question reguarding sauna

rgkv

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My lower back is bad, almost daily in pain. I believe it is arthritic. I am thinking a sauna would maybe help. Does anyone know if this is true. Does the heat help. I would sauna first then a massage, which of course would relieve the other tension too...
 
Everyone will have their own version of what works, but saunas and warm baths never did much for me. Massage helps, but this is your health dude, jerk off at home and go somewhere where they know what they're doing.

I would see a chiropractor (but do NOT let them do an adjustment if there's even a 1% chance its a disc problem...trust me). After that, once things start to settle down, I always find the gym helps my lower back a lot. Planks, squats, shit like that.
 
DB123 is correct, everyone will have a different opinion,

Depending on your age and if you have serious alignment issues. Most bad backs can be cured by simply strengthening your core muscles. A "good" yoga instructor can advise.

Regards sauna's, dry sauna's are the most healthy as they heat you up from the inside. Unlike wet sauna's that are much like being in too much humidity.

Cheers
 
My lower back is bad, almost daily in pain. I believe it is arthritic. I am thinking a sauna would maybe help. Does anyone know if this is true. Does the heat help. I would sauna first then a massage, which of course would relieve the other tension too...

Treatment without a diagnosis is a bad idea. Sure, it may be arthritic, but there is also a chance it could be something more ominous.

Get a diagnosis, then decide on treatment options based on the specific diagnosis. Stop the guesswork.
 
Treatment without a diagnosis is a bad idea. Sure, it may be arthritic, but there is also a chance it could be something more ominous.

Get a diagnosis, then decide on treatment options based on the specific diagnosis. Stop the guesswork.

Well said, after a medical evaluation(s) then a diagnosis, you can obtain a treatment plan. Be careful of any "fringe" or quack therapies from health care providers who make diagnosis based only on what they can treat. In other words if the health care provider only has a hammer, then everything else looks like a nail. Lower back pain came be from many sources, hopefully you can get the correct diagnosis and the correct treatment for this ailment if in fact it is even treatable.
 
Your right... I am do for my physical, I will tell the Doc I want to know exactly what kind of pain it is so it can be dealt with correctly....Thanx.
 
Try meditating/yoga, stretch before and after u go to bed and try taking up jogging
always sit with proper posture with ass out and when you walk stick your chest out, even if you got man boobs
 
As others have said, get diagnosed for what ails you, if you haven't done that already and go from there.

The sauna certainly won't aggravate your condition and the heat may be of some temporary relief.