Hi all - anyone know someone local with the magic touch can ease debilitating lower back pain? Brought on by fatigue and dehydration and I've been horizontal for two days.
Thanks in advance 
are you talking about spinal pain or kidney stones, which are certainly brought on by dehydration? If the latter, drink lots! (of water)
If you are down hauling your race sails by hand then this would be the first thing to stop doing.
Other than this really i would recommend starting a strengthening program as its the fatigue, and lack of strength that is putting load on your back. Also increasing your core strength and decreasing the beer gut would have huge effects haha 
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This summer is my first with some severe lower back pain and mainly due to a lack of fitness and conditioning so i need to pull my finger out also 
I can recommend a trainer if you like 
Select to expand quoteWindxtasy said...
are you talking about spinal pain or kidney stones, which are certainly brought on by dehydration? If the latter, drink lots! (of water)
Spinal. I know what it is - had it several times/yr since I was 16 - gone almost 6 yrs since I've been attacked by it so seeking an alternative approach to spending 5 days in bed.
Downhauling is definitely not the aggravation - core strength not a problem.
I've been hooked up with a good therapist so will let y'all know how it goes!
I get lower lumbar pain from fatigue and dehydration regularly.
Pretty much the only thing that helps me is stretching out my hammies.
my physio gave me some good stretches that are easy to do at home.
Lie on your back and with a tea towel over one foot extend your leg as far as it can go keeping the knee straight.
Continue pulling the leg up closer to vertical for at least 5 mins.
Repeat with other leg.
Once this is done, still lying on your back, bring one knee up bent so both feet are still on the floor and roll your pelvis over keeping your shoulder flat on the floor.
with your opposing hand just add a little pressure to the bent knee. you should feel this pull through your butt and over your hips
do both legs for at least 5 mins
also back arches work well - lying prone keeping your pelvis on the floor start slowly pushing up and arching your back.
This helps combat the usually daily forward slump our backs are subject to.
Another good one i find is stretching the calves or Achilles tendon
standing with both sets of toes on a door threshold or small curb with your heels on the ground lean gradually forward.
You should really feel this through the top of the calves.
Thanks Stu - mine feels mor like a chisel being hammered into my spinal cord - nothing dull about it. I have a high pain threshold so I'm either ok or it drops me to the ground.
I'll let you know how the treatment has gon in a few days
Dr Rob (Chiro) and Brian Noblet (Sports massage) at Chelsea Chiropractic on Sterling Highway.
These guys are the real deal. Difficult to explain how good they are without resorting to hyperbole.
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Dr Rob (Chiro) and Brian Noblet (Sports massage) at Chelsea Chiropractic on Sterling Highway.
These guys are the real deal. Difficult to explain how good they are without resorting to hyperbole.
agree 100%
Mate was in trouble up North, could hardly walk
I rang him, got him on a flight, picked him up at airport drove him to sports Chiro I go to, he hobble in like an old man, fortunate to have his Xrays with him, and hour later was able to walk out
Hang in there mate, it will come good just give it some time. You need any help, yell out.
Mineral
I would go and see a physio first to make sure you know exactly what it is you have done.
I have lower back problems as well (old hockey injury) and I would advise using a fitness ball; I sit on it and rotate my hips from side to side x 30 and then front to back x30. The family takes the absloute p@#s out of me when I do it but I don't care it works. I do it every morning and every night as a preventative measure.
I also do a yoga session once a week to keep limber; yoga is great for your lower back and stretching out those hammies.
I hope you get better soon.
