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Motrin-
EARLY and CONSISTENTLY...if you are using over the counter Ibuprophen it is probably 200mg and you can take 800mg up to 3x daily.
Stretching and range of motion...Do not "lay up" - back issues are the things that do not benefit from "rest". Rest = spasm.
The tennis ball trick that Martin mentioned is great.
Danger signs:
-Tingling feeling / anesthesia where you butt and inner thighs would touch a saddle if you were sitting on it
-Erectile problems (where none previously existed)
-Loss of bladder / bowel control
Caution signs:
-Difficulty walking due to "control issues" of your foot or leg (your foot drags or lags behind)
-Pain that travels down your leg past your knee (usually wraps around your lower leg)
Good luck
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Primum non Nocere
"I have hung out in dangerous places a lot over the years, from combat zones to biker bars, and it is the weak, the unaware, or those looking for it, that usually find trouble.
Ain't no one getting out of this world alive. All you can do is try to have some choice in the way you go. Prepare yourself (and your affairs), and when your number is up, die on your feet fighting rather than on your knees. And make the SOBs pay dearly."
The Reaper-3 Sep 04
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