F.... Back Pain

[jsarno]

Originally Posted by mredskins

The worst pain in my book is tooth pain but back is a close second. Something is up with my lower back and it really sucks. I am 35 and I think I am just getting old. MAybe I am lifting wrong or something. I am not overweight and I go to the gym 3 or 4 times a week, decent muscle tone. I am wondering if it is my kidneys?? Which I pray it is not.

I guess it is time to see a doctor, grrrrr....


My wife will go to the doctors at the drop of a hat but us guys we always seem to wait to see if it will possibly fix itself. I wonder why we do that.

Has it been coming on for a while, or new pain (came on in the past few days)? Dull or sharp pain?
I have a bad back, I have 2 really bad compressed disks, and 1 marginally bad one (degenerative condition), plus a lumbar that is twisted slightly out of place, something I was born with. When I do things wrong, it tweeks and pinches a nerve. It wouldn't "feel" like a nerve pinch, it just feels like pain, with a seemingly weakness in the area. My MRI revealed that surgery might just make the pain worse and I need to wait until I blow a disk before I should get surgery.
In short, if it's pain that has been there for a while, you need to go to the doctor. You have something wrong that needs professional attention. If it's new pain, I can suggest a few things. 1- give it time to rest, a pinched nerve will not get better unless you let it rest. Keep pinching it, it keeps hurting. 2- Get some massages. Head to toe. This could help relieve A LOT of pain. 3- Stretch your legs a lot. The tension in your hammys etc could be pulling on your lower back. 4- drink a TON of water (only if you don't already). Shoot for 75 oz or more a day. Not coffee, not colas, actual pure water. If it is your kidneys, they will flush. If it's kidney stones, they will flush as well (assuming they are small enough). 5- if you are taking any kind of "supplement" to aid in weight loss, or muscle growth, you may want to stop taking it.