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Wondering what I should take to speed up the recovery of lower back pain that has been bothering me for awhile. Just started seeing a chiro and hope this will help. was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions of what to take?

Read thru the forums a bit and i am thinking of the following:
Curcumin- oral and transdermal- with D-Limonene
Cissus RX

GreatDeku wrote:Wondering what I should take to speed up the recovery of lower back pain that has been bothering me for awhile. Just started seeing a chiro and hope this will help. was wondering if anyone had some good suggestions of what to take?

Read thru the forums a bit and i am thinking of the following:
Curcumin- oral and transdermal- with D-Limonene
Cissus RX

All you need right there brother. Stack that with your chiro adjustments, and reverse hyperextensions twice a week.

You'll be back in the game soon...

Thanks.
Will be sticking to Convict Conditioning and some upper body until my back is ready for some weight. Might even try to throw in a famine/feast/cruise like cycle for my CC.
Then its time for my first BP run.

A teeter inversion table and 20-30 min of daily stretching have helped my back tremendously.

My morning routine was like this:

1) Inversion table for at least 5 min. This elongates the spine, sometimes pops my back, and sets the "mood" for the stretches to follow. Hanging upside down stretches the back and gets the blood flowing through the muscle. The table has been a worthwhile investment.

2) Stretch 1: I lie on my back, lift my knee, and attempt to cross my body and touch the floor with it (I still can't touch the floor) while keeping both shoulders flat. I do this for round 3 minutes.

3) Stretch 2: I sit on the floor with my legs straight out in front of me. My hands are on the floor behind me. I push myself forward to being stretching my back and hold for at least a minute. My neck is relaxed.

Stretch 2a: Sitting in the same position, I reach for my ankles (I never get them). I go SLIGHTLY past a comfortable stretch and hold. My back tends to noticeably loosen up after about 30 seconds, so I reach a little bit farther at that point. I repeat for 3 minutes. Again, my neck is relaxed.

Stretch 2b: I repeat stretch 2a, except I grab the balls of my feet and pull backward. This helps stretch the hamstrings and the lower back. My neck is still relaxed

Stretch 2c: I repeat the 2a stretch while attempting to touch my chin to my neck. This adds an immediate level of discomfort, but is good at stretching my middle back. My neck is getting stretched and is not relaxed.

Afterward, I like to alternate between a standing and bending position (like weightless reverse hyperextensions as Rob suggested) to finish warming my back up.

I started seeing notable improvements within a week with continual improvement thereafter.

In fact, I quit doing the morning routine as I stepped into Cruise because my back felt so good. In hindsight, I should have maintained it to stay limber for my next run. I start Famine Monday. I'll have a week to start getting my back stretched for the next onslaught.

When doing this routine, I did it every day of the week: lifting days, cardio days, and off days. Give it a shot.

Try doing these Egoscue exercises as well. I have a bulging disc in my lower back and they help me tremendously...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqNnmC09eUU

Thanks for the advice. thicketman - i tried out your routine but don't think i was doing the stretches right as it made my pain worse.

aron7awol- those Egoscue exercises are awesome. I find the most relief doing the pullover exercise.

GreatDeku wrote:aron7awol- those Egoscue exercises are awesome. I find the most relief doing the pullover exercise.

Same here, I love that exercise. It stops my lower back muscles from spasming every time.

I also found something else that is extremely helpful. I went to a spinal specialist earlier this week and they scheduled me for 3 cortisone injections next Tuesday to kill the inflammation from my bulging disc and vertebrae rubbing together. Well, I bought some castor oil today and tried the "castor oil pack" method. Castor oil is an extremely powerful anti-inflammatory that can be applied topically. You apply the castor oil to your lower back, then cover it with a small cloth and saran wrap. Then use a heating pad (I used a hot water bottle) to apply heat to the area. I did this tonight for about 30 mins, and then took it off and showered. Right now my back feels great, and it was really killing me today because I had to drive into work (1 hour commute each way). The heat is necessary to thin the oil and help it penetrate.

Highly, highly recommended. It's cheap and very effective. I'm going to continue doing it, and I'm already thinking I will be cancelling my cortisone injections.

My first post here.

I've just torn my hamstring so I'm going to spend some time on the forum. Right now I got wood lock oil with some gingerbol, caffeine, capsaicin, d-limonene and curcumin applied on the back of my thigh. It seems to be working very smoothly as I don't feel any pain, just a pleasant tingling sensation.

Wood lock oil is a potent anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. My grand parents use it to relieve their arthritis and back pain. It's effective and very popular in the Chinese community and the reviews on amazon tend to agree.


If resveratrol can aid the growth of spinal disc, then it might be worth giving Primordial performances' sustain alpha a try.

Wing wrote:My first post here.

I've just torn my hamstring so I'm going to spend some time on the forum. Right now I got wood lock oil with some gingerbol, caffeine, capsaicin, d-limonene and curcumin applied on the back of my thigh. It seems to be working very smoothly as I don't feel any pain, just a pleasant tingling sensation.

Wood lock oil is a potent anti-inflammatory, and analgesic. My grand parents use it to relieve their arthritis and back pain. It's effective and very popular in the Chinese community and the reviews on amazon tend to agree.


If resveratrol can aid the growth of spinal disc, then it might be worth giving Primordial performances' sustain alpha a try.

I appreciate your contribution here, but careful please with the links. We are free to discuss other companies product (and do, frequently) but most links don't fly.

I'm glad you've found solutions to your pain, and agree these products (and like variations), are worth looking into.

^Noted

aron7awol wrote:Try doing these Egoscue exercises as well. I have a bulging disc in my lower back and they help me tremendously...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqNnmC09eUU

Thank you, aron7awol. I think one round of those exercises helped me and I am sure the real benefit will be seen after multiple experiences.

cogrick2 wrote:Thank you, aron7awol. I think one round of those exercises helped me and I am sure the real benefit will be seen after multiple experiences.

I'm glad they helped you. I also highly recommend you try castor oil with heat as well. That alone helped me more than everything else combined, including the Egoscue exercises. I'm down to doing it once a week and I have hardly any pain at all.