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Question:
A few weeks ago I bought a new bed /
mattress. Before this the old one had
dipped quite badly in the middle, looked
like a crater. I had been having slight
pain in my lower back which I thought
was due to lying on the old mattress.
Since having the new one the pain has got worse and I'm
wondering if I've in some way permently done some damage to my lower back or
coxis. Simply bending down can now and if I sit in a chair and raise either
leg I get this pain from my coxis.
Have I pinched a nerve maybe ? I know I will have to see an osteopath sooner
or later but any ideas as to what caused this ?
Answer:
That sounds like the back pain I used to have years ago.
I replaced my bed and that didn't solve the problem.
What worked (and I don't know why) was starting on
a calcium supplement. I don't have the risk factors for
osteoporosis, so I don't think that had anything to do
with why the calcium worked. But it worked quite well.
No more lower back pain.
The supplement I take actually has calcium, magnesium,
and zinc. It's the cheapest generic store brand. When
it comes to minerals, there is no difference between the
cheapest stuff and the most expensive. Originally, I
took three tablets daily, each having 1/3 of the US RDA
for these minerals.
However, I noticed on rare occasions
a slight fluttering feeling in the area of my heart, and that
went away when cut back to two tablets daily. So now,
I get 2/3 US RDA from the tablets and rely on my diet
for the other 1/3.
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