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Q: Mid Back Pain, Unknown Cause. Not Chronic.
asked by: kinab001 on October 8th, 2007
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I woke up 7 days ago with soreness in my mid back on the right side (breast level). It wasn't too severe and generally only hurt when I bent over or tried to lift something. It started to get better around the 6 day mark, but I woke up today and it is as bad as ever if not worse. It hurts just to sit up without some kind of support now. Getting up and down, bending over, lifting things and sneezing are very painful.

I've tried to rest while not spending TOO much time in bed as I've read that is not recommended. I've avoided lifting things. I'm taking ibuprofen, but I haven't noticed much relief. It has made it very difficult to work as my job requires a decent range of movement. Also, the tips of both of my big toes are slightly numb. I have no idea if that's related, but it's certainly odd.

I've never had this before and I haven't the slightest idea what has caused it. I guess my question is, what should I do? Will it go away on it's own or should I see a doctor? I don't have insurance, so I'd prefer to avoid it if possible, but I can go to a free clinic if I have to. I just don't want to waste their time on something trivial they can't do anything about.
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RichT
replied on October 20th, 2007
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Hello Kinab,

By all means seek the advice of a medical professional such as a neurologist and or doctor specializing in back problems. Definitely go to the free clinic. I hope they have a spine doctor there who can help you.
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expatient
replied on October 22nd, 2007
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Or go to the place where best help is given according to university studies...

Naprapathic Manual Therapy or Evidence-Based Care for Back and Neck Pain; A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Eva Skillgate, Eva Vingard, Lars Alfredsson Clinical Journal of Pain, May 2007, 23:431-439
"Naprapathy works better on back and neck trouble than recommended and proven effective advice from doctors, according to a new study from Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet. "

Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or Continued Care by a General Practitioner for Patients with Neck Pain. A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Jan Lucas Hoving, PT, PhD; et. all.
"Conclusion: In daily practice, manual therapy is a favorable treatment option for patients with neck pain compared with physical therapy or continued care by a general practitioner."

Manual Therapy Best Alternative Treatment for Neck Pain Relief
Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):713-722, 758-759
"After completion of treatment, success rates were 68.3% for manual therapy, 50.8% for physical therapy, and 35.9% for continued care."

Korthals-de Bos IB, Hoving JL, van Tulder MW, Rutten-van Molken MP, Ader HJ, de Vet HC, Koes BW, Vondeling H, Bouter LM. Cost effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual therapy, and general practitioner care for neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2003 Apr 26; 326(7395):911.
"manual therapy is faster and less expensive in relieving neck pain than more traditional types of therapy."

And many others can be found...
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