All that digging and weeding yesterday, filled as I was with enthusiasm and vim, not to mention vigour, resulted in my back becoming progressively more painful as the evening wore on. My own fault for carrying on beyond the point of stiffness.
After a miserable night, I decided I had to spend today on the sofa, well-propped up with cushions and a hot water bottle. Sitting at a computer being so uncomfortable, the usual escape of blog-reading wasn't an option; I'm off to bed now, and hope to be more mobile tomorrow.
I was galvanised into action at around 5 p.m., however, when Millie brought in a large and lively mouse, which I had to rescue as it scuttled round the kitchen, and release; there's something about high-speed mousing that helps one to forget a painful back!
But I prefer paracetamol.
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Ice, not heat.....sorry. Even tho it feels nicer than ice.
Hockey players and other sports figures drag their bodies into ice baths after particularly hard workouts ... (never heat initially for any overworked muscles and ligaments ... there is already swelling at the cell level and it just exacerbates things) And, pop some Ibuprofen (anti-inflammatory) .....
and... no lying about either. Nice long walks are best after some time spent lying about with ice packs on... and, then.... some gentle stretches... and more ice...
oh, and...forgot to mention...... I usually pour some sweet, high percentage alcohol over a bit more ice right before bed...but, that, I glug.......
Or ibuprofen? Poor you, I hope you had a better night. Millie may have done you a favour. I was always being told to keep moving when my back seized. Lying on the floor was good if you could get down there but that would probably not be possible with concerned cats and The Dog coming to see you.
She knows that moving around is better for a bad back!
Oh poor you, on top of all the house selling/buying angst too. I use an icepack when my back is bad, not for too long at a time tho', and yes gentle movement does help. Do hope you feel better soon, Penny x
Ouch! Hope it's feeling better by the day. *Voltarol morning and evening and painkillers as prescribed. Movement as permitted by discomfort and rest when necessary. There! Speed mousing is not recommended except in dire emergencies.
* You should also take something like Lansoprazole to counteract potential gastric irritation - not all doctors will tell you that.
Something in the way of a really gripping audio book is good too. Distraction from the pain helps me , I find , and gentle movement is essential otherwise one siezes up altogether .
Anyway , I hope you feel better very soon .( I nearly said "I hope you feel your old self very soon " and then thought better of it ....... I'm not sure it's quite as uplifting an expression as it might be !!)
Sonata .
In addition to the advice above, I would sip some hot tea... maybe with a touch of some nice brandy. (Just a touch... in case another mouse shows up, you'll need to have your wits about you!)
Oh oh....Our backs can bring us much pain over time, I know the feeling.
I went away on holiday recently and decided to have two massages as my neck and shoulders were very painful. It was instant gratification...I could move, I could knit and I could jump for joy. I WILL become a follower of a good massage from now on.
Thank you all - but having tried every remedy known to woman over the years, I know that a combination of heat, sitting still, painkillers and patience works best for agonising spasms, and that gentle exercise helps later on. Hot tea and the radio come as standard throughout.....
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