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EttCurls

EttCurls

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Ok. What do you guys do for back pain? I eat Tylenol and Motrin to the max daily dose without touching it. I’ve messed with magnesium glycinate without relief. Prescribed muscle relaxers have helped minimally. Kratom/7oh/soma have all helped but that is a slippery slope for me. I’m mid cycle and guess I can take a week or two off if lifting and hope but I hate to miss that time on my blast! My lower back has gotten so tight I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep working unless something changes. I am doing PT but it’s kind of a joke.
 
EttCurls said:
Ok. What do you guys do for back pain? I eat Tylenol and Motrin to the max daily dose without touching it. I’ve messed with magnesium glycinate without relief. Prescribed muscle relaxers have helped minimally. Kratom/7oh/soma have all helped but that is a slippery slope for me. I’m mid cycle and guess I can take a week or two off if lifting and hope but I hate to miss that time on my blast! My lower back has gotten so tight I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep working unless something changes. I am doing PT but it’s kind of a joke.
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Well bro wtf is causing the back pain? Have you seen a doctor for it? Its hard to give you advice with no knowledge on what exactly is causing it. I would stop taking the 7-oh products as you stated its a slippery slope. And the Acetaminophen is slowly fucking up your liver. Sometimes the hardest fuckin thing we have to do is cease training. Its the absolute worst thing for your mental, I understand, but if youre training yourself into worse shape or unknowingly doing irreversible damage to your back its the move you need to make. Schedule an appointment with your doctor and a chiropractor, take a couple weeks off from training. You will NOT lose muscle in just 2 weeks...another thing, unlikely but possible, kidney damage or issues can sometimes manifest themselves in pain like youre describing. Grab some bloodwork in the meantime, just to be sure. Best of luck bro
 
Taking in OTC that slowly destroy internal organs is something i try to avoid.
I find what is causing the issue and deal with that.
If PT is not working then try something else and/or get a better diagnosis.
 
If it's that bad even with the meds, I'd get it checked again rather than trying to push through the cycle. Especially if it's affecting your ability to work. I'd be careful mixing all those painkillers and other stuff too. No blast is worth making a back injury worse.
 
EttCurls said:
Ok. What do you guys do for back pain? I eat Tylenol and Motrin to the max daily dose without touching it. I’ve messed with magnesium glycinate without relief. Prescribed muscle relaxers have helped minimally. Kratom/7oh/soma have all helped but that is a slippery slope for me. I’m mid cycle and guess I can take a week or two off if lifting and hope but I hate to miss that time on my blast! My lower back has gotten so tight I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep working unless something changes. I am doing PT but it’s kind of a joke.
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It depends on what the cause of the back pain is, e.g. muscle or nerve?
 
All good advice but make sure you get a proper diagnosis before you see a chiropractor. If it's actual vertebrae damage of some sort PT would be the route to try not cracking a damaged joint. Ask me how I know.
 
Hablooblah said:
It is a good strong nsaid 👍...and much easier on the organs. That stuff got me through some tough times with my wrist issues. I believe YMS carries it if he didnt want to get a script, but doctors will prescribe diclofenac or meloxicam fairly commonly without issue.
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They do carry it! Gripped some last night for my lady- she’s having some back issues
 
EttCurls said:
Ok. What do you guys do for back pain? I eat Tylenol and Motrin to the max daily dose without touching it. I’ve messed with magnesium glycinate without relief. Prescribed muscle relaxers have helped minimally. Kratom/7oh/soma have all helped but that is a slippery slope for me. I’m mid cycle and guess I can take a week or two off if lifting and hope but I hate to miss that time on my blast! My lower back has gotten so tight I don’t know how long I’ll be able to keep working unless something changes. I am doing PT but it’s kind of a joke.
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Read, John Sarno MD book on back pain. It’s a classic every one of us should read.

It sounds to me like you’re getting back pumps from the gear. Some drugs do this worse than others. Sounds like you need a redesign on your plan.

