What could help reduce or eliminate lower back pain in old people?
My grandmother has lately been having serious back pain, and we don't know what to do anymore. She has been to a few doctors, and all they could've done was give pain killers which doesn't help. Just now she was crying about it, and says that it's her lower back that pains very badly, especially when she walks, and after walks. Her whole body has been going seriously downwards after she fell and splintered her hip bone which she received surgery on a year ago. Please, I need some serious advice that helps!
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1. It might be the way she sleeps. If she sleeps on her back tell her to rest a pillow on her legs. If she rests on her stomach tell her to rest a pillow on her stomach. You have to get a fancy padding system if she sleeps on her side.All of these should help alleviate the pain and straighten out her back when she is sleeping.
2. I frequently see elderly with lower back pain. Have her see your chiropractor and get a lumbopelvic xray. We will be able to see if her hip is ok and if so the problem could very likely come from the lumbar or Sacroiliac joints. It will also give some idea on the amount of osteoporosis.
On the average she will get relief in the first couple of visits and she will also see strength gains in her walking.
Look forward to the smile on grandma's face.
3. Most common cause of back pain is piriformis syndrome. I also had the same & used this app to remove pains through exercises. To help you, I’m going to paste these here.
http://www.3drx.com/sciaticaandriod
http://www.3drx.com/3drxsciatica
http://www.3drx.com/sciaticaIphone
http://itunes.apple.com/tw/app/id4570292…
Here you can have visual tour of whole nerve related to the spine, mark the pain area & get exercises.
