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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsWhy does my back hurt?
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A) Stress
B) Fatigue
C) "That time of the month"
D) I'm Old
E) My mattress sucks
F) I'm being smited (smote?) for my sins
G) Life is suffering
Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)Scruffy Rumbler
(961 posts)Aristus
(66,386 posts)That's the refrain I hear frequently...
In_The_Wind
(72,300 posts)Like sleep.
Aristus
(66,386 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)After informing you of their own diagnosis?
That seems a little gutsy.
rug
(82,333 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)haele
(12,660 posts)Having a car too low to the ground?
I lost about 50% of sitting/waking back pain back in the day just by switching my wallet to my front pocket and never putting anything in my back pockets if I was going to be sitting down. Sienfeld had it right, you do mess up your back alighment sitting down on a wallet in your back pocket. Back pockets are useful for carrying tools when you're walking or standing.
Having a car low to the ground means you have to be extremely careful adjusting your seat level to offset the angle and movement of your legs when you drive. Otherwise, you stress the hell out of your lower back just driving.
For example, Corvettes are miserable to drive any longer than 10 minutes or so unless your seat is professionally aligned for your body and kept that way. Too many Corvette owners are constantly moving their driver's seat into the position for a comfortable "sit down" or "stand up, then stretch out to start the car and find they have to reset their seat "on the fly". Most 'vette owners are constantly bitching about their backs - especially the ones who are always playing with their seat settings.
Passengers can usually make due, but the driver is almost always hosed unless they get the "automatic seat positioning" package with memory settings.
Haele
Orrex
(63,215 posts)MicaelS
(8,747 posts)And you probably need a new seat, too. Preferably not pink or red. (Let's see if you get this one).
Coventina
(27,121 posts)MicaelS
(8,747 posts)In Google images. Should be right in front of you.
Coventina
(27,121 posts)KamaAina
(78,249 posts)Coventina
(27,121 posts)marzipanni
(6,011 posts)AOTA
I found the best way to keep my back from hurting (I've had a "bulging" disc, occasional lower back muscle spasms, and sciatica, in the past) is:
a)try to work directly facing what you're doing, feet on the floor, no crossed legs.
b)Sit up straight and 'Suck it in'- your gut that is. You don't have to depend on core strengthening exercises (when abdominal muscles are strong, they help support your lower back) if you use them, to support your upper body.
Don't slouch, or even lean against the back of a chair, at least most of the time, such as sitting at a computer. (Doesn't apply if you go to a movie... the person behind you would get mad. or driving, or situations where you have to use the seat back to lean against.)
c) If you lift anything, face it directly and bend your knees (unless you have painful knees) This even applies to reaching into the lower shelves of the refrigerator. Balancing the stress on your lower back while bending forward helps a lot.
If it didn't feel better in a week or two I used to go to a chiropractor. But, doing the above, I have not had any problems for several years.
Good luck, I hope your back feels better!
shenmue
(38,506 posts)I seem to have problems with my mattress too.
lululu
(301 posts)lunatica
(53,410 posts)Go live it up!
Sonicmedusa
(614 posts)Most likely G.