Hints and tips on coping with
back pain and sciatica in everyday life.
You
know yourself even when you have back problems and pinched
sciatic nerve symptoms there are still
things you need to do in life. These
are simply tips from back pain sufferers and are not meant as
medical advice, please check with a
healthcare professional before implementing any of them or do so
at your own risk. Consult with
a healthcare professional over anything you should not be doing
regarding the health of your back. Educate yourself as much as
possible about your back, any conditions you may have and how to
best take care of your back. Be aware of any Back Pain mistakes
you may inadvertently be making.
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TRAVEL TIPS
DAILY LIFE
GARDENING TIPS
SLEEPING
TRAVEL TIPS
Travelling with back pain
and pinched sciatic nerve symptoms can be a nightmare, but travelling is one of my passions and
I couldn't give it up for longer than the year I had
to. I gathered all these useful tips.
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Take your own back support on the plane/train/car.
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If the seat is too high use something as a foot rest.
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Try to keep your feet
flat on the floor on a foot rest with your legs uncrossed.
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Don't over pack, you will only have to carry it, pack light.
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Move as much as possible, get out of your seat every hour,
get up stretch, walk about
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Keep hydrated, especially on a plane drink lots of water.
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If it works for you take a heat pad/icepack with you on your journey.
You can buy some heat pads which last up to 8 hours and are
very useful for easing back aches and pains and sciatica
symptoms when travelling.
See Products page for details of heat
pads.
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Request extra pillows/blankets in your hotel room so you can
get in a comfortable sleep position.
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Ask for help getting luggage from overhead storage or out of
car boots.
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Be very careful moving your luggage.....get cases with wheels or someone to
help you .
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Get an aisle seat so you can move around without feeling
you are a nuisance.
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Carry any medication with you in your hand
luggage and get a Doctors note. Check regulations and procedures for carrying
/declaring medication when you book your ticket.
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Take out adequate health insurance for your
travels.
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Check the accessibility at your destination
for your needs.
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Give yourself plenty
of time, the last thing you want to be doing is rushing and
getting stressed.
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If your holiday
accommodation is a long way from the airport consider
staying overnight in a hotel to give your bad back a
rest and a chance to do your back pain and sciatica relief
exercises.
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If the hotel has
a pool, use it to just be in the water gently moving,
floating etc . Water therapy can help to ease your back
pain and sciatica symptoms.
Planning taking your bad back on vacation?
Read my back pain story travel tips first!
DAILY LIFE
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Supermarket shopping can be a nightmare
if you have back
pain, pinched sciatic nerve, herniated disc, buttock pain or constant backache. Consider internet shopping.
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If you have to shop get help. Most stores will
be happy to oblige and remember you may have back problems but you are the customer after all.
Read
The Easy Guide to Shopping with Back Pain and Sciatica symptoms: Ten Hints
and Tips -
for more information.
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See yourself as a manager of a small firm and delegate any household tasks you find difficult. If you have no one to delegate to consider
buying in help if only short term, or ask your Dr for assistance and support
groups.
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Isolation is a big factor if you cannot go far due to
back pain and sciatica symptoms.
Get yourself on a good Back pain discussion forum.
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Talk to friends and family and try to explain how
your bad back, pinched sciatic nerve symptoms, and back
problems affect you
but do not only talk about your pain.
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There are ways and means. Loading the front
loading washing machine was a
difficulty for me with my back pain and sciatica symptoms until I worked out I could load it while kneeling on the
floor, and unload it the same way. Experiment with tasks you have to do.
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Get in and out of the car slowly.
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Do try out lumbar supports for your car and move the seating
around until you are in a good position. See products
page for useful lumbar support.
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Driving. Do get out of the car at least every hour and move
about. You may be interested in
Ten tips for Driving with
back pain and sciatica symptoms.
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You may feel a less useful member of the family but there is
so much you can do. Grab a pen and paper and write down all the things you can
do and focus on them. Do what you can do and don't beat yourself up over the
rest.
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Remember your bad back pain is likely temporary.
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If you are buying or hiring a car check out the seating.
Check out
Back Pain Hints
and Tips on Choosing a Car if you have Back Issues or Sciatica Symptoms.
Eight essential checks for more detail.
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At your work desk, check out the that you are working the
correct height for you . If you are not get it changed.
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Limit your use of high heels or do not wear them.
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Carrying washing. Wet clothes are heavy. If you must do it
take small loads only. If hanging on a line put them on a chair so you are not
constantly bending and lifting repetitively.
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Ironing. If you must iron, take breaks regularly, experiment
with what is best for you standing or sitting. I have to admit I do no ironing
now. I find I can just about get away within if I wash and then tumble dry or
line dry clothes and hang up quickly!
GARDENING
TIPS
Gardening can be very hard on your
bad back.
However if you are like me you still want to get out there!! I
also find because I want to garden I will do what needs to be
done to keep my back healthy as possible so I can do it!!
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Warm up properly before you set foot outside.
You would not expect to run a race with no preparation or
training yet many of us step out after winter particularly
and start doing hard physical labour...when we are just not up to
it.
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Take warm bath or shower immediately after
gardening.
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Wear a heat pad while
gardening or use it after gardening to warm the back muscles
and ease aches and pains. See
products page for details of heat pads.
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Do a little then rest. Frustrating I know but
better than back pain!
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Do different tasks in the garden , rotate what
you have to do so you have not spent all your time in one position.
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Get someone else to do the heavy work or pay a
clearance firm if it has got on top of you ..then you can do the
nice bits!
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If bending and stretching is too much for you
consider raised beds.
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Go for a low maintenance garden.
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Use good tools that are back friendly and with
long handles to reduce the stretching across or bending you have
to do.
Read
Bad Back? How to weed out back
pain and sciatica symptoms when gardening or working in the yard. for
more detail.
SLEEPING
..or not sleeping as the case may
be.....
try these;
More information on sleep with back pain and
sciatica symptoms at
Are “Sweet dreams”
possible with pinched sciatic nerve symptoms and back
pain? Twelve top sleep tips.
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