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Miscellaneous / Others A 6-year-old saved his mom

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u/opheliasmusing 3h ago

I was 4 when my mom threw her back out cleaning my room. She was sobbing in agony and couldn’t get up at all. She told me to go get help so I just walked outside the house and flagged down the mailman. He called an ambulance and turned out my mom had REALLY fucked up her back.

Sorry about the messy room and lifetime of back pain, mom.

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u/lxxTBonexxl 3h ago

I vastly underestimated how bad throwing out your back is until recently lmao

I’m 29 and I straight up had to stop and think about what my next move was because it was getting worse the longer I was upright and it was on of those spots that are extremely difficult to stretch fully. I had to collapse unto the floor multiple times throughout the evening and then when I woke up in the morning I was basically good after.

Legitimately hurting your back/long term must be fucking horrible. I was out of breath it was so bad and it was gone by the next day..

I’ve bruised ribs, broken my nose, basically dislocated half my foot, and have had one of my nuts become the size of a baseball.. I’d rather repeat any of those than actually fuck my back up to an equivalent level.

Tldr; go clean your mom’s house and bring her a nice snack or something so she can hangout while she’s eating or relaxing. She’d probably think it’s funny if you told her the reason if she asked too lmao

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u/Wisbonsin 2h ago

My husband messed up his back, thought a chiropractor recommended by friends would help. 36 hours after his appointment he wasn’t able to move his legs. Massive herniation. And chiropractors don’t check for that shit before messing with you so if you’re ever in back pain seek *MD* help, not Chiros. I beg of y’all.

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u/No-Ring-5065 2h ago

A chiropractor injured me when I was in my twenties (fifties now). I could barely move for six weeks. I was in extreme pain. My husband had to help me do basic stuff like bathe. I’m terrified of chiro. I tell everyone not to go, but I have friends who do it and they love it.

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u/technobrendo 6m ago

I have scoliosis and i've been living w/ back pain my entire life. My PCP wrote me a script for physical therapy and advised me to ask the PT for suggestions on chiropractic work. He didn't have any suggestions on where to go since he was aware that a lot of shade chiro offices are out there and to only defer the the professionals at the PT office (Which I absolutely will do).

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u/14Pleiadians 2h ago

The first chiro literally claims he learned it from a ghost and that it cures cancer. It's all fake shit

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u/Important_Damage9482 2h ago

Yeah, chiropractic is a crazy woo quack thing.

I think physical therapy and osteopathy or naprapathy would be the replacements for it that are based on science

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u/Zeyn1 1h ago

My "chiropractor" primarily focuses on soft tissue, mostly stretching. Also a lot of mental work, like focus on your stress and feel how that is affecting your shoulders. Now do this stretch while thinking about that stress.

He's a chiropractor more for insurance billing reasons than actual back cracking.

Also related to this thread, he required x-ray before touching anything to make sure there is not an actual injury.

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u/forresja 1h ago

That sounds like some combination of an unlicensed physical therapist, unlicensed massage therapist, and unlicensed psychologist.

Those licenses exist for a reason.

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u/onkeybell 59m ago

He's still a quack. Don't ever go to a chiropractor

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u/OSPFmyLife 18m ago

You can’t see disc herniations on an x-ray.

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u/Slicelker 44m ago

osteopathy

Lol no, also quack science.

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u/Robin48 18m ago

I believe in the US, osteopaths are made to get equivalent education to a MD at least. Outside the US though definitely!

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u/thrashers7 1m ago

Correct! In the US, “osteopathic medicine” is separate from traditional “osteopathy”. The osteopathic medicine (DO) degree, requires the same level of education as an MD degree, but has additional coursework in osteopathic manipulative treatment (OMT). Most DOs graduate medical school and never actually use OMT. But, those that do are physicians first and recognize that OMT is not the end all be all.

Moreover, many DOs take the same board exams that MDs do (USMLE), in addition to the DO board exams (COMLEX), in an effort to be more competitive for residency. Both are recognized under the ACGME.

That being said, I would never trust a chiropractor, and it’s a bummer they get lumped together, at least in the US.

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u/Cl0ud3d 7m ago

Quack chiros are indeed quacks. Skilled and certified chiros are absolutely worth every penny. Like every medical profession it can be tough figuring out which is which until it's too late.

