how many people on here have back problems?

[JetBlack351]

hey all just thought I'd do a poll to see how many people have back problems compared to people without.

Me I'm 22 turning 23 in 5 days and my back has its on and off days. I have 3 narrowed disks and arthritis through my lower back.

Whats wrong with yours, how old are you and how do you get relief from the pain?

[escapin]

yeah a few dramas from work im a landscaper
i have scolliocis spelling not right i know so that doesnt help, its when ur back curves cause one side of the dics has like worn away.
i find sit ups help strenghten ur core muscles which helps, but i get massages, no happy endings lol.
and a tip when ur sleeping on ur back put a pillow under ur knees see if that helps.
im 28 yeah and like urs has good and bad days

[bob^]

I have Scheuermann’s disease or syndrome. Disease is an ugly word.
3 of my vertebrae are in a bit of a wedge shape instead of being rectangular. This gives a bigger curvature of the spine looking side on than most peoples backs.
It makes it looks like a bit of a hunch.

I'm lucky where mine isn't that serious - I just look like I have a bit of bad posture. Other people require back operations to inserts titanium rods along the length of the spine to straighten it up.

[Auslandau]

My son has Scoliosis and he is 20. He has to exercise almost daily to keep it OK. If he sits around during the weekend by Sunday night he gets in a bit of pain. Swimming helped him alot when he was younger but now just has to keep active. Funny thing is 10 years or so ago, they told you not to exercise but rest with pain killers! I am 43 and am fine with no probs.



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[vanman_75]

been working since i was 11 ,fencing ,tordoning ,fruit picking so wrecked it in my teens .to keep it bearable i stay fit ,and if its an off day just a few nurafin + or voltarin rapid to get the swelling down ,a good bed is important .and decided not to be a labourer any more ,and got an operators job in the mines .only drama now is doing enough so i dont get fat ,which wont help the old back at all.ad all the football wounds in and ya have some sleepless nights ,but i would do it all again ,gunna wear the old body out before i go ,not like anyone else will need it .

[escapin]

so true vanman they wont be useing my back for spares

[DJM83]

Yep have a family history of it and mine has already started im only 25

[DoreSlamR]

Does a bad neck and knees count?

Knees couldn't handle several year of basketball on bitumen it seems, I'll eventually end up with arthritis the doctor says. yay


The neck was from a minor car accident, never been the same since, it comes and goes.

[JetBlack351]

It must be a fairly common problem 9 yeses and no nos yet. I forgot to add i did mine when i was working in a produce store carrying anywhere from 20kg-200kg.

[Daymoe]

I have Scoliosis and I'm 17, it doesn't seem to be a bad case of it though.

[JetBlack351]

I was told i had Scoliosis when i did my back in the first time because i pulled the muscle down the right side of my back and it was pulling my right shoulder down and put a really bad curve in my back which was pinching numerous nerves which made me bed ridden for 3 days before i went in to back specialist person. forgot to add my back now is perfectly straight

[Mr Hardware]

I'm the only one who's said no so far! Ps I work in an office, i like my body not broken.

[JennaXR8]

My husband is 36 and installs heating and cooling so he is crawling thru roofs and under houses all day. He has had compressed cartilage in his lower back and musclular problems. He has been on anti-inflammatories, been to Chiropractors, x-rays, etc. We got an inversion table to strengthen the muscles and it seems to have helped alot, you need to use it everyday for the best result. I definitely agree with a good mattress and pillow.

[escapin]

inversion table?

tell me more please

[mongoloid]

Originally Posted by JetBlack351

It must be a fairly common problem 9 yeses and no nos yet. I forgot to add i did mine when i was working in a produce store carrying anywhere from 20kg-200kg.

For real?

[MITCHAY]

I do not have any diagnosed medical condition but have I do get a sore back from doing numerous 10 hour + shifts of continuous standing. I just have a few beers and it goes away. I think it's mostly due to wearing inadequate shoes and improper lifting though.

[ThePistonHead]

Yeah, it seems i have lower back pain.

Only flares up when i do physical activities like sprinting or kicking a ball (mega ouch).

The doc seems satisfied that there is nothing structurally wrong, so hopefully it should go away in a year or five.

[Jack91]

Yep, did mine in when I was 14 (4 years ago). Working as a storeman carrying rugs. I just bent down to pick another one up (had done about 20 by now) and bang, it gives me grief every day just about. Cant sit for too long or it hurts, cant bend over without it hurting, cant stand for too long etc. etc. Doesnt help that Im now starting to put on weight and become a fat ***.

[JennaXR8]

Its a table which you lie on and you use gravity to go upside down, your ankles are hooked in and you use your body weight and arms to control the degree which you lie at.

