Fun with back pain

[Queen]

Been dealing, on and off, with back issues for a while. I guess my firefighting and rugby years had a cost. I swim and stretch and do what I can, but am relying more and more on props.

I mainly keep things in check by reading and utilizing the info in Dr. John Sarnos book "Healing Back Pain", but over time the bulging and ruptured disks have caused to do the endless search for a comfy bed... DONE, yay for bed-in-a-box!  And a comfy chair... DONE, yay for ekornes stressless chairs. But this doesn't address travel, so I've been looking for a comfy folding chair and think I might have found one:
https://www.amazon.com/Timber-Ridge-Camp...B0786DNHSQ

Fingers crossed this does the trick. Anyone else have luck in finding ways to ease the seemingly endless discomfort?  

(Man I miss my youth) 

[Blanch]

I use one of those zero gravity chairs and a nice camp chair. That way I have two choices for when I am in pain. The zero gravity chair is wonderful for outdoor naps.

AmazonBasics Zero Gravity Chair - Beige https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0716DKHS1/ref...7AbZTBY214




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[Queen]

I looked at one of those and may give one a try, think I'd have to get a bigger one though, the ones I tried at Camping World seemed to be made for short people.

[Blanch]

I looked at one of those and may give one a try, think I'd have to get a bigger one though, the ones I tried at Camping World seemed to be made for short people.

I got a very heavy duty model with a 300lb capacity from Cabelas. I’ve had them for 10 years.


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[Queen]

Thanks, I'll look for them next time I passed a Cabela's.

[waldenbound]

I once had a book on back pain that focused on body mechanics. It had lots of pictures of people who lived in African countries with nice,straight, tall, posture. It was a fascinating book.

In my van, I’m more like Quasimodo, lol.

[Queen]

After I foolishly decided I could move the entire apartment home from Florida, with only my teeny tiny wife to help out, I'm definitely a bit bent these days. Comfort has moved up pretty far on the list of wants.

[Blacktank]

i'm going to get an inversion table and see if that will help with the arms and legs going numb

[Queen]

My brothers best buddy got one, he says it's working great for him. Hope you get the same results!

[Optimistic Paranoid]

Anyone else have luck in finding ways to ease the seemingly endless discomfort? 

You didn't say anything about Chiropractic adjustments, so I don't know if you've tried them or not.  I can only say that I've had very good luck with them myself.

Of course "back pain" can have many different causes, so there is no universal cure for it . . .

One thing my Chiropractor has occasionally used on me is an electrical stimulator.  I see there are now fairly inexpensive consumer models of them, called TENS units.  I've been thinking about trying one.