BACK PAIN sufferers and conquers

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  • mandybear014
    mandybear014 Posts: 209 Member
    I agree with the responses on here. I have mild scoliosis and two moderate back injuries, one from a car accident in 2010 (ouch) and the other from a slip and fall accident down a flight of stairs in 2013 (ouch again). I am thankful that both injuries didn't require surgery and I am was able to recover with PT and ice packs after a few months. Lossing weight this year has helped me significantly with my back and I don't have to visit my chiropractor as often as I used to for my scoliosis. I would suggest (for your husband) focusing on walking now, then stretching and after awhile working on core strength.
  • MagnumBurrito
    MagnumBurrito Posts: 1,070 Member
    from sometime in my teens onward I had tremendous debilitating back pain and the doctors told me after reviewing several years of MRI images that I had degenerative disc disease. Around 28 I was walking with a cane and was rotating between percocet and vicodin with muscle relaxants and was told I needed to wait till I was older and have a spinal fusion but until then to manage the pain and avoid heavy lifting. I had a desk job and had slowly gained weight up to 240 lbs and couldn't handle it any more. I Had never been active and wanted to shed the pounds. I started c25k and found that if I took my pain meds, I could run! I dropped to 200 lbs and found I needed less and less pain pills. I set a goal when I turned 29 to run 30 miles on my 30th birthday.

    you know what. thats not what you asked.... end story. tl:dr

    I started strong lifts and had a few episodes that set me back to using my cane -
    but I have now been pain med free for nearly a year now ( I just turned 32) and I squat 240 and deadlift 280. Sitting around was the worst thing I could have ever done for my back and back pain. Sure some day I might still need help but for now strengthening my back and core has done more than 15 years of physical therapy and pain meds ever did.

    You got some big balls picking yourself up like that. Well done

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