Bad back / muscle spasm

Hesstondriver

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Huntingdon

• Apr 1, 2020

• #1

Did myself an injury last night picking up the pressure washer!

probably tweaked a muscle but it’s spasming like hell , any tips on getting itto ease off .

had to get oh to put my socks on this morning!
Cheers

 

tepapa

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Livestock Farmer

Location

North Wales

• Apr 1, 2020

• #2

Massage the muscle that's tweeked. This might not be the muscle that hurts.
If I get lower back pain it comes from between my shoulder blades. So find the sore spot not the painful bit.

 

Hesstondriver

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Huntingdon

• Apr 1, 2020

• #3

tepapa said:

Massage the muscle that's tweeked. This might not be the muscle that hurts.
If I get lower back pain it comes from between my shoulder blades. So find the sore spot not the painful bit.

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Thank you , I’ll get the o/h on it

 

Muddyroads

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NFFN Member

Location

Exeter, Devon

• Apr 1, 2020

• #4

Stretch as much as possible. If you can kneel down, reach your arms out on the floor in front of you and sink down slowly, stretching your back out for 30 seconds to a minute at least.
Ibuprofen will help reduce any swelling on a nerve.

 

ollie989898

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Location

Hanging from a twig, in a deep sleep.

• Apr 1, 2020

• #5

Hot bath. Pain killers and don't do anything daft. Very gentle walking to mantain flexibility.

 

Hesstondriver

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Huntingdon

• Apr 1, 2020

• #6

Muddyroads said:

Stretch as much as possible. If you can kneel down, reach your arms out on the floor in front of you and sink down slowly, stretching your back out for 30 seconds to a minute at least.

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Kneeling down is a possibility, getting back up a different matter !
Moving around dose ease it , but can only do it for so long thank you

 

Muddyroads

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NFFN Member

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Exeter, Devon

• Apr 1, 2020

• #7

Hesstondriver said:

Kneeling down is a possibility, getting back up a different matter !
Moving around dose ease it , but can only do it for so long thank you

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I’ve had to make sure there was a chair in front of me on the odd occasion I’ve had to do it, to haul myself up again.

 

Stewartry hill

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Galloway

• Apr 1, 2020

• #8

Port and a hot bath of it doesn't help the pain you will feel better .it did help me

 

ARW

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Location

Yorkshire

• Apr 1, 2020

• #9

Stretch, and keep stretching, make it part of your life

 

Dry Rot

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Scottish Highlands

• Apr 1, 2020

• #10

A hard bed helps. Pull the mattress onto the floor, put a sheet of plywood under the mattress if it's left on the bed, or long term get an orthopaedic mattress. Totally in sympathy with you. Personally, I would steer clear of the manipulating quacks as they can do a lot of harm, but others will disagree.

 

Mark Hatton

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Media

Location

Yorkshire

• Apr 1, 2020

• #11

As someone else suggested stretching, be wary of hot baths, it can make the inflammation worse, if you can lie on the floor on your stomach, ice painful area, whatever you do keep mobile....failing that alcohol.....lots of it!

 

tullah

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Location

Linconshire

• Apr 1, 2020

• #12

For quick temporary relief, lie on back and pull knees right down to chest and hold for thirty secs.

 

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DaveGrohl

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Mixed Farmer

Location

Cumbria

• Apr 6, 2020

• #13

I have several stretches that I do when I have an episode. One is to lie face down across the bed and wiggle your bum from side to side for a while while trying to pull yourself forward with your arms. This eases the tension slightly and mobilises the spasming muscle fibres. Find a bar to hang off where your feet are just off the ground. Long soak in a full bath always helps as the water holding your body weight starts to allow the muscles to relax but takes at least 15-20 mins before that effect starts to happen.

The main thing is to not sit or lie or stand too long, keep switching between the three way more regularly than normal. Ibuprofen to take the edge off the pain and to make it easier to keep moving by reducing the severity of the pain.

 

Hesstondriver

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Huntingdon

• Apr 6, 2020

• #14

thanks all

it eased off by Saturday, i did have two days in bed last week which did help. since then ive found standing / walking or lying flat the best positions, sitting inc driving are not so good. The pain is defiantly to one side and slightly towards my hip. i will just have to be sensible and not do too much !

 

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manhill

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• Apr 6, 2020

• #15

Time is a great healer.

 

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The Seeker

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• Apr 7, 2020

• #16

3 days light duty’s and perhaps some pain killers

 

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flywheel

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Location

wae up north

• Apr 8, 2020

• #17

i found out the hard way ,long soak in bath is a no no ,fell asleep & woke up hours later & couldnt move , took nearly another hour before i got plug out & sort o fell out of bath ....

 

Hesstondriver

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Huntingdon

• Apr 8, 2020

• #18

What is it about having a bad , (now just stiff) back that makes me want to cut my toe nails so badly? last week it wasn't remotely on the to do list. Now putting socks on is an effort , im itching to set to with the nail clippers

 

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Tractor Tim

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Arable Farmer

Location

Sticky out bit by liverpool

• Apr 13, 2020

• #19

Uddermint works a treat not to much though

 

le bon paysan

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Livestock Farmer

Location

Limousin, France

• Apr 14, 2020

• #20

Tractor Tim said:

Uddermint works a treat not to much though

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