Ow.

[beetiger]

I have for the first time done what is colloquially known as "throwing my back out". bard_bloom is taking the boy to preschool while I wait for the ibuprofen to kick in. Mopey and wishing I had some other muscle relaxants here, and ow.

I guess maybe the warranty ran out at 40. I feel too young for this.

Ow.

Comments

[bkdelong.livejournal.com]

I hope whatever caused it was at least fun!

I used to do it quite a lot in my late 20s- probably due to spending all day in a chair and not getting any exercise. Hang in there and try to relax.

[beetiger.livejournal.com]

Not much fun -- opening a drawer. The funny thing is, I've been doing gentle stretches on Wii Fit, in theory my back should be marginally better than it was before.

[tn-grrl.livejournal.com]

my lower back started giving me grief when i was about 45, so i can empathize. :(

most often, my lower back pain is caused by pesky muscles in the front (like the psoas muscle). the biggest relief comes from stretching exercises and seeing my chiro. i would have never figured out that i needed to do some kind of exercise to release the pain, so thought i'd share that tidbit.

whatever its source, may your pain go away quickly!

[bikergeek.livejournal.com]

Hope you feel better soon.

[awfulhorrid.livejournal.com]

I've developed a bit of a floating patella due to ligament damage related to my diabetes. The physical therapist showed me how to "tape" it so as to reduce the problem. (Luckily I don't have to do that all the time.) At one point I'm taping my knee and I turn to bookwurm and ask "When did I get to the point that I have to tape my bodyparts back on?"

I think my warranty ran out just before my 25th birthday, actually.

[hakeber.livejournal.com]

Been there, done that. Not fun. Rest up and hopefully the inflammation will go down soon.

[rowyn]

I think I was 26 the first time I threw my back out. I knew one girl who had it happen (repeatedly!) in high school. O_o

I don't think that's what I did recently, but my back's sure been annoying me. Hope you feel better soon!

[(Anonymous)]

Sorry about your back. I've thrown mine out a number of times. I hope yours gets better quickly! Rest and relax and take lots of ibuprofen.

[merripen.livejournal.com]

Sorry about your back. I've thrown mine out a number of times. I hope yours gets better quickly! Rest and relax and take lots of ibuprofen.

[tikvah.livejournal.com]

I'm sorry you've hurt your back. I hope you mend quickly and thoroughly. Rest up as best you can.