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Puss

At last the NHS is going to be helping people with back pain by introducing accupunture sessions and manipulation by physio's. As a chronic back sufferer for 21 years (broke my cocyx when I gave birth to my first child) this is good news. I was offered accupunture and was allowed 3 sessions, and if I needed more I had to pay for it, even paid private for physio. It really is the most debilitating and frustrating condition, most of which are just palmed off with pain killers, I've never even been offered an x-ray.

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DirtyprettygirlthingMember

Its the pits innit Pussycat... I've only been suffering back pain in the last 5 years or so... but it is getting worse.

I put mine down to being stupid in my youth, not picking stuff up the right way, lugging kids around on one hip... I remember sitting in the mandatory Back Awareness training sessions at work, and thinking it wasn't relevant to me. Doh!

Drives me round the bend that I can't do the stuff I want to do.

5/27/0912:54 AM

MoonieMember VIP10 years

I feel your pain Puss..I am there too..

5/27/0912:57 AM

Yogi19Member 10 years

One of my sons tore muscles in his back (playing football) and was in agony. I was horrified when he had to wait nearly six weeks to get an appointment with a physio.
Back problems can be incredibly painful and debilitating, so I am delighted the NHS seems to be taking this issue more seriously, at last.

5/27/091:06 AM

Trix-sterMember

I fell your pain. I should be more careful than I am, but I never am. The amount of times I've ended up stuck in bed because of back pain is ridiculous, and thats after surgery.

5/27/091:08 AM

PussMember

quote:
Originally posted by Trix-ster:
I fell your pain. I should be more careful than I am, but I never am. The amount of times I've ended up stuck in bed because of back pain is ridiculous, and thats after surgery.

ooh Trix, you had to have surgey, you poor thing

5/27/091:11 AM

Garage JoeMember

quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

I put mine down to being stupid in my youth, not picking stuff up the right way, lugging kids around on one hip... I remember sitting in the mandatory Back Awareness training sessions at work, and thinking it wasn't relevant to me. Doh!

.

Story of my life.
I was bedridden for a fortnight the last time.
I have a set of exercises I do every morning and I have never had a major problem in these last three years.

5/27/091:14 AM

Trix-sterMember

quote:
Originally posted by pussycatj:
quote:
Originally posted by Trix-ster:
I fell your pain. I should be more careful than I am, but I never am. The amount of times I've ended up stuck in bed because of back pain is ridiculous, and thats after surgery.

ooh Trix, you had to have surgey, you poor thing

Yep because my spine used to look a little something like this:

Even though I know its a genetic disorder and theres nothing I could have done to prevent it, it still makes me angry that I probably didn't help it either. Especially reading medical journals for my course and finding out the intake of vitamin D is a factor.

5/27/091:18 AM

Trix-sterMember

I feel bad for killing this thread with pictures of bendy spines haha so heres how I might look now (only the other way round)

5/27/092:27 AM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

quote:
Originally posted by Garage Joe:
quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

I put mine down to being stupid in my youth, not picking stuff up the right way, lugging kids around on one hip... I remember sitting in the mandatory Back Awareness training sessions at work, and thinking it wasn't relevant to me. Doh!

.

Story of my life.
I was bedridden for a fortnight the last time.
I have a set of exercises I do every morning and I have never had a major problem in these last three years.

Are them the exercises that have you mimicking (sp) a bull walrus facing up to a love rival?

5/27/092:30 AM

Garage JoeMember

quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
quote:
Originally posted by Garage Joe:
quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

I put mine down to being stupid in my youth, not picking stuff up the right way, lugging kids around on one hip... I remember sitting in the mandatory Back Awareness training sessions at work, and thinking it wasn't relevant to me. Doh!

.

Story of my life.
I was bedridden for a fortnight the last time.
I have a set of exercises I do every morning and I have never had a major problem in these last three years.

Are them the exercises that have you mimicking (sp) a bull walrus facing up to a love rival?

Thats one of 'em.
It's a dodgy area really. So many different muscles and directions. My problems are from bending, lifting, and leaning foward. The main two I do are general.

1. On your back, legs together, draw the knees up, and then touch the ground either side of you with the knees if you can.

I've just realised that I can't describe it. I will try to find a link.

5/27/092:44 AM

*Pesky-Pixie* (Guest)

Is this the exercise Garage Joe...I do something similar for my Fibromyalgia.

http://ibdcrohns.about.com/gi/...blic%2Fexercises.htm

Exercise No 2.