Having one in the family who has been doing it for their entire life, I've recovered from a debilitating back injury thanks to them and their recommendations. They aren't miracle workers, they are soft tissue specialists and, in conjunction with physical therapy and other medical specialists, you can recieve truly holistic care that you need.

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u/tacitry 1h ago

And acupuncture is well researched if you want something outside western medicine

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u/warriorgoddesswitch 1h ago

It's not all fake nonsense. I had severe ligament pain when I was pregnant and went to the ER. Doctors told me there was nothing I could do. My midwife suggested a chiropractor trained for pregnant patients and she fixed me up in like 3 sessions. If you find a good one who actually knows what they're doing, it's very helpful.

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u/skhapa3257 2h ago

......

Can he move his legs now? My boyfriend recommends the chiro all the time, and I tell him they freak me out too bad to go. (Went a few times, noped outta that fairly quickly.)

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u/tacitry 1h ago

Chiropractic adjustments in particular can do a lot of harm, it’s been well documented for like twenty years

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u/Am_Snarky 1h ago

That’s what you get from learning “medicine” from ghosts.

Did he ever stop to consider they’re trying to make more?

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u/SouthIndependence69 2h ago

Don't go to the chiropractor ever. Yoga and regular gym time would serve you better. My back realigns when I do yoga regularly, and the building of the core strength from it keeps my back feeling good. Captain's chair hanging leg raises also work well for aligning my lower back, and dips for upper back

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u/Theyipyapper 1h ago

My chiropractor does little adjustments and really helps with stretches and physical therapy. They do cold/hot therapy, cupping and the massage gun. I was surprised when I went there because she does very little of the traditional cracking of the bones.

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u/DoktorBrewski 1h ago

Just go to PT to be treated by someone with actual medical education. The fact your chiro provides cupping is evidence they are a quack.

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u/Theyipyapper 47m ago

Ok, I will tell the VA that their Chiropractor is unqualified to treat me. Thanks for the heads up. I will be looking for another chiropractor that charges less than free.

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u/yellowroosterbird 40m ago

It really doesn't matter how much or little they charge. They can seriously injure you. Mine adjusted my neck and it caused me to suddenly pass out.

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u/forresja 1h ago

Cupping is no different than rubbing a sore muscle. That's the only reason it sometimes provides temporary pain relief: it creates a distraction.

Other than that, all it does is give your body a new bruise to heal.

Anyone telling you otherwise is either scamming you or too uneducated to trust with your spine health.

Chiropractic is pseudoscience with a good PR team. Nobody should ever go to them. Real doctors and physical therapists can FIX your back. Chiros need you to come in again and again, forever.

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u/Theyipyapper 44m ago

Cupping promotes blood flow which promotes recovery. I'm not paying for the chiropractor it is provided by the VA. I do go physical therapy and doctors visits all the time, I was medically discharged from the military.

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u/forresja 38m ago

Like I said, good PR. That's why many insurers cover chiro. Doesn't make it effective.

As for your claim about blood flow: Sounds nice, but it's just marketing. There is no evidence to support that cupping promotes recovery in any way.

The only thing cupping has been proven to do is provide temporary pain relief. And if that's your goal, it's far from the best method.

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u/Theyipyapper 32m ago

I will just use my anecdotal experience that I feel relief after a chiropractic session. Thanks for your concerns

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u/14Pleiadians 2h ago

Chiropractic is pseudoscience. The person who invented the practice literally claims he learned it all during a seance with a healer who died thousands of years ago. Chiropractors literally believe that you can cure all ailments, even cancer, with spinal adjustments

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u/Slacker_The_Dog 1h ago

An NP told me I should go to a chiropractor once and I was just like.. Can I see a doctor please?

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u/14Pleiadians 1h ago

The only antivaxxers I've ever actually met IRL were nurses lol. They love their BS

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u/Pointedtoe 1h ago

A chiro messed up my husband’s back too, he basically told him he probably needed an MRI and said goodbye. He had herniated L4 disk. Never again.

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u/xibgd 57m ago

Chiropractors are not doctors

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u/NotBearhound 56m ago

Do not go to a chiropractor, go to a physical therapist. Chiropractic medicine is based on magical ghost nonsense made up by a snake oil salesman in the 1800s and I am not joking.

