I suffer from back pain and have done for several years, it seems to vary from day to day, sometimes its like a dull ache and others a burning sensation that runs the length of my spine.
Initially it was attributed to a weakness of the lower abdominal muscles but it has gradually spread to encompass my entire back.
I work in a retail environment which require me to stand all day, I have two fifteen minuet breaks and one hour lunch during a nine hour shift, I am required to bend my back and reach for things as well as lift products like sand and cement in order to check underneath bags for any missed items.
All my doctor has done is told me to loose some weight and see if this improves my condition, I have been trying and have only managed to shift a couple of pounds. I dont eat an unhealthy diet, I eat plenty of fruit and veg, avoid junk and eat small portions.
I am 4′9" and weigh around 11 and a half stone, I am top heavy wearing a 36H bra.
What do you think causes the back problems and what can I do other that take painkillers and keep trying to loose weight?
Maria,
Reading through your question I can picture several responses.
1. The top heaviness, CAN and does cause back pain. Start by getting a very very supportive bra.
2. Lose Weight. To do this: eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full and pay attention to enjoying the foods you eat. This seems too simple to most people, but if you really do it you’ll end up eating more smaller meals and you WILL lose weight – it totally changes how your body perceives the need for fat storage.
3. Do these exercises:
- Rotate/roll your shoulders forward and up and around and let them settle low and as far back as they’ll stay, and get used to them staying back there.
- Lean over so your thighs touch your chest before you sit down. You’ll be on a different part of your bottom when you sit. Sit on that part of your bottom every time you sit.
- Suck in your belly and keep it sucked in for quite a while.
Give this stuff a try. I know a resource with more tips and information about these tips and will include the link below so you can dig deeper into a solution.
Good luck ditching this back pain,
John
March 28th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
Sorry, but no, your bra size isn’t what is causing your back pain. You just have plain old pinched muscles, something that is easy to have happen to anyone who does any bending and/or lifting. Once pinched they can hurt like heck and the only way of making them stop is to release them. Here is how to release those muscles in your back:
Back: (do from a sitting position)
Place your left hand on your left leg next to your body. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and find the muscles next to your spine and press on them and hold. After 30 seconds slowly lower your body forward, keeping your left arm fairly straight as you do. When you reach your lap remain there for another 10 seconds, release the pressure but remain there for another 30 seconds. Then reverse your hand positions and do your right side.
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March 28th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
The shoes you wear probably contribute to your back pain. Place gel insoles in your shoes. If you can honestly say the pain has decreased you need better shoes.
References :
http://www.footsmart.com/healthcondition.aspx?ailmentid=67
http://www.bigbackpain.com/footwear.html
http://www.cochrane.org/reviews/en/ab005275.html
March 28th, 2010 at 3:34 pm
One possible cause of your pain is muscle pull due to lifting of heavy weight. Other possibility is that you have got retrovertion of your uterus.
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March 28th, 2010 at 4:11 pm
A large bust can cause neck issues but not normally back pain.
Pop yourself into your local pharmacist and ask if they can weigh and measure you and see what your BMI is and just how overweight you actually are. Unfortunately if your Dr is visualising you as obese he will focus on that in the beginning.
If you are overweight then you will need to loose the weight to see if it is part of the cause.
But a local slimming club will be able to guide you to the right weight and give the encouragement and support that you need.
In your local paper sometimes the osteopathy and chiropractor clinics offer free assessment sessions which is worth a thought. They are hoping you will take up a treatment but it is a good way of seeing how someone else sees it all. A physio can also teach you exercised to help support good back health.
Then when you have used your own efforts and tried to help yourself you can go back to your GP and ask for more help and a referral.
But the weight will be the issue and always blamed for a lot of things so you do need to deal with it.
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March 28th, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Maria,
Reading through your question I can picture several responses.
1. The top heaviness, CAN and does cause back pain. Start by getting a very very supportive bra.
2. Lose Weight. To do this: eat when you are hungry and stop when you are full and pay attention to enjoying the foods you eat. This seems too simple to most people, but if you really do it you’ll end up eating more smaller meals and you WILL lose weight – it totally changes how your body perceives the need for fat storage.
3. Do these exercises:
- Rotate/roll your shoulders forward and up and around and let them settle low and as far back as they’ll stay, and get used to them staying back there.
- Lean over so your thighs touch your chest before you sit down. You’ll be on a different part of your bottom when you sit. Sit on that part of your bottom every time you sit.
- Suck in your belly and keep it sucked in for quite a while.
Give this stuff a try. I know a resource with more tips and information about these tips and will include the link below so you can dig deeper into a solution.
Good luck ditching this back pain,
John
References :
Advanced Back Pain Relief:
http://chroniclowerbackpainsolutions.blogspot.com/
March 28th, 2010 at 5:12 pm
back pain mainly is caused by wrong posture after sitting for too time, or overstrain.
also overweitht is the main factor,because it will increase the pressure on vertebrae.
i think you may be caused by the last two reasons.
do not take painkillers,it will increase the burden of kidney and liver.
do some stretching exercises,yoga,swimming,and so on.
you also can try a very effective TCM plaster, which is effective medicine and no side effect.
http://bodycountry.com/backpain
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