5/27/092:55 AM

Garage JoeMember

quote:
Originally posted by *Pesky-Pixie*:
Is this the exercise Garage Joe...I do something similar for my Fibromyalgia.

http://ibdcrohns.about.com/gi/...blic%2Fexercises.htm

Exercise No 2.

That's the one. Thanks

The other one. On your back again and in turn push alternate legs, a bit like cycling but keep 'em straight.

5/27/092:59 AM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

quote:
Originally posted by Garage Joe:
quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
quote:
Originally posted by Garage Joe:
quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:

I put mine down to being stupid in my youth, not picking stuff up the right way, lugging kids around on one hip... I remember sitting in the mandatory Back Awareness training sessions at work, and thinking it wasn't relevant to me. Doh!

.

Story of my life.
I was bedridden for a fortnight the last time.
I have a set of exercises I do every morning and I have never had a major problem in these last three years.

Are them the exercises that have you mimicking (sp) a bull walrus facing up to a love rival?

Thats one of 'em.
It's a dodgy area really. So many different muscles and directions. My problems are from bending, lifting, and leaning foward. The main two I do are general.

1. On your back, legs together, draw the knees up, and then touch the ground either side of you with the knees if you can.

I've just realised that I can't describe it. I will try to find a link.

Tis ok... I know the exercises... The walrus flop one (well you shouldn't flop... more curl upwards)... the twisty touchy floor either side with knees one) & there is another.

To strengthen the muscles in the back... so that the spine is not carrying our bodies, like a brittle old C&A coathanger, ready to snap... instead the muscles should support the body!

5/27/093:00 AM

longcatMember

Do you have the same advert as me above? Back Pain!

5/27/093:01 AM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

quote:
Originally posted by longcat:
Do you have the same advert as me above? Back Pain!

Yes... in BIG LETTERS!

5/27/093:03 AM

Garage JoeMember

quote:
Originally posted by longcat:
Do you have the same advert as me above? Back Pain!

Oddly enough and last night I was featuring in a thread about the 11th September attacks, and the grey bits at the bottom of the page were full of Afghani and Iraqi material.
I think that this calls for an experiment.

*dons white coat*

5/27/093:05 AM

longcatMember

Intelligent adverts how scary

5/27/093:24 AM

DirtyprettygirlthingMember

quote:
Originally posted by longcat:
Intelligent adverts how scary

Sometimes they are downright psychic!!! TartanVeggie had the "fishy smell down there" ad following her for days!

(I'm not joking either

)

5/27/093:26 AM

MoonbeamsMember

I was chating with my mate last night, she's started going to a physhio and he was telling her that all women that have had a section should be offered physhio after. First I or she had heard about it. Do you get offered physhio after a section over there?

5/27/093:32 AM

*Pesky-Pixie* (Guest)

quote:
Originally posted by Moonbeams:
I was chating with my mate last night, she's started going to a physhio and he was telling her that all women that have had a section should be offered physhio after. First I or she had heard about it. Do you get offered physhio after a section over there?

I wasn't offered physio but was given a sheet of exercises to do after each operation...which I did and have managed to get my pre-baby belly back muscle wise.

5/27/093:40 AM

longcatMember

quote:
Originally posted by Dirtyprettygirlthing:
quote:
Originally posted by longcat:
Intelligent adverts how scary

Sometimes they are downright psychic!!! TartanVeggie had the "fishy smell down there" ad following her for days!

(I'm not joking either )

5/27/093:40 AM

FrankiesChickMember

quote:
Originally posted by pussycatj:
At last the NHS is going to be helping people with back pain by introducing accupunture sessions and manipulation by physio's. As a chronic back sufferer for 21 years (broke my cocyx when I gave birth to my first child) this is good news. I was offered accupunture and was allowed 3 sessions, and if I needed more I had to pay for it, even paid private for physio. It really is the most debilitating and frustrating condition, most of which are just palmed off with pain killers, I've never even been offered an x-ray.

I also suffer from back pain it started after i had a CS with my youngest daughter. My job made it worse. My doctor put me on Co-Codamol 30/500 i ended up being addicted to them!!! The Doc's were no help i ended up getting my self off the painkillers and now i just put up with the pain

5/27/093:09 PM

pepsiMember

I had an xray last week and have been prescribed even MORE tablets for my back. Nice to see it being taken seriously at last

5/27/093:13 PM

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