Don’t be so rigid. This happens to all of us constantly. Somebody gets sick or an injury. This is the story of our lives. It’s not the last blast you’ll ever do, bro. Wheel it back take a week off and rest nothing bad’s gonna happen. It’s not like you just had your dreams of winning Mr. Olympia dashed. This is a situation that rest will take care of or you can push through it and end up with a legit injury. Easy choice.
 
If the pain is being cause by nerves, e.g. sciatica, there is not much that will help other than surgery and if that is an option.
 
Thanks guys!



So my ortho was pretty sure it was muscular but I got the vibe I was outside his wheelhouse. I think i was the only person he had ever seen that wasn’t a hundred years old, seeking narcotics, or pulling a disability/Workmans comp scam. Kinda same with the pt I went to. I don’t think hard working athletic humans who want to continue normal life are usually walking into the regular medical community with this kind of stuff. Maybe I’ve just put too many miles on my back too fast and this is just how it is?
 
If it’s tissue , issue . Bpc/tb ?? What will it hurt to try it , besides $$
 
Are you positive it’s a muscular issue? If not, you need to isolate that first and that would be done with an MRI.
 
I'll be getting an injection on Wednesday in my l4-l5. I have new symptoms this time...some numbness on back of legs and weak feeling in thighs

Stoopid bulging disk
 
Laxman3221 said:
I'll be getting an injection on Wednesday in my l4-l5. I have new symptoms this time...some numbness on back of legs and weak feeling in thighs

Stoopid bulging disk
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Epidural? If so, and it works, you'll have a LOT of relief. I just spent several months dealing with a compression fracture, different animal I know, but the epidural I got took a few days to work but when it did kick in I was amazed at how much it helped. I hope yours does the same. 🙏
 
OlePhart said:
Epidural? If so, and it works, you'll have a LOT of relief. I just spent several months dealing with a compression fracture, different animal I know, but the epidural I got took a few days to work but when it did kick in I was amazed at how much it helped. I hope yours does the same. 🙏
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Already better. Unfortunately this wasn’t my first rodeo.
 
Got nine injections in my neck a few months ago, into the vertebrae. It worked enough to where I haven’t done anything else. Next up would be PRP blood platelet injections or nerve ablation where they kill the nerve with a hot needle.
I do inversion table and stretching with yoga too which helps a lot.
 
Laxman3221 said:
I'll be getting an injection on Wednesday in my l4-l5. I have new symptoms this time...some numbness on back of legs and weak feeling in thighs

Stoopid bulging disk
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Sorry man, that's rough. Tell the doctor about the new numbness and thigh weakness before Wednesday. If you get numbness around the groin or bladder/bowel trouble, go to the ER right away. Hope the injection helps.
 
Cortisone shots and nerve ablation are temporary solutions. Nerve ablation is extremely hit and miss. Cortisone shots work, but become less effective as degeneration occurs. Whatever you do don’t do the bullshit spine stimulator implant. It’s a waste of money lol. Probably worth taking to the best ortho spine surgeon you can.

I fractured L5-S1 last year. Haven’t done shit and thankfully it’s been stable and doesn’t cause pain as long as I’m intentional in the gym, but those would be my first options if pain was unmanageable.

I have an ortho spine surgeon family member. If you need a second opinion on mri, let me know, and I can see if I can get him to review it.
 
On and PRP generally speaking isn’t really effective for disc stuff. Zero blood flow there. I’ve heard some mixed accounts of prp WITH exosomes and stem cells.
 
Have you tried stretching? A lot of lower back pain is coming from thighs glutes and hamstrings. If it’s to a point it hurts bad it needs a lot of effort to get it relaxed. Back pain is usually that or some imbalance, not a bad idea to incorporate some yoga or pilates to relax the muscles and find what weak points you have to fix.
 
Vexor said:
Sorry man, that's rough. Tell the doctor about the new numbness and thigh weakness before Wednesday. If you get numbness around the groin or bladder/bowel trouble, go to the ER right away. Hope the injection helps.
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Back pain is better but numbness is still down back of legs

Been a week going to call Dr tomorrow.
 

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