How can I remedy a sore back?
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Well, it depends whether it's just a pain due to muscle spasms or whether you actually pinched a nerve in your back. If you can touch your toes, then it's most likely a muscle problem. If you get extreme pain to try to touch your toes, then it could be a nerve problem. In both cases you need to see a doctor. If it's a muscle problem, the doctor will give you pain killers and muscle relaxants. Heating the area is useful. You can try dipping yourself in a bath tub full of warm water. Good luck.
863227
look up yoga stretches for stretching your back, there are many that should allow you to strengthen your back and in turn create less pain for ya.
187092
I would use a heating pad and massage. You can avoid this by warming up before stretching or exercising. Drink a lot of water.
521007
Go to your Doctor or go to a chiropractor they should be able to help! A hot bath and those new pads you stick on you back Like icy hot or something like that They work I use one and my back pain went bye bye for a long time! But it will be different for everyone! My back was hurting due to a car wreak!
518141
Purchase a back brace, you can either wear them under or over your shirts, depending on how much you need the support. As for the ongoing pain, take some Tylenol or another OTC med and take a hot bath, the warm water helps muscles relax.\n\nAlso, what I discovered, stand up tall and straight, may think that it'll hurt worse, but it really doesn't. The more you slouch, the more pressure is put on your spine.
821439
keep ur knees in hot water for a few minutes.\nIt will give a lot of relief
43654
Try wearing a back support that you can buy at wal-mart or any decent pharmacy,   see if this helps with the pain.  \nImportantly, you should see a doctor, to make sure you don't have a more serious problem, involving your lower back.  \nIf you are healthy, you might try stretching exercises, and sit ups, to strengthen your lower back muscles.
213030
maybe u can try to use a small towel, sink in hot water and then dry it and put on ur back few minutes....
320228
The ibuprofen gels you can buy are good, Ibuleve, or Deep Heat rubbed on the area. An ice pack also helps alot. Feel better.
885200
This could actually be referred pain.Pain resulting from an underlying cause elsewhere.\nBest things to do to try to alleviate these pains(after a brief but thorough warm up) are neck rolling front to back and reverse,clasp something up high and gently and slowly support your own weight while stretching your back.Exhale slightly every time you stretch a little more.Straddle stretch while turning one side then the other reaching for your toes with the opposite hand.Sit on the floor with your legs spread,slowly lean forward then to either side.NEVER bounce when you stretch as this activates the myotatic reflex and can tighten the tear the muscle.\nTry taking hot baths and ibuprofen(not Tylenol) as an anti inflammatory.
1171421
You need to drink lots of water. If you are that sore, then you must be sweating it out by the buckets! Also, plain water is not the best. Drink something that balances your electrolyets, like Gatorade or some similar product. If you don't want to go broke buying Gatorade, make your own. Just mix Kool-Aid or whatever brand you prefer (non-sweetened) with 1/2 cup sugar and 1/2 tsp salt. This replaces what your body loses during the workout. I would recommend drinking 1 liter of water for every hour you are working out, and following up with one liter of Gatorade and continued water until bed. Also, keep water by your bedside and drink it regularly when you wake up at night (to turn over or to get up and go to the bathroom). Doing these things will prevent your body from getting too dehydrated from the work out and will rebalance your electrolytes. Also, do not strenuously work out the same muscle groups 2 days in a row. This does more harm than good as the muscle does not have time to repair and grow between workouts. DO however stretch the muscles thoroughly and make sure that you do not "nurse" them the next day. Stretching a couple times throught the day, combined with your normal activity, will help to release the lactic acid from the muscles as quickly as possible. The less you drink and the more you "nurse" the muscle, the longer you will be sore. Finally, eat banans and raisins as your snacks. These are high potassium fruits and will help to prevent muscle cramps, especially at night. I learned all these things the hard way when I began working out. I hope what I have learned helps you!
71079
It depends.  Commonly it resolves on its own in 6-8 weeks if you don't injure it again.  Heat pads, anti-inflammatories, muscle relaxants, and stretching exercises can be used to partially relieve symptoms.  Many people find massage to be soothing during this healing period.  Because of the time sequence, many people mistakenly assume that one of these treatments actually cured their back pain.  It is also important to examine your postures and activities for any that may be causing you to irritate your back.  Some overweight people find that losing weight decreases the frequency of their back problems.\n\n***** HOWEVER keep in mind that a small number of cases are caused by very serious conditions ranging from herniations to tumors and metabolic diseases which can severly weaken the bone and injure nerves.  It is very important that these conditions be excluded before any manipulative forces are applied to your back.  Otherwise you risk serious nerve or spinal cord injury.
487201
For the lower muscular pain, try laying back on a volleyball or soccer ball. With your pelvis off the ground, balance yourself with your feet flat on the floor, and shoulders/arms. Roll yourself around on the ball. When you find a particularly "ouchy" spot kind of hover over that area. It is surprisingly effective in ironing out sore back muscles.\n\nFor the neck, this trick is better done by a friend, but you can do it yourself if you have to: Pinch the meaty part of the neck firmly between your fingers and the palm of your hand (try not to use the tips of your fingers, but instead use the "palms" of your fingers). Hold this for about a minute. Then do the same thing to both muscles on each side of the neck called the trapezius muscles. This is an acupressure technique that is very effective.
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Homeopathy :-\nThe remedy most similar to your conditions is the best remedy for your backache, remember Homeopathy treats the person not the disease or disorder. For gas backache take NUX VOMICA 30C and CARBO VEG 30C together thrice a day half hour before or after meals . In general ARNICA 30C, RHUS TOX 30C and BRYONIA 30C together thrice a day half hour before or after meals can be repeated at 15 or 30 minutes intervals in severe case, proves to be a good backache reliever in most cases. \nWhat will cure the patient is the remedy which is the most similar to his or her conditions .\nSo if you need to have your backache cured, please give your specific individual symptoms in detail exactly the way you feel them and feel the Cure !\nTake Care and God Bless !
291710
proper posture while on the computer, along with ergonomically correct equipment, and stretching every 10 or so minutes. assuming the pain has already occured, try resting (sometimes thats enough to lessen it), massage, or a hot compress.
175468
Ice, regular anti-inflammatory tablets (ibuprofen), and rest.......try and work out what movement has strained them and try to avoid it. If it doesn't get better within a month, see your doctor for referral to physiotherapy.
425906
protein - will heal the muscles, and you will recover faster - lots of water, avoid sugar - really avoid sugar- avoid soft drinks, avoid candy - eat fresh fruit for energy - bananas have the potassium you need for sore muscles too - \n\nYou can find a book on "food as medicine" which will add a whole lot to what I posted. \n\nStretching sore muscles also helps them - and if all esle fails, when you go back to practise - you will feel a lot better once the muscles are worked up again.. no matter how sore you are keep working out - as this does take the soreness away too.