<human>: Hello Sir, I am having persistent back pain for last two three years now. From last one year it has increased manifold. I feel a lot of stiffness in the back, am not able to bend fully unless I do some warm up. Every morning leaving the bed is a challenge, basically things are not as I would like them to be. In the past I consulted an ortho surgeon who advised me to take milk and calcium tablets daily and also do stretching exercises. I tried it for a while, but honestly I could not maintain the discipline and gave up after a while. As for the tablets; They don t really excite me . I really want to come out of my present situation. Kindly show me the way. Regards AAAAA P.S. - I am in the IT industry and work on the computer for long hours, many a times without a break.
<bot>: Hi, Thanks for posting on Chat Doctor. After reading your symptoms I feel that you need to incorporate certain things in your daily schedule:1. Spinal extension exercises, which your doctor had suggested earlier. You must start with them again on a regular basis.2. Local analgesic ointment: If the pain is more, application of any local analgesic ointment will relieve/subdue the pain.3. Lie on hard bed while sleeping4. Physiotherapy: Getting few sessions of physiotherapy will definitely make you feel much better and once you exercise as well the problem should resolve.5. Take walking breaks after every 2 hours while working, stretch and bend if possible to relieve the tension in the lower back. If, after following above-mentioned routine, the pain still persists then you must get a X-ray spine done and revisit your orthopedic surgeon for clinical examination. Hope you feel better soon. Regards