Back trouble

[randlemanboater]

I have had sciatica, mine seems to have always been related to the heavy belt I used to wear at work. Yours seems to be related to your fall, but could be being aggravated by wearing a tight belt or a heavy load around your waist

If you wear a belt and carry a lot of stuff on it or in your pockets, suspenders might help some. There is a reason you see old geezers wearing them.

Something else to try.

[cfelton]

Yep, I've been wearing suspenders for years at work. Over the years I've picked up and toted some heavy stuff and tool bags. I swamped logged for 20 years, beating and slamming around in skidders, running chain saws topping and stumping trees and ran the tree cutters for 14 years, worst machine was a three wheeled Bell cutter. Done a lot of jumping over the years, wont catch me doing that anymore either. I went to a physical therapist Wednesday and they told me some things to do and not to do. Its getting better. Going to have a shot in my back in Feb. Sucks getting old!

[wellcraftv20step]

Cfelton, I was just checking in and saw this, just remember when you get those injections in February it's very important that you take a little time to rest , and by that I mean maybe a long weekend at the very least.it really makes a difference !!! Feel better soon .

[wellcraftv20step]

Oh and don't be stubborn, I say this because I too hate to take meds, but if the injections just don't get the job done for some reason ask your Doc for Mobic , or meloxicam they really help big time to bring down that inflammation.

[spareparts]

my back flared up last week, cold weather sets it off. Woodworker thru it, took teh weekend off. Cold packs, hot baths, stretching and wearing my back brace. Taking Ibuprofen before going to bed really seems to help.

[wellcraftv20step]

David,You can just imagine what the 3 degree days are doing to us back pain sufferers here in the north. I've been slow so I decided to finally reno the little bathroom my wife's been asking me to do for the last 4 years now, I got as far as tiling the floor with that reaching extending motion on my
knees to set the tile and that was all she wrote.. I haven't been able to finish it for two weeks now, just brutal ! To say nothing of the fact that for two days i had to put antifreeze in the pump basin to keep the water from freeing..ggggggrrrrrrrrr .

[phatdaddy]

One thing i ve done that has cut out a lot of my back issues is take my wallet out of my back pocket while driving. I ride about 2-3 hours a day, so it adds up.