[ThePistonHead]

For those wondering what Scoliosis is (like me):

[MITCHAY]

That looks like ouchies! :(

[Tribal]

Going back 20 years when I was 16, I was in a back brace (a corset with metal straps) for almost 2 years after slipping a disc - the option was to get surgery which wasn't going to happen.
Took a long time to get over it, but between chiropractors and a lot of discipline with correct posture including walking and sitting it came good in the end.

Pain killers really don't help...

Edit: ^^ that photo looks like a snake not a spine!

[smasht]

seems like many people have back problems

I had a car accident when i was 18, 7 years ago now and from that i have VERY close to 3 fused disks in my lower back, they are not fully fused but very close.

Im a personal trainer and found through certain exercises relief can be sort for many back problems - not all!

[GT-0099]

That photo is a pretty major case of scoliosis im 22 and have had scoliosis since i was in mid high school i used to be able to put up with the pain until last year when i started a job that was a bit more physical and it made me ache all day everyday so i ended up having to leave that job even though i loved it so now im just a boring old truck driver the back still gives me grief in the mornings bit like it has arthritis in the mornings but settles down come bed time ill chuck in an xray of mine
this is another cool xray even though its not back just thought i would throw it in

[Cam]

I'm 25, fractured discs in my back skateboarding,have a couple of other bulging discs, also suffer from sciatica. Causes me pain 24/7

Dont take anything for pain, have learnt to live with it. But need to start getting fit again to build up my core muscles to take the load off my back, as I have got poor posture as i subconsciously slouch to reduce the pain I feel. The bad posture causes me upper back pain, as well as neck and shoulder pain.

But, life goes on :togo:

[buggerlugs]

Buggered my back 2 weeks ago.First time for 3 years. Didn't bend my knees. 3 days in bed on my back. Before that was playing golf. On the 17th hole went to play a short chip shot. Half way thru the swing the back went, another 3 days in bed and physio. Got told to walk the dog. Do 4.5ks every morning ( Except this morn, I slept in !! ) . Found the walking really helps. Dog pretty happy to ..............

[Bearman]

My neck is pretty trashed from a big prang in 1987. The thing is it wasn't giving trouble. This only came to light in 1994 when x-rays were taken for pain in a different location only to find C1 was out of alignment and had bone spurs!! The Chiro couldn't believe I didn't have any pain or headaches!!

C1 now seems OK.

C6 (base of the neck) is chronicly out. Every time I need this one crunched at the Chiro. When it really plays up I get a stiff neck and some shoulder pain.

T4 (roughly half way between the shoulder blades) goes occasionally. Sometimes irritates the nerves to the gall bladder and manifests as indegestion!!

T7 (in line with bottom of rib cage) was the site of my first signs of back trouble. I have a narrow disk space there and this is chronic. Nearly always needs adjustment. This began as pain in my lower left rib cage and radiating up into my sternum causing me to think I was having a heart attack. It sometimes affects my breathing because it irritates the nerves to my diaphram.

L1 and L4 occasionally gives trouble. These are painful re-adjustments.

The sacrum (mass right at the bottom of the spine) on the very odd occasion goes out of whack and when it does it's PAIN CITY!! I have trouble walking and I can't lie down. When i try to sleep to roll over is agony and to get up again is excruciating!! When this goes I need to sleep sitting up!!

In all, 2 big prangs in 1987 and 1997 (the second one amazingly didn't aggrivate anything) , and good old fashioned neglect has brought this about.

[Trek]

I have a slight case of Scoliosis, hasn't really impacted on me at all since I was 18 or so, fortunately!

[Fev]

im 20, last July i had 4 screws and 2 rods screwed into my lower spine (S5/L1) to support the disc which collapsed/degenerated/something something.

for about 4 years before surgery i had sciatica which by the time i was 19 prevented me from walking more then 15mins before i had to sit down, had to quit my job and find something else so i could sit down. Completely ruined my quality of life - even in the bedroom - also severe lower back pain

before the surgery i could barely get out of bed - i could barely even lay down flat on my back - just couldn't do it without pain shooting down my legs and straight up my back..

Now that i've had surgery im alot better then what i was, still painful but it was major surgery and will probably take another 6 months to get over for the most part. also got 2 big scars on either side of my spine just above my bum - looks kinda weird but i dont take of my clothes all that much anyway lol..

i was in hospital for 1 week and off work for 2 months
operation called Dynesys but its no longer subsidised by the government (i got in the day before they changed it lol)

http://www.zimmerspine.com/z/ctl/op/...65/template/PC


Also - reallllly dont reccoment going to chiropractors.. they are evil plain and simple.

[big_waity]

Backs are weak.
If you ever lift anything, walk, sit, run, turn around, you are likely to damage your back...