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Pain in the Neck (or Back, or Knee)? Focus on the Muscles

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I had a knee pain ,from my back side and on the sides,i could not bend the knee at all ,whenever bend it i get sharp pains and it really pains which i was unable to walk
a friend of mine works for an orthopodist she adviced me to take ice bag and place it behind the knee and i bend the knee at the same time for ten minutes after that she gave me deep heeat cream to apply and the next day i was ok,altho the treatment does not work there and then

ali mohammed 7:26AM March 16, 2010

I have have pain to the rear if my knee and centre of calf. My knee feels tight when I bend it. When I rest it and then stand up and move around, it's extremely painful until I warm it up. The. If I go for a long drive it ok, but when I get ut of the vehicle and start to walk, it;s extremely painful until I warm it up. As I stated, it's behind my knee and a little lower to the calf muscle.

Tony Tartaro 2:58AM November 29, 2009

I found a new company that makes back stretching mats. It's called G2 Fit, you might have seen them at a local sports authority. Anyways, I bought one and I'm extremely happy about it. It's helped out alot with my back pain. If anyone is interested, use the coupon code that came with mine - TLG2DEAL. I think you have to use it on the site...but good luck!

Geoff of CA 6:18PM October 15, 2009

The article did give some great information about muscles - especially the illiopsoas. Many people have tightness there. I have found that much back pain is also caused by a tight piriformis muscle, which in turn causes pressure on the sciatic nerve and the resulting pain is excruciating and shoots down your leg. The piriformis stretches between the tailbone and hip, so when it tightens up, it tries to pull them together. It's an easy muscle to self massage. Lie on your back with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Place a tennis ball or your fist in the middle of each buttock, then inhale and let your knees slowly fall to the right, then as you exhale, use your abs to pull your knees back to center and repeat to the opposite side. This rocking back and forth on your fists massages the tightness out of the muscle and feels really good. Stretching will also help. More info can be found at www.HealthyBoomerBody.com

Kathi Casey of MA 9:44AM October 09, 2009

Exercise and strengthening are good ideas but the way you use you use your body is also important. Of course, even people who are fit get back pain. For over 100 years, many people have used the Alexander Technique to discover how to benefit from the dynamic integration of their bodies. www.freeyourneck.com

Leland Vall of NY 2:09PM October 08, 2009

I fouond that doing exercises for the leg muscles is v ery important and also doing Stretching. It does help to avoid hurting your again.

Robbie of CA 1:24PM October 08, 2009

There's definitely good advice in the article, particularly on not rushing straight to an orthopedist at the first sign of back pain.
My particular interest is back pain in computer users. The article rightly suggests using a good chair and describes part of the reason why sitting at a desk all day can lead to back pain. It doesn't really mention, though, that it's almost as easy to sit in a poor posture in a good chair as it is in a bad one.
The solutions are pretty common sense: As with most health problems, staying active and at a healthy weight will have big benefits. A good chair is great, but you need to set it up properly to suit you, and make sure you sit in it properly. And you need to take regular, short breaks away from your computer - get up, move around, maybe do a few stretches, whatever you need to get your blood flowing and reduce fatigue.
If you struggle to remember to think about your posture when you're engrossed in your work (or whatever else you're doing on your computer!), and find yourself constantly slipping back into your bad old posture, then take the 30 day free trial of my award-winning PostureMinder software at www.postureminder.co.uk

Dr Phil Worthington 11:14AM October 08, 2009