On a Friday night I was lifting ¾”, 4 x 8 sheet of plywood and strained my back. I had extreme lower back pain and was curled up in a fetal position for 2 days and unable to walk or stand upright. I was trying prescription pain killers and ibuprofen and they didn’t seem to work. Dr. [...]

I had minor back problems for about 6-8 months.  It probably started from strenuous house cleaning jobs that I do.  Also stress from caring for my husband and his passing away in February.  On May 30th, in the afternoon I had much pain in my back and I could barely get around.  I had minor [...]

NO OPERATION FOR ME! I have spinal stenosis, which is a narrowing of the spinal column that causes lower back pain along with some arthritis.  I also have spondylolisthesis recently diagnosed early in 2005.  This is the term for a slipped vertebrae compressing on a nerve.  This added to my lower back pain, including right leg [...]