Severe back strain... Any tips?

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  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Posts: 4,599 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Saw the chiropractor yesterday and started working on it. Not feeling much better today. Sleeping is an adventure. Every so often the muscle spasms hit like a cattle prod to the kidneys. Tends to wake a fella the eff up. @Sketch6995, where can I get some of those moldy walnuts? ;)
    "When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 9,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I don't know why I didn't remember this earlier, probably because my back's hurting today it reminded me, Magnesium Oxide, readily available at any drug store, and many grocery stores, is a mild muscle relaxer.  I use it frequently when I'm not so bad as to need the big guns.  It temporarily bumps the calcium out of place, allowing the muscle to in-spasm.  Safe, cheap, and usually effective.  Think about it.
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  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I bought 2 things that really alleviated 90% of my back pain.   Sports Authority was having a going out of business sale so I got one of these.....that's an inversion table.



    Then  I had a brain tumor for breakfast one morning and bought 1 of these.....



    Now that ^^^ is one of the models with double pumps, it's like Mr. T pounding on your back, but man it sure feels amazing.

    Made me feel brand new again.
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.
  • danielzreyes
    danielzreyes Posts: 8,774 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    I have the perfect prescription for you    :D
     Take 2 of these and call me in the morning..... If you can remember where you put the phone.


     I stopped taking pain meds and started taking these for my back. no joke
    "It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR
  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Sketch6995 What strain is that? THC content, etc? Looks tasty man
    If you quote me do the @TX98Z28 in your text or I won't be notified of your quote, Thanks.
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    Probably so, but what if you can’t smoke those ‘pills’?
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jlmarta said:
    Sketch6995 said:
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    Probably so, but what if you can’t smoke those ‘pills’?
    Vaporizer 
    If you quote me do the @TX98Z28 in your text or I won't be notified of your quote, Thanks.
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TX98Z28 said:
    jlmarta said:
    Sketch6995 said:
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    Probably so, but what if you can’t smoke those ‘pills’?
    Vaporizer 
    How would that be different than smoking it?  And what about the reports of those devices being dangerous?
  • danielzreyes
    danielzreyes Posts: 8,774 ✭✭✭✭✭
    TX98Z28 said:
    jlmarta said:
    Sketch6995 said:
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    Probably so, but what if you can’t smoke those ‘pills’?
    Vaporizer 
    that's how I do ... nawmsayin
    "It's plume, bro. Nothing to worry about. Got any Opus?" The suppose to be DZR
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    jlmarta said:
    TX98Z28 said:
    jlmarta said:
    Sketch6995 said:
    @danielzreyes
    Much safer than narcotics, and a better decision.  That crap is deadly.
    Probably so, but what if you can’t smoke those ‘pills’?
    Vaporizer 
    How would that be different than smoking it?  And what about the reports of those devices being dangerous?
    Only the THC, actives are vaporized, sopost to be healthier, good question for Sketch he’d know for sure the specifics, It’s just better from experience and what I’ve read. I don’t think it would be dangerous at all.
    If you quote me do the @TX98Z28 in your text or I won't be notified of your quote, Thanks.
  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Marty is confusing vape pens that explode with a vaporizer.
    Vaporizers are expensive and I dont think worth the hassle, but you guys are right, only the THC delta 9 are inhaled....
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    Marty is confusing vape pens that explode with a vaporizer.
    Vaporizers are expensive and I dont think worth the hassle, but you guys are right, only the THC delta 9 are inhaled....
    I guess you’re right, Jeff. I thought they were both the same thing. Now I gotta start researching...  my curiosity has been piqued  o:)
  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @jlmarta
    Google a volcano vaporizer.  That's probably the best selling one, but it's very expensive.
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.
  • jlmarta
    jlmarta Posts: 7,880 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    @jlmarta
    Google a volcano vaporizer.  That's probably the best selling one, but it's very expensive.
    Like, WOW!!  That’s an impressive unit. If our current lifestyle would allow it, the price is a bit high but could be worth it. Unfortunately, lifestyle prevents it. 

    But check your email, my friend. And thanks..... 
  • ForMud
    ForMud Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    I have the perfect prescription for you    :D
     Take 2 of these and call me in the morning..... If you can remember where you put the phone.