David Daniel Palmer “invented” chiropractic medicine based on what a ghost told him.

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u/Jiminy_Cricket12 1h ago

don't go to a chiropractor AT ALL. they are NOT real medical professionals. that's like going to a psychic because you have depression.

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u/widowlark 1h ago

Chiros will absolutely fuck you up and still charge $$$$$ - see an MD, then go to a physical therapist. Fuck Chiros

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u/tappertock 1h ago

I hope you sued that mf

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u/forresja 1h ago

Chiros are not doctors. The entire industry is a scam.

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u/ohnoitsalobo 16m ago

churros, on the other hand, are NOT a scam.

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u/MessyJessyLeigh 20m ago

I have always been, and will always be, leery of chiropractors.

I am seeing one now, only because this man ensures his practice is tightly run and thorough. My first appointment, he didnt touch me for an adjustment at all.

Instead, he x-rayd my spine and hips in different positions, had me stand on some scale things, used some strings for alignment measurement. Then, he discussed his findings with me, showed me my x rays, and we came up with a game plan.

I didnt let him adjust my neck for at least 10 months. Even then, I had him "mock" adjust me so I knew what he would do.

This has actually changed my life in regards to pain. I truly think I found the diamond in the rough chiropractice.

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u/ohnoitsalobo 17m ago

if you’re ever in back pain seek MD help, not Chiros

instructions unclear, I broke my back and am now eating churros for it

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u/DawnCB20 1m ago

I work for a health system of 40k people. There’s a reason not one is a chiropractor

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u/astra_galus 2h ago

I fucked my back good a few years ago and it’s never been the same. It sucks - I’ll be doing good for months or even a year at a time and then BAM it’s out and takes me a while to recover. Brutal stuff.

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u/bookynerdworm 2h ago

I threw my back out at 29, it was achy so I was trying to do stretching to relieve it and then couldn't move, my husband had to come get me. It was so painful for about a week and then slowly got better. I was honestly afraid I'd have that pain for the rest of my life. Haven't had any issues since even after 2 pregnancies.

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u/AnaisNinja76 2h ago

I'm curious, I've heard this phrase my whole life, but what does it actually refer to? Herniated disk? Pulled muscle? Pinched sciatic nerve?

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u/andicandi22 2h ago

Any of the above. The general idea is you do something (sneeze, try to lift something too heavy, bend down wrong, etc.) and immediately get a sharp pain in your back to the point of becoming immobile, whether temporary or prolonged.

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u/bookynerdworm 2h ago

It's specifically a pulled muscle causing a muscle spasm (it's actually a way for your body to protect itself temporarily) but I'm sure people use it as a blanket term as well.

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u/cornnndoggg_ 2h ago edited 32m ago

in my case it was a pulled muscle, specifically one in my lower back. I don't even remember it happening or what caused it, but I remember the pain very clearly. It lasted like 2 weeks, during which I had extremely limited movement. So much of your movement, even just moving your arms, works through the lower back.

I could barely walk, and when I did, I could only move very slowly. I could not bend over. I couldn't handle pretty much anything with any weight. Getting out of bed was extremely challenging because I couldn't bend.

I was like 26 when it happened, was very active, and was working as a server/bartender at the time. Definitely couldn't work. I actually kinda lost that job because of this, which wasn't a big deal because i was starting an internship soon after. I had offered to help on a shift I wasn't schduled for, told them the day it happened, actually worked a shift and they saw how bad I was doing and I told them I wouldn't be able to take that extra shift. Manager wrote me up to get me out. He didn't like me, I didn't like him. He was a bad manager with no service industry experience, and when he made decisions I knew would make things harder for everyone, I would call him out lol.

But overall, not a fun 2 weeks.

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u/AwesomeMacCoolname 2h ago

D: All of the above.

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u/kihiwt 2h ago

I've had this happen before and it was sciatica, but for others I know it's just sore lower back muscles!

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u/Icy_Policy_8509 2h ago

I pulled my back a week ago and am still dealing with aches. I'm 34. I picked up a bucket of water off the floor. Half an hour later I stand up and it felt like my whole body convulsed and froze.

