HELP for back pain and sleeping.

[Farmwife]

Grace for the last 2 wks has taking to sleeping on the hardwood floor next to her bed at night.
After questioning her continually about why, she finally said because my back hurts mommy and the floor feels better.

Any advice on how to help her to sleep with out pain?
Does this happen to your or yours?


I already have a call to the rheumy.

 

[my little penguin]

What did the Rheumo suggest ?
When do you see them next ?

 

[my little penguin]

Also does her gi and urologist know?
There can be other things going on...
Let us know what the docs say.

 

[afidz]

I get awful back pain. I have found that sleeping on an ice pack does wonders. (the big soft gel ones). When my back pain is intolerable and I can't sleep, I will usually go to the couch and sleep in a reclining chair sitting up with either the ice pack or the heating pad (or alternating both)

 

[Farmwife]

I get awful back pain. I have found that sleeping on an ice pack does wonders. (the big soft gel ones). When my back pain is intolerable and I can't sleep, I will usually go to the couch and sleep in a reclining chair sitting up with either the ice pack or the heating pad (or alternating both)

Thanks:hug:
I wonder if propping some pillows will help her? I use heat for her joint pains I'll try it on her back. I've never done ice. I know it works for me. I'll see if it helps her.

 

[Farmwife]

Also does her gi and urologist know?
There can be other things going on...
Let us know what the docs say.

Calls are into EVREYBODY! :lol: Still waiting.

She hasn't seen the urologist yet. That appointment is at the end of the month.

I'm thinking about asking the GP for another urine test but I know it will show the same old thing, more WBC's. Maybe it will show something else this time.

 

[DanceMom]

I don't typically get aches and pains but when I do a hot shower or a heating pad does help. I'm not a fan of ice but I know it works well for some people.

I will add that my back hurt terribly bad when I had a kidney infection (I was also pregnant at the time so that probably didn't help). My only symptoms were back pain that increased to whole body pain and vomiting blood. If Grace already has urinary issues I'd definitely get that checked out sooner rather than later.

Poor girl.

 

[Farmwife]

I will get it checked out for sure but....................................
Her back seems to only hurt at night. She says it feels like her whole back not just the lower.
And why can she sleep on the floor? You'd think that would hurt also.

 

[Mehita]

I had a herniated disc once and the only place I found comfort was on the hardwood kitchen floor. The hardness of the floor took the pressure off of the places that were hurting. I had to be flat on my back though. Any shift or slight curve and it brought the pain back.

As far as at night, after sitting, standing and walking all day, my body was just flat out exhausted trying to overcompensate for my aching back, so that's when it felt the worst.

Ultimately, physical therapy is what helped me recover.

Can she distinguish between pain and soreness?

 

[Tesscorm]

Stephen has done that and says the same thing... sleeping on the floor feels better! :ywow:

Whether the initial back pain was an EIM or the use of advils triggered his first flare, I'll never know (x-rays and apptmt with rheumi at diagnosis showed no problems with his back)... In any case, Tiger Balm always helped him, sleeping on floor for a few days in a row would help, hot baths with epsom salt may have helped a bit, and hot yoga also helped (or so he's claimed! :lol

If the floor felt better, I let him sleep there (although I was never sure if I felt like a good mom or a bad mom letting my child sleep on the floor! :lol Just made it as comfy as I coud... couple of comforters and a blanket to give a 'bit' of cushioning and warmth underneath and then pillow and blankets on top, as usual.

 

[Rocking on]

Hiya: i am kinda new here so i apologize if i dont know your exact situation. I assume grace is your young daughter. I deal with strictures, and when I can't go that added pressure and gas results in a lot of low back pain. Only way it goes away is when I can release more freely.

I have two boys, 13 and 8, and their primary chore in life is to give me backrubs, lol. I have an old version of those vibrating massagers, and that things makes my low back feel much better.

 

[poppets mum]

My other daughter has had a bad back for a few years(mild scoliosis) things that have helped are seeing a physio at the childrens hospital ours has been amazing, warm bath before bed, back rubs and soothing creams, also prescription diclofenac cream, heating pad,pillow under knees, gentle back strengthening exercises,memory foam pad. If pains persist I would really push for a physio they are just so good at dealing with all kinds of pain and ours is an advocate for us with dealing with doctors too.

 

[Jennifer]

I will get it checked out for sure but....................................
Her back seems to only hurt at night. She says it feels like her whole back not just the lower.
And why can she sleep on the floor? You'd think that would hurt also.

If you already have back problems like arthritis or bulging discs etc then the surface you lay on is extremely important. Some prefer to lay flat, others propped up yet one of the main things I've noticed is that mattresses tend to sag so sleeping on your side, back or stomach doesn't matter, its all sagging and curving your spine and it hurts a lot. My husband and I both have bad backs and bought a new mattress. Both of us were in less pain until the same problem of the mattress sagging over time. If you aren't able to treat the cause of the inflammation in the spine at the moment then a new mattress can help but I don't recommend buying a super cheap one cause that's what we did and it was sagging within a couple months. If you can't get a new mattress then if the floor works, awesome, just add some padding to avoid bruising on the hips and shoulders. If she's a side sleeper then you may want to add a body pillow to help prop up her knee and arm to keep the hips and shoulders square which keeps them from twisting the spine too much.

 

[Sascot]

Poor girl. Might be worth getting a harder mattress, or putting a board under her usual one. Be careful when using ice. Our physio told us if using ice, do it for no more than 10 mins at a time. For a child they recommend using a refrigerated gel pack rather than frozen, so it's not too cold.

 

[Farmwife]

Thanks everyone. I propped her up with pillows. She's four, so we'll see if she stays that way.
I'm letting her sleep on the floor if she wants. Also we have a piece of plywood already under her top mattress. It a newer mattress.

She's was in PT twice a week. She's has hype-mobility syndrome, she keeping her mussels tone is so important. However she is getting sick enough where going is not an option right now. I do all the exercises with her at home.