Back spasm

[MrPrena]

Any medication? Muscle spasm sucks. It can be worse than RA. Sadly, I got both.

I use to be really fit, but I started to have muscle spasm, RA, and other types of Arthritis.

Now, I live off of NSAIDs. Well.. since I live off of NSAIDs, my blood pressure spiked up, and now I am on ACE Inhibitors.
Due to limited movement, I exercise less. I haven't played nor practiced golf for about ~3 years. (well due to work and pain).

Since, I do not have a job at this time, I am planning to work out and stretch more. Then, I will start hitting practice range again.

[rondog]

I live with severe back problems every day (as in lifetime prescription to hardcore painkillers that I never use) and I can tell you that my #1 go-to medicine is Advil liquid gels. Four of those constitute an anti inflammatory and are fantastic for me at least.

+1 on the Advil Liqui-gels! I have arthritis in my thumbs and when they flare up that stuff works great.

[Adawg38]

5 years back I had pinched nerves in my neck for 3 years. Every 3 months my neck would kink up with ungodly pain and I couldn't move my head for 3-4 days. As time went on it was more frequent. I saw and Orthopedic and Neurologist and did all the tests. Mri, x-rays, cat scans and was told surgery wasn't an option. They didn't think it was serious enough even though they new my C5-C6 was degenerating and my C6-C7 was torn with a bulge. They wanted to send me to pain management so I can get hooked on pain pills. I finally had a Disco gram done that showed it was the discs causing the issue. Finally got them to do surgery and when they were in there said it was way worse than they thought. I had 2 discs almost bone on bone. I feel better today then I ever had with the occasional lower back spasm. My point is you know your body. Try remedies but stay away from the medication unless that is your only option. Use it for temporary pain relief but get more than one doctors opinion. Keep track of the pain, like I said you know you body and Doctors always want to keep you from surgery until there is no other option. It's a last resort but it's better than pain the rest of your life.

[rondog]

Keep track of the pain, like I said you know you body and Doctors always want to keep you from surgery until there is no other option.

Not the doctors, it's the insurance cos. and drug cos. Dr.'s would prefer to fix you, the others prefer to profit from you.

[UncleDave]

Sorry to hear about your pain. I have had 2 lower back surgeries starting at 19 (rock climbing accident when I was 17 and invincible tore a disk in my lower back). If you have not go to your doctor get it checked out. If you are not having radiating pain down one or both of your legs it is probably just a muscle issue and muscle relaxers with an anti inflammatory will do the trick. You will also need to stretch/exercise as already mentioned. But, have it checked.

[UncleDave]

Not the doctors, it's the insurance cos. and drug cos. Dr.'s would prefer to fix you, the others prefer to profit from you.

Not true at all. Every neurosurgeon, orthopedic surgeon you talk to will say that surgery is a last option, only to be used if you can no longer live with the pain. Anytime you go under the knife there is risk from anesthesia, infection, etc. I have many doctors in my family both my Grandfather and my Uncle are surgeons, and they all say the same thing.

[BigNick73]

I was getting spasms in my upper back for a while, same thing pain, and really hard to breath. Anti inflammatories and went and got a massage once a month. Deep tissue, leaves you sore for a few days the first few times and should be somewhat painful during, but really helps.

[UncleDave]

^^^^^ this. Shiatsu massage hurts like the devil but it works.

[68Charger]

Since nobody else has mentioned it, I'll throw it out there:

Find a good Chiropractor... Good being the key word- not one that specializes in working with ambulance chasing lawyers...

I have a very good one in the Springs, but don't know any near Greeley.

Recently had a bout with significant back pain and nausea- accompanied by GI issues... one visit & it's gone. (I'll follow up with her & core exercise to ensure it doesn't return)

a GOOD chiropractor will do wonders, and NOT put you an a "maintenance plan" trick is finding one.

[MrPrena]

Acupuncture really works, but they are very expensive.