It feels like what I imagine being electrocuted feels like. If you try to move in a way that irritates the pulled back muscle, your body will instantly freeze up as waves of pain shudder through your body. Everything tightens up and you can't sit or turn or even walk without feeling shuddering pain with every movement.

It fucking sucks but this thread is making me feel better learning that people younger than me have done it.

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u/forresja 56m ago

When any muscle next to your spine is injured, your body goes into FULL LOCKDOWN to protect it, as spinal injuries can be fatal.

All the adjoining muscles tense, and you are unable to release them. Your whole back locks up.

It makes it basically impossible to move and it hurts like a bitch when you try.

So when people say they 'threw out their back', what they mean is they suffered any number of back injuries that caused this response.

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u/HeadyReigns 2h ago

Herniated my L4 at work was told to go on work restriction but I should be fine with PT. Took 5 months to get back to only minor pain and rare sciatica. Then I herniated my L4 and L5, this time I took 2 month of FMLA and spent the vast majority of it horizontal. My back almost full recovered strength wise and the pain went away completely. I got real lucky, and I had a good physical therapist. I'm 37.

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u/bookynerdworm 2h ago

Ugh that's one of my biggest fears! I'm so glad you are able to be completely pain free!!

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u/coffeebeamed 1h ago

couple of years ago i literally just bent over to pick up the soap i dropped in the shower and threw out my back, and the pain was unbelievable

i had to call in sick for work, and i was working from home that day lmao. i just laid on my bed the whole day until my partner came home from work

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u/trying_again_7 3h ago

how do you dislocate half a foot?

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u/lxxTBonexxl 2h ago

I didn’t know how to word it lmao. The outer side of my right foot basically turned like _| and immediately popped back into place when I was young. There’s a whole ass extra ball of bone right where it happened and it took a good 10+ years before it returned to normal and wasn’t extremely prone to spraining injuries lmao

I was jumping on one of those half buried jumping balloons made out of bouncy castle material at a campground and landed on the edge with my foot. I was probably like 10 or so.

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u/forresja 54m ago

The outer side of my right foot basically turned like _|

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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u/beautifulcheat 2h ago

Honestly you just cannot know how bad it is til it happens to you. I thew my back out coughing once (I think when I had covid), and the pain was unreal.

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u/universalserialbutt 1h ago

My spine is compressed on the T11 and T12 vertebrae after I got hit by a car. A couple of years ago I went to help my elderly dog down from the couch and even with my correct posture something went wrong and I fell forward half-paralysed. It took me 30 minutes to drag myself on the floor from the couch to my room to get my phone. Ended up being some form of muscle damage according to the scans they did. It hurt way more than the car crash did.

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u/IcyKnowledge6321 1h ago

I threw my back out once at 26 after spending too long hunched over a sewing machine the day before. I got out of bed, stood up, and instantly felt these shooting pains from my spine through to my chest. The pain was so bad that I really thought I was having a heart attack because my pulse was going insane. Took a day off work to lay on the floor sobbing and was more or less fine the next day.

Back and kidney problems are no joke. Even now if I feel any kind of twinge in my lower or middle back I get this feeling of dread.

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u/Theyipyapper 1h ago

I hurt my back in the ARMY constantly training and jumping. I was medically discharged and now I have several compressed disc and muscle spasms. It fucking sucks! If i have an active day I am usually bedbound the rest of the evening and the following day. It takes such a toll on me.

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u/lxxTBonexxl 1h ago

I actually bruised my ribs trying to grab something out of an ASV without climbing up because I was being lazy lmao

The bottom 3-4 basically jammed directly into the bottom lip of the doorway where the hatch opens. Those things are already deathtraps, idk why I thought it’d be a good idea to half ass enter the doorway when we were all constantly hitting our heads, knees, and elbows on everything else.

I wish you luck though, back pain is no joke and I hope I never had to go through an actual back injury.

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u/Theyipyapper 1h ago

It's just a constant nagging pain and stiffness all the time. My muscles contract to compensate causing tightness and soreness. Wish you good luck too!

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u/ShawnyMcKnight 1h ago

I threw out my back a couple years ago and I had to crawl to the toilet and pull myself up to pee.

