The main causes of back pain are:

neck or hip out of alignment

malfunctioning kidneys

bad body posture

lifting heavy items

BODY ORGANS

kidneys (lower back)

gall bladder and intestines (between the shoulders),

lungs (upper back)

SPINAL ADJUSTMENT: in the related areas

VAGUE SYMPTOMS

itching

soreness

strong smelling urine

constipation

desire for salty foods

insufficient urination

DISCOMFORT

pain in back/shoulder muscles

stiff muscles

General back pain

Take hot baths with a handful of Epsom salts added, followed by a cold shower.

Have Alexander technique lessons to correct your body posture.

Take a barley drink to strengthen the kidneys. To 3 litres of water add a cup of barley, 6 peppercorns, 6 cloves, 40 juniper berries, 6 cinnamon sticks and 6 cardamoms (black for men, white for women). Boil down to 1½ litres. Drink this preparation each day for 3 days if the pain persists.

Put a ginger compress on the painful area (see Appendix B).

Drink white willow bark tea.

Upper back pain

Eat onions to strengthen the lungs.

Hang from a cross-bar with everted then inverted hands.

Alternate cold and hot water on the spine for 3 minutes, ending with a cold shower.

REMEDIES

Crush 40 ice cubes. Place directly on the skin in the painful area. Cover with a towel. Repeat twice a day. There are 5 stages: wet, cold, painful, burning, numbness. This treatment takes 20-30 minutes. Remove ice when numbness occurs.

Mix 1 part wintergreen oil, 1 part tea tree oil and 1 part lavender oil. Add 3 parts olive oil. Shake well before applying to the painful area. Rub in gently. This will increase the healing process. Try not to take pain killers; they can cause constipation and harm the digestive system.

Take the following vitamins: DLPA 375, PABA 500, Pantothenic Acid 500, Zinc B13 - 1 tablet of each twice a day after meals.

Have hot baths and cold showers on the spine. Continue for 14 days.