Back spasm

[BPTactical]

I have advanced Stenosis of the spine. Basically I have 3 discs that have collapsed due to heredity, age and not being kind to my back over the years, all this was dicovered by a fall at work in 08, landed flat on my keester and instant spasms.
I spent 8 months out of work only to be told short of fusing my vertebrae there wasn't anything really that could be done.
It flares up at times, I can do something as silly as set down the dish for the cats and next thing I am on my back for a week.
My issues are mainly nerve related which you can't do much about but a couple things that have helped:
Hot bath/shower
Gentle walking
Gentle stretching
Massage
Firm mattress (I will sleep on the floor sometimes)
Drink LOTS of water.

[Adawg38]

I don't get too many lower back spasms anymore since I had surgery on 2 discs in my neck 2 years back. I usually just have to wait mine out for about 5 minutes. I never really had any good remedies for em just wait them out and slightly popping my lower back by doing the one leg over the other and putting your arm on the other side of your need and gently pushing to crack my back. That probably is the worst thing to do but it helps me.

[Mazin]

Muscle relaxers, water, streaching and time, it also helped me getting in to a hot tub to relax the back. Good Luck man, I know the pain I use to get it in football and wrestiling all the time.

[Musashi]

I tore some muscles in my back and had monstrous spasms for a while. The doc just gave me muscle relaxants and told me to take it easy. Strengthen your core and that will help out.
Yoga and other similar exercises will help. It just takes time.

[DD977GM2]

It takes about 6 months to fully recover. You need to see your primary care physician
and come up with a physical therapy plan to get your back in order.

I have constant back pain from past issues and this is what doc told me. I was
doing good a few years ago but have since wained on my desire to go to PT etc.
I just do the excersises at home now.

[ChadAmberg]

Once I was hurt and it took about 2 weeks of muscle relaxants and I was just peachy.

The other time it was meds, physical therapy, and even the chinese needle therapy stuff... uhhh.. acupuncture. Which believe it or not did give noticeable short term relief.

I guess each time it's different. But I think Skelaxin is the most expensive med I was ever on, but worth it!

[rondog]

All this internet advice is fine and dandy, but there's really no substitute for having a specialist check you over and analyze what's REALLY wrong. Sometimes it's not even close to what you "think" it is.

[bradbn4]

My fun was a mussel knot the size of my fist and when it said hello I lessened. What seemed to help me long term the most was the hills around my house, and esp not staying in anyone spot for too long.

The Dr. recommended ice it down to freeze the spasms - I had made it worse by heating it up first. So now I keep a nice plastic blue ice in the freezer when I need it.

[ray1970]

All this internet advice is fine and dandy, but there's really no substitute for having a specialist check you over and analyze what's REALLY wrong. Sometimes it's not even close to what you "think" it is.

This is your best advice. Hell, maybe you have a kidney stone.

[Ranger]

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.