses magnet therapy which I use only when I work now, though when I first got it I would ware it for long car rides and sometimes just sitting around the house. Last but sertainly not least- WATER!!!- We have all heard it many many times but plenty of water is key, it’s like moter oil for your body. If for some reason you can not keep a bottle or cup of water with you at all times then remember you change your cars oil every 3000 miles, you should replinish your bodies water every 3 hours (more if you are participating in sports or other physically demanding activities)!!
I find that cinnamon and fresh sliced ginger help ease my back pain. I put them in my oatmeal cereal daily I also do exercises regularly and acupuncture once a week. I take wellbutrin, an antidepressant that helps the pain somewhat. I have recently started taking Heal n Soothe but have to be careful because I take Coumadin. I have to have my INR checked weekly to see if it affects my INR.I have taken one pill one a day for a week and so far it has not affected my INR significantly. I am also using the Back Joy Orthotic back rest.
I would love to try the Inverted Table.
I have suffered from fibromyalgia for over 30 years–have tried about everything–Tylenol, glucosamine/chondroitin, chiropractic, supplements, hot baths, and received only temporary relief from any of these. A few weeks ago, my NAET practitioner did this treatment: For every sore spot, she would press or squeeze as I took deep breaths to eliminate poisons and fluid. Secondly, she would massage the same area as I moved it while breathing deeply. This was to move oxygen into the sore spot. Lastly, she brushed away from the sore area with the palm of her hand while I remained still, but relaxed. Each painful area in my body was given the same treatment. She then showed me how to do this at home. After a week of repeating the treatments at home, then one more treatment from her, I am virtually free from fibromyalgic pain. I had received a reflexology treatment two weeks before her treatment, and learned my liver was damaged from taking at least 9 Tylenol per day for 30 years, so went cold turkey off the Tylenol. As a result, my fibromyalgia was worse than it had ever been, so I completely believe in this treatment.
My suggestion would be to start at the bottom. Most people overpronate especially the older and heavier we get. Check your feet and see if when you are standing, if your toes point out, in or straight. If they point out, chances are you overpronate. Have someone watch you walk from behind, if your ankle leans in farther than the bottom of your foot, you are overpronating. Most people in America will overpronate and that leads to problems with your medial (inside) of your knee just under the kneecap which leads to back pain. If you have medial pain under the knee cap, check to see if your toes are pointing out while you walk. A lot of back pain can be eliminated if you feet, ankles, knees and hips are in alignment. Check for overpronation with your shoes off, wet your foot and step on a tile floor or a piece of paper. If your imprint has a nice curve on the inside of your foot, you probably have good arches. If your footprint has very little curve on the inside of your foot or is oval, you are overpronating or have flat feet. This will cause pain in the inside of your knee and work its way up to your back. Most people should probably have a good pair of orthodics and not the type from a drugstore, see a foot doctor or get a good pair of sport orthodics with a lot of arch support. You will be amazed at the difference. If you are going to save money, don’t do it on shoes or your feet. Buy good shoes and check out orthodics. The other thing to check would be the length of each leg especially as you age. Even an eighth or quarter of an inch difference in your leg length can cause back pain. We all get older and we all gain weight, both of these things cause changes in your feet which will work its way up to your back. All the medicine in the World cannot help leg length difference or overpronation.
I have had a broken back and neck, due to an auto accident and I have titanium rods as well as other plates and hardware, which leads to much back pain. As a dietary supplement, I have discovered that Liquid Pantothenic Acid really aides in many ailments – so may that the FDA wanted to make it a “prescription only” deal but they lost the battle, allowing the public to continue buying it over the counter. I take 2 tsp. 2-3 times a day. It has no taste, so I just put it in my juice. It seems to help with the “ache”.
Also, I find that lying flat on my back and bending one leg seems to take the “pull” off of my lower back.
There is my helpful hint – the only thing I can imagine helping me any further would be an INVERSION TABLE, which has been recommended by my doctors but cannot afford, so hook me up, please!!!!
