[pct-l] i injured my back ... advice ?

[Thelma Fredricksen]

Yes, I have. My chiropractor was the most help, and he advises ice 3 or more
times a day on the affected area--it helps the swelling go down, muscles can
relax and so forth as your doctor suggested. I found that it really felt
good to use the ice. He also treated it with chiropractic
adjustments....so a combo of those two things is what I like. You can also
use anti-inflammatories if you're into that...Ibuprofen for example. If you
have so much pain that Advil's not helping, maybe you need something
stronger for a few days--so you can relax and the muscles can too.

Thelma
*"I wish I was out there." *


On Tue, Feb 15, 2011 at 4:31 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> so i hurt my back at work... i had a manhole lid fall back on me  (they are
> 175
> lbs) ... i was able to stop it but my back i in this insane twist of knots
> and
> stuff now.
>
> does anyone have any tips on how to untangle it,  or good pain relievers
> for
> interim usage ?  advil's doin nothing.
>
> the doctor i spoke to said i have to give the muscles 5 days to unwind
> naturally, and the strain should get considerably better as they muscles
> loosen
> naturally... but the pain is unreal.
>
> has anyone ever hurt their back before ?  any advice is appreciated.
>
> ~Paul
>
>
>
>
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