Extreme pain

Clairemcguire14 · 8. Apr 2020, 09:12

I have arthritis I usually deal with pain quite well. But my lower back is agony and my legs are heavy in struggling with standing or walking. Just looking for any help or advice. Due to covid19 don’t think I can get a dr appointment. Thanks Claire

Clairemcguire14 · 8. Apr 2020, 09:12

I have had arthritis since I was a child and usually cope well with pain. The last week I’ve had really bad low back pain compared to usual it has made my legs feel heavy I’m struggling to walk or stand it’s very draining dealing with it this severe. I’m looking for any help and advice. Thanks Claire

Mike1 · 8. Apr 2020, 09:22

No easy answer I am afraid, pain levels vary according to a variety of factors; it could be: the weather, what you have been doing, doing nothing, how you slept and so on. It is just one of the joys that arthritis sufferers have to put up with. My pain levels vary greatly at times and I have trouble putting my finger on the cause, I have been on morphine for years and even an extra dose or two only knocks the edge off. There are numerous coping strategies on here, it is a case of going through them and try to find one or more that works.

[Deleted User] · 8. Apr 2020, 09:25

Hi Claire,

Welcome to the Online Community. This is just the best place to get help and advice. I'm glad your experience of having juvenile ideopathis arthritis was on the whole satisfactory, but now you have a pain in your lower back, it is really painful, no wonder you are struggling. Usually back pain isn't linked to a worsening of your arthritis

Have you changed to being a home worker? Sometimes the sitting/typing etc can cause back pain so maybe rule that our first. Try doing some gentle stretches for your back AVA our chat bot can help. if you go to our website https://www.versusarthritis.org/

and look for a little speech bubble, click on that and after telling AVA your name type in back exercises - she shows 4 exercises and gives advice on exercising safely.

Then here is our leaflet regarding back pain

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/back-pain/

If after all that you aren't getting better, then it's probably time to check with your GP, I know ours is doing phone appointments

Airwave! · 9. Apr 2020, 12:19

I find that regular leg, stomach exercise stops the pain becoming extreme, I cycle a lot. The exercise strengthens the ligaments, tendons and muscles surrounding the painful joints and supports them better. Don’t try any bending or curving your spine exercises, lifting any weights etc etc, it’ll just aggravate the spine, it’s work is to support the top half of you, no more in difficult times.

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