» Back Pain Q & A

I have lower pain in my back and passing small amounts of blood?

Administrator — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 16:35:52 +0000

I have had lower Back Pain since a few days ago and started noticing a small amount of blood on my underwear. Ii don’t know what it could be so can someone tell me a it might because I have no idea.

What can left lower abdominal and back lower pain be?

Administrator — Wed, 14 Apr 2010 23:55:57 +0000

i have pain on my lower left abdomen going also to the lower back.usually happens when i am in a sitting position or usually in the car when i lay down after a while the pain goes away.what can it be?

Has anyone decreased their chronic back pain through exercise?

Administrator — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 20:14:41 +0000

I only want to hear from people who have tried exercise as a treatment for chronic Back Pain. Did it work for you? Do you do cardio, weights or both? Which back-specific exercises helped? I need some motivation to start exercising but I don’t want to start unless I know it’s going to help.

What is the best bed for back pain relief?

Administrator — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 19:55:51 +0000

I recently had back surgery to repair a ruptured disk in my upper back. My current bed is very old and worn, and I believe that it is contributing to the Back Pain that awakens me when I try to sleep in my bed. I don’t have much money for a new bed – what can I do to find some relief?

Any advice or information on epidural injections for back pain relief?

Administrator — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 18:33:30 +0000

I have a herniated disc between my L5 and S1 vertebrae, and Sciatica…my Dr. wants to give me a series of epidural injections for pain relief. Anyone know if this works, or have any experience with it?
I’m looking for alternatives to surgery…it looks like epidurals, or a lifetime supply of Lortabs…none of it is fun in my book…
I never had back pian, except for during "that time of the month", I’m not a small girl, I’m 5’11 and weigh almost 200 pounds, my BF and I went swimming, and decided it would be fun to do some cannonball dives into the pool…sounds fun right, The pool was only 5 feet deep, and I had a running start, jumped, and smacked my butt on the bottom of the pool hard!!!
I was in extreme pain at the time of impact, then it faded, but came back with a vengance the very next day…I went to urgent care, the did an x-ray, found nothing, and tried to tell me it was just a muscle spasm…the pain grew & continues to grow more severe on a daily basis, I kept going to Drs, the kept telling me there was nothing really wrong with me & sent to me tio physical therapy…that did not work…One day, at work, I nearly collapsed because the pain got so bad…I went to the ER, and they gave me a pelvic exam! (DUH). Nothing wrong there!!! It took a year for me to save up for an MRI, and voila! There it was!
I manage a women’s clothing store, and my work is very physically demanding, wich has only made the injury worse!!! I am in constant pain & I’m getting soooo sick of having to take pain meds, when half the time, they don’t help anyway….