Lately my backache seems not to disappear. Every morning I creep out of bed with an awful backache. At first I thought I might sleep incorrectly. Sometimes I can hardly stan up and it takes about 10 Min. to get over the worst. Even, after changing the cushion for a thicker one, which keeps my head level with the spine and sleeping on my sides, my backache still persists. I heard that it might have a psychological connection, but I suffer neither stress nor problems…  What else should I try?
My theory is that it might be age-related. With 65+ the body simply adapts to physical changes. With increasing age the spine shrinks and that might be it, what I experience (?), because never before I suffered such prolonged backache.
My mother had spine problems, too. Hers was terrible out of shape; we all wondered how she was still able to walk around with it without the help of a stick.
My wife was told that her duodenum erosion requires her to stay off milk. Now another doctor told her that she can consume almost everything (incl. milk) and only need to stay off spicy ingrediants. Resuming her cup (a day) of lo-fat/hi-calcium milk intake made her backache disappear. [b]Could her observation be correct?[/b] (She's 71). If she's right then it might be the answer to my chronic backache problem, too! I reduced my milk intake lately as well.

The lower back — which carries most of your weight — is the site of most back pain. Here are some of the most common culprits.Your backbone (vertebral column) is actually a stack of more than 30 bones called vertebrae. Together they create a bony canal that surrounds and protects your spinal cord. Small nerves enter and exit the spinal cord through spaces in your vertebrae.Most common cause of back pain is an injury to a muscle (strain) or a ligament (sprain),osteoarthritis(As you age, the amount of calcium in your bones decreases. This lowers the density or mass of your bones, making them porous and brittle ).Your body may try to compensate for these changes by building new bone (spurs) to support the area where loading pressure is increased.Obesity,fibromyalgia,age, steroid use, drug or alcohol abuse,genitics,injury to a joint are other risk factors for osteoarthritis.In rare cases, back pain can signal a serious medical problem. See a doctor immediately if your back pain:

*Is constant or intense, especially when lying down or at night
*Spreads down one or both legs
*Causes weakness, numbness or tingling in one or both legs

There are other causes of back pain. Rarely, back pain may indicate a more serious underlying problem, such as an infection, diabetes, kidney disease or cancer. If you're struggling with back pain, consult your doctor. He or she can identify what's causing the pain and help you get back on track.

Low-fat/hi-calcium milk intake is ok,if her bowel systems,cholseterol, BP. is within range.There is connection between calcium & BP.

Most back pain gets better with a few weeks of home treatment and careful attention. A regular schedule of pain relievers and hot or cold therapy may be all that you need to improve your pain. A short period of bed rest is okay, but more than a couple of days actually does more harm than good. If home treatments aren't working, your doctor may suggest stronger medications or other therapy.

Thank you for your informative reply. The thing I felt already for decades is:
'...numbness or tingling in one or both legs'.
Not sure if I understood you correctly. To me it feels more like there's not enough blood circulation going on in (mostly) one of my legs... and it only occurs when I lay normally on my back. It usually doesn't take long when I feel compelled to regularly move my leg or it feels awful. Then only way I can sleep on my back is after I slept in. That's when my body feels 'heavy/ sleep-drunk'. If it’s that then I fear that there might be something more sinister to it, as you mentioned. On the brighter side, it might be only potassium/ magnesium imbalance?

Actually, now that I resumed my half-liter (a day) of calcium enriched, low-fat milk intake I clearly feel the backpain gradually subsiding *). In this regard your statement clearly supports my wife’s observation and insight. Regards, jjjj


*) albeit my left leg is still restless and I'm still puzzled what its cause?

Albeit I still get sever back pains after prolonged bending or staying in a position not accustomed to, I observed that laying backwards on the bed edge helps to reduce the pressure on the column nerves. The benefit is immediate!
My theory is that during my hobby (electronics) I often have to bend over for about 20 minutes or so, to access difficult spots in my electronic organ (for example). That causes the cartilage between the column disks to squeeze on one side (only) and  exerting pressure onto the column’s nerve canal.
The cure: gently bending the column into the opposite direction (for 5-10 minutes) the cartilage is equalized/ redistributed and this reduces the pressure onto the column's nerve canal. Amazing, what our body is able to teach us... if only we would listen and do the vital things. That's why we should make our body our 'best friend'. :hug:.
Well, that’s the experience I gained myself and love to share with other back pain sufferers.  :)

Some days I wake up with a terrible backpain and feel almost paralyzed...
Could be I slept the night or worked the previous day in a wrong position for too long?
What ever it is, all what only helps me than is lying backwards over the bed's edge for a while to linder the pressure onto the column's nerves. Try it, you'll be suprprised how effective this is. I didn't read it anywhere etc., I just felt that this must be the right thing to do.