So my friend has terrible back problems lately and i dont know how to help her does anybody know anything that might make her back a little better?

erm... has she gone to a doctor about this?

Yeah she has but all they have given her was sleeping pills they said it should be gone by now but its still troubling her. shes getting an mri right now

it's possible she could have scoliosis but i'm not exactly sure...

Alright thanks for helping ill do some research shes only 16 :/

I would wait for the MRI though.

firstly, i'm not neither doctor nor nurse.. do you know the gel called Voltaren ? It can help for your friend but you should read Voltaren's usage field.. and do not use it before ask a doctor.

what part of her back is giving her trouble

lolwhyanmri

And I said lol because why not an X ray first?

Ice packs.

 

And stop carrying a backpack.

Once in a great while I sleep on a couch, which usually doesn't do any harm, but sometimes my back muscles get pulled or strained in some strange way, and I find it almost impossible to stand up. Is that how it is with her?

Generally then I sleep flat on a stiff mattress or even a carpeted floor with just a heating pad supporting the arch of my back, and rest - be real careful not to strain the muscles further, keep the back warm and properly supported, and wait. It may take up to a week or two to fully recover from a severe back strain.

Sometimes this happens when the weather turns cold and I don't have the right warm clothes to protect my back, on those windy days walking out in the woods - suddenly it's like a muscle cramp. I've herd that not having enough calcium or an electrolyte imbalance may affect the muscles, or if one is starting to do a great deal of lifting using the back muscles after not having done so for a while, then strains can happen.

Patience, support, no sudden moves or drafts (suggest that she wear warm fuzzy sweaters), and slowly it goes away, and when it does, it's like heaven.

Unless it's something else, which it could be, but usually it's a back muscle sprain.

;)

she doesnt carry a back pack.

 

Idk why an mri lol

 

i dont know which part of her back sorry

 

And chuck... She actually takes naps on her couch once a day so im gonna try and give her your advice and see how that goes because she did say a week or so ago that she thinks its a muscle thing so ill let her know :) and hopefully your advice works! thank you!

The topic title is deceivingly urgent *puts down phone*