I can see where that would accomplish the same thing without having all your blood go to your head.
A physical therapist or even a chiropractor might have something. Although I'm leery of chiropractors wanting to sell you "adjustments", i.e. back and neck cracking. Yeah, you'll either feel better or be paralyzed for life. -----Original Message----- From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Jay Weekley Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:33 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain I've tried that too but you can only suspend yourself for so long. One of our employees has a traction table at an office and says it helps. Ken Hohhof wrote: > Muscle spasm, or something else? I used to get those years ago, any > pills they wanted to give me were useless. Activity seemed to help, > rest made it worse, I almost wonder if one of those gizmos that > suspend you upside down hanging from your feet would help. When I > would get them, putting my weight on my arms like a gymnast on the > parallel bars would temporarily relieve the pain, but of course you can't do that forever. > > If it's not a muscle problem but possibly something more serious like > spine or disc or pinched nerve, I wouldn't fool around, I'd get a > doctor to look at it. And a different doctor if necessary. One thing > I have learned is that an MRI is way better than a CT scan. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: AF <af-boun...@af.afmug.com> On Behalf Of Jay Weekley > Sent: Saturday, August 24, 2019 11:18 AM > To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group <af@af.afmug.com> > Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT Back pain > > A TENS unit helps me. I'm not sure if it's making the pain go away or > if I'm just distracted from it by being electrocuted. > > Chuck McCown wrote: >> Once or twice a year, I sit down wrong, or sneeze or just reach for >> something and my back will put me on the floor. Days of almost not >> being able to walk, yelling in pain to just roll over in bed. >> Some years I take an IM torodol injection (or whatever its generic is >> called nowadays). Or I just take huge does of Tylenol and Motrin. I >> have tried the ice packs, hot baths, elastic belts etc. Nothing but >> massive doses of NSAIDs seem to work and they take time. >> Have not had an MRI but the interwebs seem to think this is a very >> common thing and that I am doing what most do. >> Not sure if they sell MJ out in Wendover Nevada yet, but I am only 99 >> miles away. At least today I can walk. >> Anyone have any secret therapy's for this? >> >> > -- > *Jay Weekley* > *Cyber Broadband > * > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > > > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > > > -- *Jay Weekley* *Cyber Broadband * -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com
