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sarah05951
sarah05951

Hello all.  

I think this question has been posted before, but just in case it hasn't -

Has anyone else found that they start suffering with lower back pain several weeks after their hip replacement?

i am coming upto to 3months since LTHR and in the last week I have been getting a lot of pain in right lower back.  This evening, it is the worst it has been, I think I may have trapped something.  Taken naproxen and now paracetemol. Think I will be laying down soon.

thank goodness I still have the grabbers and the trusty shoehorn.!

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    sarah05951

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    Been to see chiropractor today and he thinks it relates to the sacroilliac joints in the lower back.  The muscles on both sides had tighten up to the point of causing the pain. Had some treatment, so hopefully that will sort itself out.  I just need to remember not to over exert my boday, as I reckon stretching up and bending down didn't help.
    • annedi
      annedi sarah05951

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      Gel packs are great to use as hot packs rather than ice packs to relax muscles - very soothing.
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