Coping with pain

[IT Minion]

Back pain is infamous for having few good treatments. MBKs reference to Yoga and the swimming suggestion are the best non surgical ones.

Tumeric has little evidence behind it, but if you want to go curry heavy then enjoy.

Canabis doesn't have great evidence for pain relief, but may still be better than opiods, because what treatments we do have are crap.

 

[Brigadier]

I would advise caution when it comes to swimming.

Most of those I know who swim, from the head-up-and-chat-social-breaststrokers to the extremely competent freestylers, get lower back pain when they swim.

 

[Koolpc]

I would advise caution when it comes to swimming.

Most of those I know who swim, from the head-up-and-chat-social-breaststrokers to the extremely competent freestylers, get lower back pain when they swim.

I dont like swimming....i dont like the water. My Twin died in the Norfolk Broads 40 years ago so it gets to me even more.

I tend to try and walk every day. Approx 1 to 3 miles is my limit when it come to back pain.

Doctor rang me back just now. He is putting me on a Pregabalin trial to see if that helps with the burning issue...

Guys, i just got to say, i REALLY appreciate your kind posts. Thank you so much. Means a lot to me. Some great advice etc...

 

[Koolpc]

Simple fact is everyone's pain thresh hold is different what might be debilating to some others get on with it so it's a case of doing what the individual needs.

I agree....

 

[fixitflav]

Had these issues for over 25 + years so i have suffered with pain a lot...

Have you tried aquapuncture? A friend of mine with pain issues (though not as bad as yours by the sound of it) has it once a week and it helps him.

 

[johnny2007]

I dont like swimming....i dont like the water. My Twin died in the Norfolk Broads 40 years ago so it gets to me even more.

I tend to try and walk every day. Approx 1 to 3 miles is my limit when it come to back pain.

Doctor rang me back just now. He is putting me on a Pregabalin trial to see if that helps with the burning issue...

Guys, i just got to say, i REALLY appreciate your kind posts. Thank you so much. Means a lot to me. Some great advice etc...

I used pregabalin and the effect is not immediate.
It took about a week to start working on the pain and the first few days my mood was all over the place which is totally out of character for me.
Once settled it helped turning down the pain volume.
I was on it a few months with no evident side effects.

 

[Koolpc]

Have you tried aquapuncture? A friend of mine with pain issues (though not as bad as yours by the sound of it) has it once a week and it helps him.

Tried a acupuncture...did nowt

 

[Koolpc]

I used pregabalin and the effect is not immediate.
It took about a week to start working on the pain and the first few days my mood was all over the place which is totally out of character for me.
Once settled it helped turning down the pain volume.
I was on it a few months with no evident side effects.

Thanks. I guess it needs to be used for a time to see if it helps...plus to weed out any side effects....as for mood, well, i suffer with anxiety/depression so that is a norm for me.......but, i believe i suffer with that because of the burning/pain issue. Its really gets me down as its constant with seemingly no light at the end of the tunnel....

So, for me, Pregabalin is worth a shot...

 

[johnny2007]

In my experience, acupuncture only works when you've almost recovered from a spell of pain and have the residual discomfort lingering about.

 

[johnny2007]

Thanks. I guess it needs to be used for a time to see if it helps...plus to weed out any side effects....as for mood, well, i suffer with anxiety/depression so that is a norm for me.......but, i believe i suffer with that because of the burning/pain issue. Its really gets me down as its constant with seemingly no light at the end of the tunnel....

So, for me, Pregabalin is worth a shot...

Yes, depression is a consequence of constant pain; I know it very well although I was never diagnosed with it.
Constant pain can really knock you down in a black hole
But you have us here, gently stroking your soft fur...

 

[ic1927]

Back pain is infamous for having few good treatments. MBKs reference to Yoga and the swimming suggestion are the best non surgical ones.

Tumeric has little evidence behind it, but if you want to go curry heavy then enjoy.

Canabis doesn't have great evidence for pain relief, but may still be better than opiods, because what treatments we do have are crap.

Turmeric has been used in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, there is plenty of evidence to show that curcumin, which is in turmeric, has anti-inflammatory properties. It has without doubt eased my arthritis pain and I no longer rely on naproxen, or other prescription drugs.

 

[Koolpc]

Yes, depression is a consequence of constant pain; I know it very well although I was never diagnosed with it.
Constant pain can really knock you down in a black hole
But you have us here, gently stroking your soft fur...

Lol...woof!

 

[Koolpc]

Turmeric has been used in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, there is plenty of evidence to show that curcumin, which is in turmeric, has anti-inflammatory properties. It has without doubt eased my arthritis pain and I no longer rely on naproxen, or other prescription drugs.

Thats great news.....

I tried it for a year. My issues remained the same. I used a good high dosage brand too. I was hoping it would have helped as i agree it has been proven to help some people.

 

[helplessowner]

Nerve pain is one of the most difficult pains to both deal with and treat - there is no telling when or where the pain will strike, and it can totally stop you functioning.
Have you asked your GP if you can try Amitryptilin? One of the older anti-depressants, not used often for depression but now widely used at low doses for nerve pain with quite a lot of success; it does not work for everybody, but it did for me - I only needed it for a few months long enough to be able to function again, but many people stay on it for years without problems. It can take up to 6 weeks to start working, but I noticed some benefits after 10 days. Also had a stronger (30mg) co-codomol to assist sleeping. Now using Co-Codomol of a night and trying various distraction therapies during the day.
Hope something works, as I now know exactly how disabling nerve pain can be - nothing visible to show people what hurts, just burning, stabbing pain everywhere.

 

[IT Minion]

Turmeric has been used in ayurvedic medicine for thousands of years, there is plenty of evidence to show that curcumin, which is in turmeric, has anti-inflammatory properties. It has without doubt eased my arthritis pain and I no longer rely on naproxen, or other prescription drugs.

You know what we call ayurvedic medicine that has been shown to work? Medicine.

It's great it works for you, but the evidence behind it is weak. There is thousands of years of experience with medicines that have been used for hundreds/thousands of years that when looked at either dont work or are actively harmful.

If it actually made a significant difference it should be easy to demonstrate. But no one seems to be able to demonstrate it.