    All of a sudden my back hurts too...... 
  • dirtdude
    dirtdude Posts: 6,201 ✭✭✭✭✭
    My front and sides are killin me 
    A little dirt never hurt
  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    All visitors get 1 free oz.  I've long been sayin that.   :)
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.
  • ForMud
    ForMud Posts: 2,468 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    All visitors get 1 free oz.  I've long been sayin that.   :)
    30 hrs, 1985 miles.....Keep a light on for me.
  • TNBigfoot68
    TNBigfoot68 Posts: 2,813 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Been there done that, dramatically changed my life.  Ice, ice, ice, rest, go see a good chiropractor.  
    I was born a fool, and just got bigger!
  • silvermouse
    silvermouse Posts: 23,512 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    All visitors get 1 free oz.  I've long been sayin that.   :)
    back in the late 60's I'd have taken you up on that, (if my VW squareback was willing).
  • jw517
    jw517 Posts: 234 ✭✭✭
    After 30 plus years of back pain,7 spine/neck surgerys I have nothing to say but, Ice helps,give it time and rest.
  • Guitarded
    Guitarded Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Sketch6995 said:
    All visitors get 1 free oz.  I've long been sayin that.   :)
    I still have to pass random drug tests to keep my job, I will be visiting you very soon after I retire from my current situation.  B)
    Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.
  • Amos_Umwhat
    Amos_Umwhat Posts: 9,814 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It occurred to me one day a few years ago that if you have to pee in a cup to keep your job, you're not an employee.  You're a slave.  Employees are valued and evaluated based on their job performance.  Slaves belong to a master 24/7/365.  There's a difference.

    I don't object to pre-employment tests, that's just seeing if you have self discipline.  I don't object to test for cause, as long as it's really cause, not just that you slipped on a freshly mopped floor, that could happen to anyone.  And, I've told people that worked for me that while I don't care, at all, what they do at home, if I catch them doing it at or before work I guarantee that I'll test & fire them myself.  

    But what you did at your house last Friday night?  Absolutely no one's business but yours.

    Just my opinion.  Not blaming anyone for their situation.
    WARNING:  The above post may contain thoughts or ideas known to the State of Caliphornia to cause seething rage, confusion, distemper, nausea, perspiration, sphincter release, or cranial implosion to persons who implicitly trust only one news source, or find themselves at either the left or right political extreme.  Proceed at your own risk.  

    "If you do not read the newspapers you're uninformed.  If you do read the newspapers, you're misinformed." --  Mark Twain
  • Guitarded
    Guitarded Posts: 4,720 ✭✭✭✭✭
    The short explanation..... I work at a Native American casino, sovereign nation land.
    Friends don't let good friends smoke cheap cigars.
  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Posts: 4,599 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Made the mistake of going somewhere yesterday where I had to walk about a quarter of a mile. Think I set back my recovery by about a week. This pain sucks.
    "When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • TX98Z28
    TX98Z28 Posts: 2,448 ✭✭✭✭✭
    @Puff_Dougie Man you really did a doozy on it! You get a back support brace yet? Help with healing a ton. Hammer the protein and BCAA’s (branch chain amino acids) that will help tremendously with recovery! The last time I had similar symptoms I actually had micro tears in muscles that help support the back. Doesn’t help either my core abdominal muscles are weak, that mainly support are backs.

    Your clearly very injured IMO, ibuprofen, muscle relaxers are a good idea just stay off the muscle relaxers the day of seeing a chiropractor. You will hurt more after an adjustment especially if injured from my personal experience. Coreproducts.com buy one or two

    White is a 7000-5, XL
    Black is a 7500-5, XL
    I’m 34-36” waist if you are get the XL the large will be to small more than likely. Their chart on website is wrong get the next size up.
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  • Puff_Dougie
    Puff_Dougie Posts: 4,599 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Been wearing this one for a few days off and on...



    My chiropractor recommended not wearing it too much, though, because there are studies that show it can cause the injured muscles to be more prone to re-injury when you take it off. It does feel better with the support though.
    "When I have found intense pain relieved, a weary brain soothed, and calm, refreshing sleep obtained by a cigar, I have felt grateful to God, and have blessed His name." - Charles Haddon Spurgeon
  • Oyam123
    Oyam123 Posts: 2,540 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Back spasms = Valium 
  • Sketch6995
    Sketch6995 Posts: 4,495 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Pills = death
    The higher.......the fewer.  ( Alexander Rozhenko)

     What you can't forgive......you will become.

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