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Originally Posted by Jim Scites
Drink lots of water. Stretching as soon as you can. Lay on your back on a flat surface and pull your knees to your chest, first one at a time and then both together. Youo actually have to rotate your hips to pull on the muscles in your lower back. Heat helps to loosen things up. Stay away from any dr. with a knife..... had surgery 20+ years ago and it was a majoy mistake. Keep going until you can't go anymore before you let then carve on you.
When you are feeling better start doing crunches, you have a bad back because you have weak abdominals.
I see a chiropractor regularly.
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Exactly what I was going to recommend Jim, this worked for me when I injured my back the first time when I was about 21. The quack shop doctor wanted to put me back to work and I refused because my right leg was going numb from a pinched nerve. I tried muscle relaxers, heat and cold and this exercise that a orthopedic specialist fixed it in a week or so. It stretches everything out and allows the spine to re-align itself. One thing just a little different was he told me to pull up my knees and rock back and forth on my back, worked for me.
I had one other experience that also worked for me, is an oriental form of medicine, it's called Ashaitsu. It consists of a girl that walks on your back, that was great, however the person doing it has to know the proper technique for it to be effective. Done correctly though it really helps,. I really had my doubts about it, but I felt great afterwards.