Dear forum
I did not write for a while but my lower back pain makes to ask for help.
I had a sore throat, nothing dangerous so during weekend a stayed in my bed with lots of tea and vitamin C. But on Monday I can not move properly. I have a lower back pain, I can not walk properly and if I turn my body I have to carefully turn all my body.
Please help me. Which yoga asanas I should exercise now and later?
I thank you very much for any advice.
Take care
Ivana
Hi Ivana,
I’m suffering the same right now. I slept on a wrong posture and created tension, and woke up at 5AM with a terrible lower back pain.
I’m having aceclofenac pills, it’s working well.
I’m not doing my asana session in this shape, as I think it could worsen the situation.
You could try a masseur or a physiotherapist as well.
Hope you heal quick.
Bye!
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[QUOTE=panoramix;65505]Hi Ivana,
I’m suffering the same right now. I slept on a wrong posture and created tension, and woke up at 5AM with a terrible lower back pain.
I’m having aceclofenac pills, it’s working well.
I’m not doing my asana session in this shape, as I think it could worsen the situation.
You could try a masseur or a physiotherapist as well.
Hope you heal quick.
Bye!
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I thank you for your response, I realized that if I am not sitting or lying for long time I am ok. My weekend in bed was not good to my back.
But I would like to do exercise to help it.
Hello Ivan,
I’m sorry to hear about your lower back pain.
Hopefully you are already on the mend.
Since Yoga is a complete practice and no part of it is a magic pill it cannot be dispensed like aspirin. For me, as a yoga teacher with therapeutic training it would be irresponsible to advise specifics without an assessment of the person and the issue. That which is offered without assessment can be completely unhelpful and actually make matters worse.
It is very difficult (in Yoga) to address such issues when the person is medicated with this and that. The cleaner the body systems the more able the student can actually feel the messages from the body and answer that call before it becomes a scream. However, I am aware that some people simple must, in some situations see a medical doctor, take dangerous pharmaceuticals, and elect for surgery. To me, thee things are the “last resort”.
Some general things you can try for now are as follows.
• Warm-hot bath with Epsom Salt or Dead Sea Salts.
• Rubbing of oil on the affected areas (Sunbreeze, Mahavishgarbha, organic, untoasted sesame seed oil).
• Traction
Beyond this, for Yoga applications in therapeutic situations a skilled teacher is best.
gordon
Sorry to hear this.
When you are able, go and see a therapist, by this I mean an osteopath, acupuncturist etc. It can take a bit of research and trial and error to find the ‘one for you,’ and the one that doesn’t charge an arm and a leg!
You might need to take rest before resuming practice, though I wouldn’t be able to tell without knowing the extent of the problem, your age, health etc. From what you’ve said, don’t rush back into a practice until the pain subsides and when you do take it easy to begin with, listening to your body and taking the opportunity to find the underlying cause of your injury.
As I often state, a good Iyengar remedial class will work wonders.
Sounds very painful.x…a little thing I discovered about lower back pain is that it can be greatly relieved by a gentle detox…4 oz of water (which isn’t that much really) every hour for about 8 hours . Do this for one week and then reduce to 2 oz every hour. The water helps ‘lift’ pressures on the spine, joints etc. Very effective. Of course it isn’t the cure but it has an amazing effect on pain relief and is better than pain killers.
(I 've also noticed that large amounts of water are not necessary for this)
I’ve been suffering from back pain for a week now and the only solution not to feel it was lying on the bed the whole day which isn’t really a good thing to do. Hope I could find some yoga ways to lessen and eventually take the pain away. I couldn’t hardly sit for long hours now.