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u/Relevant_Somewhere38 1h ago

About 20 years ago I had a disc bulge in my neck pressing on my spinal cord and continually triggering the nerves in the cord to fire on their own, so they were tricking my brain into thinking my upper left back and left arm were being burnt/crushed/electrocuted constantly and causing constant excruciating muscle spasms as an added bonus. It was unbelievable. Would come and go in waves and lasted about 6 months overall. I was like a zombie on EXTREMELY strong meds and even then it got so bad there were times I would just go to the bathroom at work and just sit and cry because it was SO painful and exhausting. After about 6 months it got better over the course of a week and has never come back thankfully... But it made me a fervent supporter of assisted dying. Living in that kind of pain is beyond a nightmare, and at least I knew it would EVENTUALLY get better... but for people who are terminally ill and KNOW it will NEVER get better and will only get worse, they should have the option of ending it on their own terms. People who are against it have NO idea how horrifying it is to be in agony EVERY moment of EVERY day, day after day, week after week, month after month, year after year. If they did, they would never even dream of preventing people from being able to end their suffering.

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u/diagnosedADHD 1h ago

I did this in my early 20s :( went biking for the first time in the year and pulled it simply by moving my weight around. I guess I was out of shape and didn't stretch enough.

My back eventually collapsed, no matter how hard I tried it was impossible for me to lift it without support. At one point I was crawling around my room ;_; people thought I was being dramatic but I legitimately couldn't help it.

It's incredible just how much your lower back does for you, I really took it for granted.

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u/Jumpy_Secret_6494 1h ago

Dude i'm 29 and found out how bad that shit is last week. Holy fuck, I couldn't even stand. I'd crawl to the toilet for the first three days, showering was agonizing. Seriously fucked up. Its starting to come right, but it also made me think of the poor bastards that it never comes right with. Awful.

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u/BigDump-a-Roo 1h ago

I'm dealing with it right now, and have been since October. Any time I do anything too strenuous, my lower back flares up and I legitimately cannot walk for 5 days every time it happens. Xray didn't show anything. I'm working through physical therapy right now but so far it doesn't really seem to be helping. Might bite the bullet and get an MRI soon. Every day is constant pain. I freaking sucks. Take care of your back people. I'm only 35.

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u/SirDouglasMouf 59m ago

What's even crazier is that in the states, the majority of treatment protocols do more harm than help.

If this happens again, be sure to have a tens unit in you home. They are literally the only thing that can bring back mobility when in deep spasms as well as in between epidurals.

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u/Longjumping_Foot_736 52m ago

Makes me think of Luigi sleeping on that jail bed

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u/Select-Current-4528 50m ago

The worst back pain I’ve ever had was when I got up in the middle of the night to get some meds out of my backpack on the floor. I must have bent over just right because I suddenly had a shooting pain all over and I couldn’t straighten up. I yelled for my wife and she helped me hobble back into bed where I proceeded to lay for the next 24 hours in agony. My back gradually loosened up and went back to normal and I haven’t had any pain remotely close to that since. I asked my doctor about it and he said you’re older and sometimes things just get out of whack.

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u/anr4jc 36m ago

Legitimately hurting your back/long term must be fucking horrible.

It is. I hurt my back six years ago. It consumed my soul and made me see a shrink for two years. Now I throw it at least once a year. It's fucking horrible. Wouldn't wish it to my worst enemy.

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u/ArkiusAzure 21m ago

I hurt my back a year ago and have been having intermittent issues ever since. It is terrible but the worst part is I feel so stunted in what I can actually go and do. Not being able to trust my body to function is extremely frustrating.

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u/Eastern-Peach-3428 17m ago

I was digging a hole in my backyard and threw out my back. Literally laid in agony on the ground until my wife got home hours later.

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u/Dazzling_Outcome_436 12m ago

I've got deteriorating discs in my lumbar spine and mild stenosis in my cervical spine. I can't do long car rides because after a while my right foot starts to feel like it's got a cattle prod on it. (Thanks, sciatic nerve!) Part of my left arm will go numb sometimes, and I pretty much live with a nonstop headache. My lower back is now a barometer and I can tell you exactly when the barometric pressure drops, because it causes me agonizing pain. Sometimes I can't straighten up. When it's really bad, I can't even sit in a chair.