Does Hotwater Bag Helps in Back Pain.

It can be avoided further if he or she try to stop riding the Scooters (particularly latest Scooters that introduced since 2008) and not talking about the bikes. This might be looking funny. It is one of the reason for the said issues.

Also, if they have little or excess belly then the issue will rise more in the near future. Walking and little exercise for few months or year can relieve from the pain.

Seating management shall be taken care of. Also, sleeping on the floor would help to reduce the pain though it won't have comfort to sleep for few days.

Definitely heat bag will work to some extent for reducing the back pain. When the pain started initially ice can be used for 72 hours and then a hot pack can be used. My sister used this technic in the very initial stages of pain and got cured.
The following are some home remedies.
1. Add a spoonful of turmeric powder to a glass of milk. Add a little honey and consume the same before going to bed. This will definitely help in reducing the pain. You can also try cherry juice and ginger green tea. They will also help.
2, Vitamin C' and B6 will help in controlling your back pain.
3. Don't sit for a long time. While sitting please sit the weight of the body will not come on your back.
4. If you are sitting and working for long hours, try to get up in between sometimes and just walk for a few minutes. If you are standing and working in between sit for a few minutes.
5. Apply dome ointments which are useful for pain relief once in a while on the area where you are feeling the pain.

Though it is worth to reduce back pain we need other's help. For this a relative of mine suggested to have woollen shawls or woollen bedsheets under the back while we are sleeping or lying either on floor or bed. Moreover my doctor friend suggested me not to sleep or lye in beds but to use floor with mat or plain cot without bed to sleep.

Back pain can be tackled with a little precaution and in order to combat the same you might follow the rules as listed below-
1) It might be the result of excess sitting in the same posture and the best way would be to make movements after every hour of sitting for at least five minutes so that the blood circulation within the back is not affected.
2) Check your Vitamin D, Vitamin C and Vitamin B6 level and any deficiency in one or more than one as indicated aforesaid might be the origin of your back pain. Nourish these vitamins. Taking Gooseberry Powder at least 2. 5 gm daily in the morning in the empty stomach can alleviate Vitamin C. Vitamin D can be compensated with the adequate supplement of Vitamin D as suggested by the doctor and for the compensation of Vitamin B6, you need to take green vegetables apart from milk. Otherwise take Vitamin B 6 supplements as suggested by the physician.
3) Applying water bag filled up with hot water might provide you some relief for the time being.
5) Include Ginger tea two to three times and this would eliminate the inflammation within the affected region providing you relief.
6) Ensure that you are taking at least eight hours proper sleep in night and this will enhance your immunity. In that way, you will be relieved of the back pain.

Yes, it does. Hot water packs normally help in muscle pain if it is not seriously damaged. If it is related One has to be very careful with the back pain-related issue. As this may be related to the spine which is one of the most critical parts of the body which helps to convey the senses to our mind. You must consult the doctors before taking any steps further in this direction.

Yes, hot water bags are one of the very effective pain relievers when it comes to any form of pain in the body and muscles whether it is due to stretching, exercise, joint pains or period cramps. If a person suddenly starts due to wrong positioning of body while sleeping, sudden muscle spasm or any injury it is an effective treatment. Sometimes sudden spasms can also be cured with alternate usage of heat bags and ice packs with some time gaps.
It is the most common remedy used from a very early age, even if one does not have a hot water bag or any kind of heating pad a bottle filled with hot water wrapped inside a cloth can also be used in the affected area.

It is not advisable to place a hot water bag right away. Which doctor did he consult? Did he not ask that doctor? Please consult an Orthopedic specialist since it is not just some general pain but Dorsal Spondylosis so if you find somebody who specializes in the particular area of Spondylosis, even better. The doctor will give the correct advice on whether to use a hot water bag or to do a cold application first or some other kind of treatment. It is also essential to ask the doctor how long the application is to be done in terms of minutes, the number of times in a day, and for how many days.

The reason why haste should not be made in applying a hot water bag is that heat application may reduce the pain, but there is the possibility of the heat causing swelling and inflammation. See, there are so many aspects to pain - internal damage, external injury, swelling in the area, the extent of the pain (whether confined to that area or radiating to nearby areas), etc. I am advising this on the basis of my own experience. Some years ago I had pain in my ankle due to a fall. I had the sense to consult an Ortho immediately and he said to soak the foot in warm water for a short while and had given medicines to control the inflammation. If I had not consulted him, my first reaction would have been to put on an ice pack and expect the pain to just go away, which, in fact, he said not to do. He said swelling and pain are not necessarily controlled with an ice pack and the most imp. aspect is to control the inflammation that may creep up unknowingly. A follow-up is equally essential for the doctor to advise further.

So your friend need not take painkillers if he does not wish to and can say so to the doctor, but if he is ok with medications given for controlling inflammation, maybe that would help him. Naturally, it goes without saying that he needs to inform the doctor of any other health issues, however minor, and inquire if the medications given have any side effects (such as increased acidity, loose motions, etc).

Also, has your friend done a blood test to check D3 and B12? Sometimes lack of Vitamins can cause pain and he may need the necessary supplements (tablets) for it. I had severe back pain once for no particular reason and it turned out that my D3 levels were abysmally low.

Finally, I reiterate the importance of consulting a specialist to get the right advice.

There are many reasons of having back pain in an individual. It could be due to the sprain on the muscles or stiffness in the muscles or spondylitis disorder or disc compression in the vertebral column or some other such medical condition. The exact nature of illness can be found by an orthopedic doctor who is an expert in doing diagnosis in these areas.
There are some common treatments based on Ayurvedic and natural principles for treating the pain in the body without acertaining its true cause. These methods may not be able to treat the root problem but can give symptomatic relief in some cases. Hot water treatment is one such method commonly used in such disorders. Nowadays hot air electrical pads are also available which can be used in place of hot water.
The simple mechanism behind the hot water treatment is that heating the area elongates the muscles and ligaments present at that place and that relaxes the muscular stress at that place and reduces the pain temporarily for some time and once the effect of heat is finished the ligaments will come back to their earlier stiff and compressed state. Pain will slowly build up again. It is to be noted that the hot water bottle should be placed in proper position behind the back and not in any position that one likes.
Another way to get rid of the pain for sometime is to do some light exercises under guidance of a physiotherapist. Correct exercises done in laying position pressing the back downwards and inhaling and exhaling the breath in synchronisation can also bring some relief but that is to be done continuosly for quite some time of course monitored by some physiotherapy expert.

In my view, you must consult a good orthopaedic doctor before treating yourself. There may be different reasons for your back pain. Sometimes, it happens due to low levels of vitamin D, vitamin C or vitamin B6. Sometimes, it happens due to injury or sitting in the same position for long hours. In women, it is felt after delivery. So, the doctor will check up on your body and then he will start treatment accordingly. Without taking advice, it is not good to start treatment. Hot bag treatment is a very early times treatment. If you want to take a hot bag near a back pain area then you can take It may relax your pain for a while but it is not a permanent remedy. Your doctor may give some ointment for applying in the back pain area. Besides, you should change your lifestyle. Don't sit in the same position for long hours. Don't eat oily and junk food. Do yoga which gives relaxation to your back pain. Go for a morning walk daily.