It sounds like you have a protruding disc in your lower back. The swiveling action of your legs/hips and upper body while vacuuming is obviously bad, bad, bad for this disc. Try to not swivel or hire someone to vacuum. Your abdomen protrudes because your body is compensating for the low back pain, and resulting severe lack of core body support, by incorrectly using your abdominal muscles. This incorrect use further compounds your disc problem and prolongs your agony. Your best option is to get to an orthopedic doctor to get into some physical therapy to *properly* strengthen your core muscles. Stronger core muscles = less stress on lower back and bad disc. Trying this at home on your own is not a good idea, as you can further injur yourself by using incorrect body mechanics. A physical therapist will work with you to retrain your muscles to work properly, thus avoiding future injuries.
@sammee:
You are so right. My doc and I just discussed PT.
Everything you said is spot on. That's what I told dh last night when he asked if your back hurts why the belly. I gained 10 lbs ( damn those drumstick ice creams) and I am once again starting to have issues. I feel like I got kidney punched. Something popped last night under my left rib that made me see stars. After that and the fact that my dh nearly wiped out his shoulder doing circles on my spine. I passed out.
Besides the vacuuming I was dancing about while cleaning. Old school Willie, Waylon, Hank jr, David Allen Coe, Marshall Tucker, credence, etc. I heard the hip pop, dh heard it pop and said uh oh. I kept cleaning. It's the left side from the third rib down, the hip is completely locked. My doc has told me to just walk in whenever I feel like it, she'll make time for me. Love her and her staff.
Truth be told she's ordered 3 mri's and I just hate being poked and prodded. They did it daily, weekly for 15 yrs finding nothing. Truth be told I've lost my core strength and yes I should do something to fix it.
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