Back Pain Forum - Mystery Pain

young Girl

replied on August 29th, 2007

Especially eHealthy

it doesnt sound like any skeletal dissorder to me
however if i were you i would go see a chiropractor asap to figure out what the heck is wrong

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Backpain88

replied on August 29th, 2007

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The doctor acted like It was nothing serious, and the trainer at school tried stretching, flexall, ice/heat, electric pulse stuff, none if it really helped more than a few minutes.

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young Girl

replied on August 29th, 2007

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for now get some icy hot
im telling you it works wonders
its only a short term fix but you need to see a chiropractor who will take it seriously and reallt be able to help you out Very Happy

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Backpain88

replied on August 30th, 2007

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yes, tried that to it just hides the pain I dont think it penetrates deep enough to make it bearable.

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sillyakchick

replied on August 30th, 2007

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To me it sounds like you may have a pars defect. this is a little fracture that some people are born with and some people develop. It occurs on one side or both sides of a vertebrae. Those at greatest risk for developing this are athletes who engage in high impact sports. typically an x-ray and detect this, but sometimes an MRI is needed to view it. The Xrays should include sstanding views of your lumbar spine in AP, Lateral, and Oblique vies, as well as a supine SPOT view. ask your physician if they can do some imaging studies to rule this out. In the meantime, ice, ibuprophen, tylenol and stretching can help minimize your pain. You also may have a sacral torsioin which could be contributing to your pain. htis could be adjusted by an osteopathic physician (or a chiro, but i personally stay away from most chiro's). I hope this has been helpful to you.

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lonestarguy

replied on August 30th, 2007

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sillyakchick wrote:

To me it sounds like you may have a pars defect. this is a little fracture that some people are born with and some people develop. It occurs on one side or both sides of a vertebrae. Those at greatest risk for developing this are athletes who engage in high impact sports. typically an x-ray and detect this, but sometimes an MRI is needed to view it. The Xrays should include sstanding views of your lumbar spine in AP, Lateral, and Oblique vies, as well as a supine SPOT view. ask your physician if they can do some imaging studies to rule this out. In the meantime, ice, ibuprophen, tylenol and stretching can help minimize your pain. You also may have a sacral torsioin which could be contributing to your pain. htis could be adjusted by an osteopathic physician (or a chiro, but i personally stay away from most chiro's). I hope this has been helpful to you.

H....back at it, eh? Great.

As far as what she says, getting x-rays and an MRI are most important. As a guy who has been through many back diagnoses and many procedures, getting these films are the key to finding out the source of your pain.

So, get started and see your doc and ask for them. He/She may refer you to a ostepath or back pain specialist, who can usually tell where your pain is located and the reason for it.

Good luck.

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Backpain88

replied on August 30th, 2007

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Wouldn't it hurt all the time of it was something as severe as you say? I can go months with no pain if I don't exercise often.

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Backpain88

replied on August 30th, 2007

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it has only ever occurred in one spot in my lower right back, and only started after my last growth spurt, it cant be classified as chronic though. If i was born with it then why would it trigger now. Also, sleep does not seem to ease the pain at all, I wish i could describe it better.. when i'm just sitting its sort of a dull pain, but I can feel its there, when i stand from sitting its a sharp pain that lasts a good 30 seconds before i can fully straighten my back, and then walking, well it hurts every step. It makes it so I basically have to drag that side of my body in a way, it also feels like everything is being pulled to the area that hurts. Stretching of course is the worst pain, if I do a twist stretch getting back the beginning position sometimes takes more than one attempt.

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young Girl

replied on August 30th, 2007

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Backpain88 wrote:

it has only ever occurred in one spot in my lower right back, and only started after my last growth spurt, it cant be classified as chronic though. If i was born with it then why would it trigger now. Also, sleep does not seem to ease the pain at all, I wish i could describe it better.. when i'm just sitting its sort of a dull pain, but I can feel its there, when i stand from sitting its a sharp pain that lasts a good 30 seconds before i can fully straighten my back, and then walking, well it hurts every step. It makes it so I basically have to drag that side of my body in a way, it also feels like everything is being pulled to the area that hurts. Stretching of course is the worst pain, if I do a twist stretch getting back the beginning position sometimes takes more than one attempt.

so basically its like s strain in your back?

