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Help me with my back pain..

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The past week I wake up with extreme back pain..like my whole back is on fire..it eases up as the day goes on but never fully goes away...To top it off two days ago I slipped on ice and fell on my hands and knees..My right side feels like I pulled a muscle..I told me doctor yesterday and he referred me to a chiropractor for pregnant women..I go Saturday..What should I do in the meantime..any tips...hot shower does nothing...
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Re: Help me with my back pain..

  • asickles98asickles98 member

    I go to Khols or Macys and sit in their massage chairs for about five minutes.  They are the one to try out before you buy (but they are expensive so I can not right now justify buying one). It massages my back for me and it helps a lot.

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  • jkfranklinjkfranklin member

    Alternate ice and heat might work other than that you will have to suck it up until you get to the chiropractor.  Don't expect to feel 100% after one treatment and you may have to go back 2-3 times a week for a few weeks, but trust me, it works!

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  • athena83athena83

    Wow, sorry you're hurting.  Chiropractors are not all the same, so if this one doesn't work out go find another one!  I love mine and it's worth every penny.

    Tylenol never helped me.  I bought a $10 body pillow from Target and usually sleep on my side with the top of the pillow under my stomach (baby moves a lot so this helps "neutralize" it some) and a small pillow behind my back.  Every time i get up to use the bathroom i switch pillows and sleep on the opposite side.  If i must lay on my back i put a pillow under one side so i'm not flat.

    Other things that might help could be rice in a sock (heated or cooled), DH massage, heating pad, one of those vibrating chairs in the mall, etc.  Changing positions a lot helps me.  I can't exercise much but i do what i can and that seems to help too.

    Good luck!

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  • Big JBig J member

    Stretching works for me (if you aren't in too much pain).  Google stretches for back pain.  DH has chronic back pain stemming for car accidents in his teens and FWIW, chiropractors made his pain worse. 

    It's too bad you can't take advil, it would help with any swelling.

    Hope you feel better soon!

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