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Bad Back!
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I've got a sore back at the moment, probably from too much slouchy sitting on inappropriate summer seating. I'd prefer not to take anything for it, what else might help? It's not a problem I get a lot.
Mr Olive very kindly gave me a back rub, which helped a lot while he was actually doing it, but didn't give much lasting relief. I've also been trying to sit straighter in my chair, and stretching out now and again so I don't stiffen up.
Any other ideas? Nice hot bath? Do those heat pads actually do owt?
Thanking you kindly in advance
Mr Olive very kindly gave me a back rub, which helped a lot while he was actually doing it, but didn't give much lasting relief. I've also been trying to sit straighter in my chair, and stretching out now and again so I don't stiffen up.
Any other ideas? Nice hot bath? Do those heat pads actually do owt?
Thanking you kindly in advance
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Get a massage.
Hot baths are good, or go swimming and just do some gentle swimming up and down.
Sit more upright and be aware of your posture.
If you don't mind creams instead of tablets, you could try deep heat, volterol gel or ibupofen gel.
Don't sit still for too long, this could just make you stiffen up and feel worse.
Hope some of that helps!
I swear by it!
I was meaning to get one for years. They were quite common at one time, to the extent where you could get one from Argos. Best bet now is to search "kneeling stool" into a search engine, Amazon or eBay. Get one for £80 if from a shop, or £65 if from eBay. As pictured above, sit in that position and it changes the posture for the better. Of course, it takes weeks and month of usage for your posture to improve, but it was the same slow process when it was getting worse for you Olive.