[thinden]

do you think it might help for lower back pain?

[numberonepal]

The combination of DMSO and Magnesium Oil has definitely helped me with aches and soreness. You don’t need much if you want to make a small batch to test.

[ponygirl]

In addition to the oils and MSM powder, please look into Pilates classes. I cannot stress enough how helpful that has been for back problems. There are lots of small studios popping up all over the country and the prices have come down quite a bit. I have been a member at Club Pilates for 5 years now, and I also have a membership at a big gym. If it came down to a choice, I would choose Club Pilates over the gym membership. Some of the gyms also offer Pilates for an extra fee, but if you already have a back injury, make sure you try Reformer Pilates, versus Mat Pilates. The Reformer is the name of the apparatus that consists of a sliding bench with spring tension. It will support your back safely while you strengthen all the tiny muscles that affect the spine.

I have had several instructors who came back from grievous back injuries (two with broken spines—one through gymnastics and the other volleyball—and one a former dancer with a spinal fusion) who recovered and went on to become instructors. I convinced a friend to try Pilates—she had all sorts of hardware surgically attached to her spine due to scoliosis and was in incredible pain—now she is a total convert and told me, “I’m in it for life. I will never go without Pilates.”