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sillyakchick

replied on August 30th, 2007

Extremely eHealthy

Backpain88 wrote:

it has only ever occurred in one spot in my lower right back, and only started after my last growth spurt, it cant be classified as chronic though. If i was born with it then why would it trigger now. Also, sleep does not seem to ease the pain at all, I wish i could describe it better.. when i'm just sitting its sort of a dull pain, but I can feel its there, when i stand from sitting its a sharp pain that lasts a good 30 seconds before i can fully straighten my back, and then walking, well it hurts every step. It makes it so I basically have to drag that side of my body in a way, it also feels like everything is being pulled to the area that hurts. Stretching of course is the worst pain, if I do a twist stretch getting back the beginning position sometimes takes more than one attempt.

It is common to only hurt when you are active if it is indeed a pars fracture or defect. Why it only started hurting now, who is to say. Could be due to the growth spurt. If it is not congenital, then it could have happened more recently. Don't twist. that's a bad maneuver for a bad back. I would get in to see your doc and ask him some of these uestions. If he doesn't want to treat it, ask if you can be referred to an ortho doc who does sports medicine perhaps.

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average_joe

replied on May 6th, 2008

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Sounds like dural ectasia

You're 6'4" 160lb, you might want to read up on Marfan's Syndrome, Dural Ectasia is a symptom. Involves swelling or widening of the Dural Sac that surrounds the Spinal Chord.

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alanisnotmyname

replied on May 26th, 2008

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Could it be that you bend over too much after your exercise, while resting? It could be you have a slipped disk, and bending over puts pressure on your spinal nerves. That would suggest that adjusting your posture would help. Check out this book: 7 steps to a pain-free life, which advocates the McKenzie method.

- Alan

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emailus

replied on May 27th, 2008

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could be nerve damage from a disc

two friends of mine suffered shooting pains from nerve damage
from a disc. one needed a special exercise machine to hang upside down, while the other required surgery to correct the disc that caused
the nerve related pains. that friend was told by a chiropractor to see a neurologist
who finally diagnosed the problem.

So a good chiropractor may be able to tell you whether it
is a back problem or disc problem or what kind of specialist to see.

get more than one opinion as sometimes it takes some trial and error to figure out
the real source of the problem.

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IfeelUrpain

replied on June 18th, 2009

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backpain

backpain88, dont feel alone in this, I have the same problem, my back has been hurting on and off for the past 6 years. I am 6'7" 210, but it has been hurting since 5'11 160. Through basketball and baseball. I found that it only started hurting when I was doing twisting motions such as swinging a baseball bat, or during high torque circumstances like a fast break layup.sometimes I dont have pain when I am playing basketball and other times it hurts so bad I cant even walk. But regardless I have always been able to jog or run lightly I have been trying to strengthen my back through exercise and motions that dont involve twisting but the pain seems to only go away with time. While its hurt I wouldnt say dont play basketball but dont play too hard because I found when I am playing too hard it begins to gets worse. Either way it has always gotten better for me, and I am in the exact same situation; I hurt my back again on Monday and I really cant help but playing so I am going to play today, Thursday, I have no idea whether or not it will get worse or better since I really live in the moment it will be a test. I have no real answers for you but I hope this can help in some way

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IfeelUrpain

replied on June 18th, 2009

New User

backpain

backpain88, dont feel alone in this, I have the same problem, my back has been hurting on and off for the past 6 years. I am 6'7" 210, but it has been hurting since 5'11 160. Through basketball and baseball. I found that it only started hurting when I was doing twisting motions such as swinging a baseball bat, or during high torque circumstances like a fast break layup.sometimes I dont have pain when I am playing basketball and other times it hurts so bad I cant even walk. But regardless I have always been able to jog or run lightly I have been trying to strengthen my back through exercise and motions that dont involve twisting but the pain seems to only go away with time. While its hurt I wouldnt say dont play basketball but dont play too hard because I found when I am playing too hard it begins to gets worse. Either way it has always gotten better for me, and I am in the exact same situation; I hurt my back again on Monday and I really cant help but playing so I am going to play today, Thursday, I have no idea whether or not it will get worse or better since I really live in the moment it will be a test. I have no real answers for you but I hope this can help in some way

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