Back pain

i sure do know and understand mike, im really sorry for the new injury, i hope the MRI you get will reveal what is wrong and that they have a way to help you and get rid of the pain…my heart is with you buddy…take care and know all of us here at lumber jocks are thinking of you and hope for the best..grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

I’m sorry to hear this Mike…
You rest that back of yours’ up, and try to stay positive!!
It is good to hear, that David and Rick are around to rattle your cage once in a while… God Bless ‘Em!!
And may God Bless You too, my Friend…
Hope you get to feeling better VERY SOON!!

-- Mike in Concord, NH---Unpleasant tasks are simply worthy challenges to improve skills.

Sorry buddy to hear about your back, hope you get better soon and get back to work.
Bad back can be very painful so hang on.

Mike sorry to hear about your back pain. Nothing feels worse and makes every movement hurt.

I love you brother.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Mike, I can sure sympathise with you on your back pain and injury. I’ve had back trouble for over 20 years, and even 3 back surgeries didn’t help. I think once you develop the b.p. there is no getting over it. All you can do is lay up, rest it the best you can, and take some meds to try to ease it. I hope it gets better for you, cause it can knock you out of doing things you love to do like woodworking and other activities. Take it easy as you can, and don’t try to do too much too soon…...

-- " Don't ever wrestle a pig in a mudhole....he'll be having more fun than you..!!

Get well soon!! My wife is in a bad back day today, too ;-((

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

Rest up Mike. Hope your feeling better soon!!

-- Gary; Marysville, MI...Involve your children in your projects as much as possible, the return is priceless.

Don’t stretch~!! It only makes it worse.
Hold your back ram rod straight at all times and walk like you got a dime in between your butt cheeks
When you bend over to pick anything up – anything at all – don’t bend from the back but only the knees and reach without bending your back. It’s very unnatural but it’s what’ll get you right as rain quickest.

A little whiskey and aspirin are wonderful too.

When I lived in Maine I had a 20 some odd room house and the only heat was wood stoves. I got these huge 30’ long by usually a few feet diameter oak logs delivered piled in front of my barn about 30 or so feet in the air.
I had to climb that pile saw off a huge hunk, pitch it off the pile, wrestle it into the barn, and split it up . Then my poor little girls had to pile it into wheelbarrow and haul it in the house and stack it.
It was a never ending battle and the damn log chunks were bigger than me.
I’d hurt my back and oh boy I had a problem ‘cause I could not stop cutting wood. It was all we had for heat.

That was where I learned to do (and not do) the things I articulated above.

-- When the moderator chooses sides, his site sucks.

Not to sure that is very good advice. May work for you, but a lot of problems are caused by the lack of proper stretching before working or exeercising. Any time my back bothers me, I start touching my toes, it goes away ;-)

-- "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence Wake Up America!! Please read; http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/01/26-0

good luck Bud … sorry to hear about your back pain … knock-on-wood .. my back has been better lately myself

-- keeping myself entertained

Thanks guys, nothing new. luv ya all.

-- (You just have to please the man in the Mirror) Mike from Michigan -

I feel for ya, brotha!!! I’ve been there done that, more than once!!! It sux but you just have to keep on keeping on the best you can. Steroid injections work well and stretching is a MUST!!!!! As you can see from my profile pic, I know your pain!!!! Find a good doctor, which is easier said than done!!!! Good luck!!!

-- I have metal in my neck but wood in my blood!!

Are you going to get any physical therapy? A few weeks ago my right shoulder started giving me problems and I asked my family doctor for a referral to a orthopedic dr. Instead he sent me to a physical therapist who has given me 7 treatments so far. Pain is almost gone and my movement range is back to normal.

He said my problem was self inflicted by not holding my arms in the right position when weight lifting, because I am too cheap to pay for a personal trainer, LOL.

-- Joe

I would second the PT recommendation. I see lots of folks with back issues getting helped. I’m currently in PT 4 days a week for a injured leg.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

I totally agree with the stretching… Every morning when I get out of bed, my back is so stiff I can’t hardly move. I grab a cup of joe, go out to the sunroom, and start stretching back and forth and side to side to get things loosened up. It takes me about an hour to get where I can move before doing anything. I then get out and take a long walk (even in this miserable heat we’re having). By then I can move fairly well…not good…but I”m a lot looser….I don’t agree with NOT stretching. You don’t want things freezing up on you. Keep moving….it’s the best thing for the old back…...

-- " Don't ever wrestle a pig in a mudhole....he'll be having more fun than you..!!