What to do when you have a back ache?

Answer 1

Use a Tylenol and a heating pack on your back it should help it also works with muscle aches if you use a heating pack or pad on your aches. For swelling always use ice packs.

Answer 2

Many people experience back problems. And there are some considerations before deciding on an appropriate treatment. The first thing to help you decide is to categorize it as chronic or acute. In other words. Is this something that is recent, new, possibly caused by an injury. Also, is there any radiating pain with tingling and numbness along with the pain. All these symptoms point to a possible neurological component and it would be best if you were evaluated by a primary care provider like a medical doctor or chiropractor.

If this backache problem is something that comes and goes, is better or worse on some days, and not associated with an injury, then you may benefit from a massage to loosen the muscles involved and help your body regain a more balanced posture.

Another avenue you may wish to pursue is to do exercises that strengthen your abdominal muscles. Consult a qualified personal trainer or physical therapist to make sure you are doing the exercises correctly.

And a last bit of advice, and one that I have found that helped many people is very simple to do. When you get out of bed in the morning, roll on your side and push yourself up into a sitting position with your arms. The most common cause of backache is spasm in a muscle called the psoas, and if you straight up when you get out of bed, it goes into spasm and causes Back pain. So be sure to roll on your side before getting out of bed. If everyone did that half of all the backache complaints would be eliminated.

Answer 3

Backache is a very common problem faced by many of us. But irony is that people are very common victims of backache now a days and almost every category of the society is being irritated from it. That's why its simpler and more accurate cure methods are being discovered now.

Here are some tips to prevent backache listed in the link.

Answer 4

If you don't have some medical condition and have just strained your muscles doing something like lifting boxes, and IF you can take ibuprofen, take 800 mil. of OTC Ibuprofen, get a gel pack ice bag and lay on it for 20 minutes. Stop using the ice for at least 20 minutes then reapply. Some people think heat helps. Since you may not know exactly what is causing your back to hurt, try heat if ice doesn't help. Then call a doctor if you don't get relief within a few hours.