Lumbago - lower back pain

[Riko_imp]

But, Riko, having to lift the bike onto a piece of wood is what made it so hard.

indeed! Gotta find some compromise here, he wants to protect his floor and I dont want anything that raises the bike more than 3mm or so from ground level.

I already have a mat

if it was up to me that will do to protect the floor....

Anyhow, Monday I was officially diagnosed with Lumabago.
I got 2 prescriptions, something against inflamation, forgot the name.
And something to relieve the muscle tension, muscle relaxant.

Don't have to work till the end of the week, so I hope I'm more or less restored by Monday.
Makes me wonder, what kidneybelts are worth it?

Too much choise, zero expereience and prices differ...


Are these cheap ones sufficient?
https://www.rad.eu/nl/x1/niergordels/f/10106

Or is a high end one a 'better' wich does the job better?
For example, this one from Leatt
http://www.fc-moto.de/epages/fcm.sf/nl_N...-Belt-0001

Its the only one wich seems to be 'certified' and 'tested'
tested and certified as impact protection: Lumbar EN1621-2 Level 1

While its not an injury sustained from riding or a crash, it is related to the bike.

Yesterday I was best man for a friends wedding, it was a long day
So after a night sobering out I collectd my bike, rode home, all is good, felt good myself.
Than tried to put the bike on its centre stand, as I always do when I enter the garage.

Than all of a suden Ièhad this severe pain at my lower back.
Left the bike on the side stand and I could not even stand on my two feet

Lumped my way to the living room still all geared up with back pack and all...trying to hold myself together.

I suppose I have an Lumbago, from my google research.
From reading, 50% recovers completely already after 1 week and 95% after 3 months.
I hope I'm in the first category cause it hurst like heck.

At first simply walking worked out fine, but now I can't even walk without pain, and if I walk I walk like a freaking monkey.
And laying down is also a battle against pain.

The bike is actually easy to put on its center stand.
But to protect the floor my dad put a piece of wood on the ground where the bike must rest on.
And that piece, how thin it may be, makes a difference in difficulty.
Without it, I bet I wouldn't get the injury.

That piece goes out the door.
Aiaiai, I hope it'll all work out fast...never saw this cuss coming.

I have sworn off centerstands. Centerstands can bring on exactly this kind of problem. I removed mine. It is not that easy to get the bike on this centerstand compared to a lot of bikes I've previously owned. That piece of wood had little or nothing to do with, I'd wager. You should not use that stand again unless you're willing to risk further injury and pain. You can get a real nice Pit Bull rear stand, takes some technique but practically no effort. GET HELP and a spotter the first few times until you figure it out, as with anything else.

Or, you can use a jack stand, but same thing, the bike can still fall over. Be careful out there.

Lumbago is a archaic term and is non-specific. You could have some very problematic injuries, such as a herniated disk. You definitely need to have it examined by a doctor. Good luck!

Riko, that's no good. Go and see a physiotherapist as soon as you can to help you sort it out.

Absolutely, don't mess around with back pain.

ow believe me, the difference is night and day, you'd be amazed what a piece of wood of just 1cm (or 8mm) thick does to the centerstand proces

And after investigation by the doc he asked me what I thought I had and I replied Lumbago, he concurred.
I had the least painfull one, so if its archaic, I had the least severe one, no harnia, no nerves touched etc, good old simple 'acute lumbago'
Still, I feel very handicaped.