Need Diapers (Temporarily)

[Jeremiah]

Kite, I am happy to hear that you are now recovering! Get well soon!

[Valerye]

I feel your pain man Hrt my back bad 3-6 times.
Worst was when I was jumped in middle school.

But yeah diapers could help when I get a UTI Or F*** up my back.

[kite]

should i wear a back brace for a while so this won't happen again? after injuring a muscle is it, like other injuries (concussion, etc.), where it has an easier time of reoccuring?

[Darkfinn]

I would wear a back brace for any sort of heavy lifting. It is just the prudent thing to do.

[Pojo]

Check a pharmacy or maybe a hardware/department store for one of those working back braces (it's like a black strap around your lower back, and overall type straps over your shoulders)...You could also get a regular back brace to wear for a while daily for a few weeks to make sure you stay fine for a little while

[ade]

Originally Posted by kite

does anyone know why that happens?

there's a few reasons why it can happen, and why it can happen to relatively young and healthy people in particular.
one main cause which is often ignored is simply height. a lot of people in modern societies are simply too tall for the musclar/skeletal structure. taller people tend to suffer with general back problems more often. of course, being overweight can also cause, or add to, that tendancy.
another cause which can affect people in their twenties and early thirties is the transition from an active lifestyle to a more sedantry one. what happens is that the muscles retain some residual strength of old but, lose their conditioning; this can happen within quite a short time and is often un-noticed by the person who will still feel as able as they used to be which then leads to them periodically attempting the feats of old. and sometimes, as a part of the latter, the actual 'pulling' of the back can occur a day or two later whilst doing even the most mundane of tasks (even getting out of a chair), as the back muscles will not have fully recovered from the previous exertion.

[h3g3l]

Originally Posted by kite

i threw out my back, pulled a muscle, what-have-you... destroyed my lower back and now it's hard to move. every turn the wrong way makes pain shoot into my hips and it sucks. i really should get those abenas now (or a local disposable) because moving isn't fun right now.
have you people ever incurred any pain that diaper wearing would make it a bit more bearable?

Been there, done that, got the nasty t-shirt.

Based on my experience, I'd advise avoiding solid foods for the duration. I didn't have to find out, but I suspect that a BM would not be a good idea with the pelvic girdle region out. Lots of nerve endings down there, and you have no idea how it all works together until parts are screaming in pain.

Oh, I ended up not being able to use a diaper for that (see my other post); I went in large jugs.

If you do decide on a diaper, given the nature of the board and its topic, you may find it ill-advised to mix the feelings of being diapered with that of horrible back pain. Just a thought.

Originally Posted by kite

i just want to say thanks to all of you that we're concerned for me, really made me feel special. so yeah, i'm ok now. it's still sore, but it's gotten much better. i can flex that section of my back again which is nice. does anyone know why that happens?

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Good to see you're back in action.

The news will be obvious, though: strengthen your core to avoid future damage to your back. Couple that with appropriate warm-up and stretching before activity, and taking appropriate precautions when lifting/bending/playing sports, and that's about all you can expect to be able to do.