I am suffering with a bad back, vertical is not an option. I wondered if anyone on here who is a bad back sufferer has used a support belt for their bad back. Does it help? I tried everything, heat, cold, deep heat, pain killers. The doctors are a waste of time, not an option.

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hi bludall
i have suffered with a bad back for about 20years now. Had a real bad time last month and was forced to stop work in the house for about 3 weeks, and like most people you forget to bend your knees etc when all is well, so i have blown off the dust from my YORK support belt since then and it is absolutley fantastic for my lower back while i do any work in the house. Get one you wont regret it.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/York-Fitness-Lu ... d_sim_sg_3

bgatty68

I was just looking at neoprene ones in Decathlon. Thanks, I'll look at the link.

I stupidly, bent over a child height painting table on Thursday, instead of squatting at their height and am suffering for it. I thought it was improving but it's gone again.

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I used to suffer some years ago from a bad back, but it got better after I went on a RoSPA Manual lifting & handling/Assessor instructors course.
I became the Company Lifting and Handling Instructor, and had to practice what I preached - and it worked!
In my case at least it worked, as it seems for me it was all down to handling technique.

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Chiropractic practitioner would sort it out Blu

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Yep,

Why do you lot think I'm on here so early??

You got it !!

Bad back wakes me up, well Sciatica actually, won't let me sleep in after painkillers etc have worn off

Try osteopath or chiro but it really does depend on what you've actually done to it tho!
Try a Tens Machine -sell 'em at Boots I think

Good Luck Louise

Yours in mutual pain

Steve

8 yrs and the b*stard still KILLS

Steve,

Having done very little for the last few days because the smallest bend hurt, I feel for you, it has to be the most miserable pain, luckily I had no sciatica this time.


I used Deep heat spray, tens machine, cold and heat and I'm vertical today. I may try going out if only to get a lumbar support.

All I did was bend over a low table instead of squatting down, simple as that. I'll be looking for a kneeling stool to take to work.

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supports work, but i use one to avoid the sore back in the first place. (heavy lifting)


I recall my mum getting a support from the doctors years ago (your talking 20 odd years ago), so mabye it would be worth asking the doctor, as things move on ???

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This looks a reasonably well priced support.

warning - slight thread hijack ....

Don't have a bad back at the moment, but do get the occasional twinge (and when I play squash, I sometimes have to hold the small of my back when serving).
Is it worth getting something like this as a prevention type solution?

you can have the thread back now

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Scrabble?

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My oh reckons I should get a weight lifter's belt and add sharp spikes to remind me to not bend in the first place! There are some great physio sites online that give good advice. I avoid our doctor they are quacks with a tunnel interest in selling statins and blood pressure pills.

I think the neoprene belts are my best bet and half the price on Ebay! Trouble is that muscles have compensated for the not straight back and I ache in other places too. I can't win.

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watch out this this kind of stuff on eBay!!

I have bought a pair of "things" from ebay - can;t remember what they're called you connect them to the stepping machines and hold them - like bungee cords.

They arrived and stunk of parafin and in the end we had to chuck them as the smell was so bad.

Also bought some Wii controller covers and they smelled horrible as well.

if the jobby on Amazon is the kiddy, then £15 is reasonable price to pay IMO as you know what you are getting.

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Hi Blu,

I have suffered with a ruptured disc for the last 6 years (lower back) so i now know the meaning of pain and i know what you are going through unfortunately there is not a lot that can be done apart from painkillers when you are in pain, back supports are good and do provide a level of confidence and stability try physiosupplies.com, go for an elasticated velcro type not a rigid one very gentle excersise can help such as squatting slowly until your bottom is able to touch the floor and also walking plus try doing pelvic floor excersise's as this strengthen's the muscle's at the base of the spine giving it more support, be patient it will get better, my back used to leave me unable to walk, sit or stand and i was so depressed, i was back and forth to the hospital but they are not keen on operating as spinal fusion was my only hope, then i had a terrible motorcycle accident last jan and was hospitalised for a month and i was unable to walk for 4 month's this has done my back the world of good and seem's to have sorted it out slightly. but i wouldn't recommend it.
Just rest it and with gentle excersise and stretching it will get better don't be afraid to use painkillers.
Hope this helps Leebwk

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Hi again,

If you look on that site, i have the mcdavid back support

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leebwk

You're worse off than me by the sound of it, I feel for you, such a miserable pain. Thanks for that advice.

I'm upright today but still at that careful stage, worried that I may do something silly and set it off again. I do pelvic floor exercises anyway so not sure how hard I can work those.

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