OMG the agony!!

[Logrover]

on the saw today....bending over to sharpen a chain...back goes well bad..........now its agony and i have some strong painkillers, docs useless as usual. I seem to d this every 2 years or so really badly.... hello whiskey thatl help!!!

[Gareth Dalzell]

Hopefully just muscle strain. Bad news is it will probably get worse before it gets better - but it will get better.

 

Try not to sit about to much after the first 48 hrs. Keep gentle movement going otherwise the muscles just contract and pull you into agony.

 

Been there- like a lot of others - absolute nightmare - it will get better

[Logrover]

yeah i ve done it 3 times now.......hate it!!! but we must keep going, lots of walking at work to be done tmz but im fnding it hard to stand so the morning will be fun!!

[alex_m]

chiropractor?

or alternative treatments like acupuncture?

[treequip]

Ibulieve Gell works wonders

[Stephen Blair]

get some ice on it and learn from this incident, i suffered a bad back and injuries like that for over 13 years, then i joined a gym and got some great advice and a work out to suit my job. I have been pain free for over 4 months now. The problem is usually tight hamstrings, weak glutes and poor work positioning. core excercises is the key. As others say, keep moving but get ice on and take some inflamiteries like ibuprofen and i hope you get well soon

[RPA]

Sorry to read about back.

 

They could write a book on my back and the crap its been through. My advice as many others - rest at first then little and often to build back up (no pun intended). Anti-inflams and good pain killers will help but only use them at first coz they can mask the warning signs if things go backwards again.

 

Don't go physio - they don't know what they are treating any more than you do without an MRI (they put me in Newcastle for my last op!)

 

Penrith! - small world.

[slack ma girdle]

Hit the effected part as hard as you can stand. It gives the muscle something else to worry about, other than clenching up.

[Logrover]

hello eden arb!!! youl see me about..think i ve seen you and i bet you ve seen me...half zebra stripe old land rover........

 

il keep some of these ideas in mind guys....especailly the hit it as hard as you can one!!!:thumbup1:

[RobRainford]

Try an osteopath. I had a problem with inflamed joints in my back. Two sessions and I was done. Cracking guy. Prepare to be jumped on though! Best money I've spent this year. Not had a single problem since!