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I suffer from back pain often. I'm a natural sloucher, which doesn't help and have times when it's hard to just get off the couch without wincing. Here's some suggestions on way to prevent and treat it. Who's got two tennis balls and a tube sock to spare?
4. Make your own massage tool with two tennis balls and a long tube sock.
Stick two tennis balls in the end of a long tube sock and tie the ends tightly. You can then sandwich the tennis balls between your back and a wall to rub them against your knots, or lie down on the floor with the tennis balls beneath you.
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I'd rather get my husband to do that for me than contort myself against the wall. I might put my back out! LOL.
No kidding! LOL. A massage is my very favorite indulgence. I rarely go because of the price. I should though because I feel fantastic after it, like a new woman.
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I know some people swear by epsom salts for back pain. I didn't like it. All it did was make me sweat like a pig! Maybe I'm allergic to it or something LOL.
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I think it's supposed to make you sweat, is it not? It does that to me too. Radox is old fashioned and does the job. I love a soak in a bath with those salts after a strenuous day.
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Even just laying out flat on the floor helps me, especially if I've been working at the kitchen table or at my desk all day. I need to stretch out my spine occasionally like that or it cramps badly.
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You can't beat a good heating pad when your back's sore. Failing that, a hot water bottle wrapped in a towel will do the job or a sock full of uncooked rice warmed up in the microwave if it's around your neck. Nothing loosens up my back like a heating pad.
I'd rather get my husband to do that for me than contort myself against the wall. I might put my back out! LOL.
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