Mid Back Pain, Unknown Cause. Not Chronic. Posted: 10-08-07 07:45am
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
Active User, Really EHEALTHy
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Posted: 10-20-07 21:16pm
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
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 128 Location: Finland
Posted: 10-22-07 05:18am
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."
