My first BYC rant!

[Mahonri]

Hey Brian, thanks.

I'm so sleepy now, I can't keep my eyes open. It's off to dream land.

Chau for a bit.

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[onthespot]

Hey Mahonri, I just remembered something. This fall I had TERRIBLE back spasms, completely debilitating and could not even put socks on by myself. I went to physical therapy for about six weeks and was on muscle relaxers, SOMA, anti-spasmodics, and none of it worked, PT made it worse and one day I was trying to take the weight off my back muscles by putting my right hand on my hip and pressing down, and right where your thumb lands, mid gluteus, right where you would give an IM injection, I found if I pressed my thumb inward right there it eased the lower back spasms almost instantly. I also had spasms up the right side of my back and thought, if there is one pressure point, there must be more. So I fished around and kept poking until I found that midline on the side of my rib cage, just above the last rib that sorta sticks out, if I pressed there, the lumbar-thoracic spasms quit, again, almost instantly. It was like I could turn off the spasms and that helped tremendously with the inflammation/spasm/pills/sleep/inflamation/spasms/pills/sleep cycle long enough for genuine healing to take place within a few days. By next MD appt. I was able to bend, touch my toes, (hiding some of the pain, but the week before I could not touch my knees) and pick up a feed sack, clean a stall, which made the MD's eyes pop out of his head and he told me to quit doing that. I have not had real trouble since, just a few twinges and sore days from overdoing it playing catchup on all my chores. I can still pick up feed sacks, dress myself, work in home health (carefully) seven days a week and do stretching excercises to loosen up my hamstrings. Hope you get well soon.

 

[EweSheep]

Glad you are doing better! Just rest as much as you can! I can not imagine you working with your back hunching over to work on the patient!

Go to sleep now and sweet dreams! Bless your wife and family to help you at this time!

 

[Mahonri]

Onthespot.... now I find myself poking all around in back. Haven't found the spot yet.

Still searching.

 

[Mahonri]

Ewesheep,

Is that a BlueWheaten Ameraucana hen as your avitar.

I REALLY want some of those... the kinds that lay BLUE, BLUE eggs.

 

[crtrlovr]

a really good massage can do absolute wonders for excruciating back pain (ask me how I know... ) even with chronic conditions like FM, osteoarthritis, etc. DEEP, FIRM pressure on certain points (and yes, the therapist WILL listen to you and your preferences if you prefer soft touch or firm pressure on points that are tender) can relieve muscle spasms for weeks at a time. There's a massage therapy school here that charges less b/c the work is done by students -- it's $35 for an hour, and worth every cent. If I could afford it I'd trot down there every week.

I think that's what I'll do w/ part of the $ my MIL sent for Christmas.

 

[debilorrah]

You have just reminded me that I have a $32 gift certificate for a space around here.... It was $50 but I had a facial my eyebrows done.....

 

[ibpboo]

Yes, chiropractic ad massage, chiro, massage, and Vic, then chiro and massage. Me, its the psoas muscle. But, I do not have bone on bone.
Hope you get better soon.

 

[EweSheep]

Quote:
No that was my Salmon Faverolle LF hen I had. She passed away roughly a yr and half ago. Sweet girl!

The only one I got is the Blue Amercuana hen...here's her pic! She does lay blue greenish eggs and her parents came from Cree Farms.

My blue wheaton Amercuana bantam is this one:

 

[gumpsgirl]

Glad to hear that you are feeling better Mahonri. So sorry this happened to you. Not fun.