I use ice packs- at 20 minute intervals. do not apply ditectly to skin, but use a cloth in between. I like the gel packs because they can mold to any body part, but you can use a bag of fozen vegetables too.
I excersise 5 times a day separated by about 4 hours period actually i do this mainly not to excersise this is my praythat i have to do everyday as i’m a muslim woman and i lely discovered that those moves that i do while praying help a lot in releiving my back pain, also i try not stay still in certain position wheather standing or sitting and i try to keep on moving most of the day.
I have arthritis on my neck,lower back,both knee and both shoulders,Im only35 and I had back operation L5-S1 at age30.The best thing is to swim and water workout.I use when I swim a doggy paddled but really straight arms like when try to catch something in front of me.Is really good for the neck and back and also just paddle with the leg as well,cos when someone had operation is the best tecnique.And swim in the back as well.Is so important to swim keep the mobility all in the body especially people with arthritis,and back neck pain.But swimming is good for everything.Also streches very few times a day important.People with arthritis the diet what not to eat must.It helps reduce the pain in a long term.Ladies with back pain choushony flat shoes essential!Reebok classic is very good one.All like supplements,diet,(healthy food),,shoes,excercise good bed and pillow(i have memory foam cos without that I wont be able to sleep.It adjust to the body and keep less pressure of the spine.Very good anti-inflammatory bromelain 400mg daily. Boswellia,devils claw tea are natural pain killers.Need daily cod liver oil highest strenth,1500mg Gloucosamine+cronditin,MSM.Magnesium,Calcium also.Hope it was something useful.Sorry for my mistakes I have made but my first language is not english.Hope is still understandable.Im glad I could sher my experience on this site.All the best for everyone who suffer from pain.:)
Hi, i’m really into more natural therapies, rather than reverting to medication. One thing that I have found that REALLY helps is a mixture of one part pepermint essential oil mixed with two parts lavender oil. You simply rub it onto the skin near the painful area and its like a natural way to deliver heat and pain relief. I use it on my neck and temples, however you can use it on your back, legs, even your scalp if you have a headache. Its great stuff and smells really good too!
There are two things I do for pain relief.
1. I’ve had chronic pain much of my life due to Lyme disease. The best cure I’ve found for the pain? Changing my diet. No gluten, no dairy. Avoiding other foods I’ve found I’m sensitive too (potatoes, processed soy.) I eat whole natural fresh foods. It’s a challenge to get started, but you won’t believe the results if overall pain and aches are your problem, and all you need is a fork.
2. Specifically for back pain? Yoga. But it has to be the right kind. Some are too vigorous. Some are too much about stretch, not enough about strength. Some assume that what’s good for one person is good for all. Viniyoga balances stretch with strength and focuses on individual needs.
I injured my back in my early thirties, was told I have degenerative disc disease, and have learned many ways to relieve back pain from physical therapy and my chiropractor. Many of the things I’ve learned have been mentioned in the postings here. However, recently I was diagnosed with fibromyalgia which compounded my pain problems. Besides the usual strategies for pain relief already mentioned, including diet changes and the use of herbal and natural alternative remedies, I have taken a different approach to exercise and stretching. I found with the fibromyalgia I had difficulty with exercise, because it seemed to actually increase my pain causing me to be discouraged and avoid it. When I found some relief of pain after taking a hot shower, it gave me an idea. I decided to try and modify some exercises I had learned over the years, so I could do them safely in the shower and see if that would allow me to get some much needed exercise and relief. The results were very encouraging. I found I could do more repetitions than I could out of the shower without the consequences. I started slowly and increased my repetitions gradually, so now I get a pretty good workout, and feel better than I have in a long time. I’ve actually considered writing a book about this journey to help others who have found it difficult to exercise without overdoing or causing more pain, and not seeing any positive results. It gave me hope for recovery, and maybe it could help others too. I would really like to have an inversion table since I also have problems in my neck from an extra vertabra that causes nerve pinching. Traction has helped, but I can’t afford to pay for it and my insurance already paid for what it would. An inversion table would allow gravity to keep my neck from pinching and irritating the nerves, and also help my pain from degenerative discs.