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Q: Severe Back Pain... Please Help

asked by: luckygirl on November 18th, 2004

New User

I've had back pain since I was a freshman in high school, approx. 7 years ago. At one point in time I strained every muscle in my back. That was 5 years ago. 2 years ago I injured my back (once again, straining almost every muscle) and I suffered random back spasms that left me incapable of even moving. I've been to several chiropractors. None of which help. I have knots running along both sides of my spine from the base of my neck to the base of my back. At the moment I have a knot under my right shoulder blade that has been bothering me for the past 24 hours or so. And I have migraines. Not constantly or even consistantly. But when I get them, I get sick and am unable to do anything. Breathing becomes a massive chore. But at the moment breathing is a chore anyway, do to the fact that everytime I breathe, the knot under my shoulder blade screams at me in agony. I hate to sound overly dramatic. But as most of you know, this really hurts. I have tried ice, heat, back excercises, pretty much the whole nine yards. I have no insurance, and therefore can not go to have mri's or any of that done. If anyone has any possible suggestions I would be more than a little happy to hear them.

Thank you.

Replies(3)

sheeridinprincess

replied on November 18th, 2004

Experienced User

Not sure if this will help it would be more for sleeping I think but I was told about if for severe muscle spasms its a herbal type thing call valerian root and its an over the counter thing found on the same isle as vitiams you might try it other than that alls I could think of is muscle rub which i'm sure you tried.

sneakycol

replied on November 21st, 2004

New User

There is an exercise program you might try called "combat conditioning". This system contains exercises using nothing but your own bodyweight and has two particular exercises which may help you and I doubt you have previously seen. I will attempt to explain them here but best to visit the site and order the book!!! The first exercise is 'wall walking'. First stand against a wall, with your heels touching it, now take 3 steps heel to toe until you are approx. 3 feet from it. Now you want to let your head fall back and try to walk down the wall backwards with your hands until you reach the floor. This movement may sound extreme/impossible but it is an extremely great healer of back pain. You may want to start with standing back bends before trying to walk the wall!!! The next exercise is called bridging. This movement involves supporting your entire bodyweight on only your feet and forehead, stomach facing up. Many people with similar and in many cases worse problems than yours have been helped by this system, myself included....Please act on this post....The doctors will not help you!!!

levic991

replied on December 3rd, 2004

New User

Severe Back Pain

I am 54 years old and have degenerative disease. I went to one surgeon and he told me I was a good candidate for the new artificial disc in l 3,4,& 5. He didn't explain about the mris I took into him that I had done previous. So I went to another for a second opinion and he explained the tech words for the mri. I have a bulging disc between 3 and 4. Between 2 and 3 the disc has colasped and the same with between 4 and 5. He doesn't do the discs and wanted to do a infusion and I asked what that intales and he told me so I thought to myself, after I asked him if I would have flexibility and he said no, that I wasn't going that route. He did refer me to another surgeon through harborview medical clinic in seattle. So now I have to wait until monday to make a appointment. I have had this disease for years but when I fell last july and ended up with a compound fracture the pain has gotten worse and the disease has taken over the vertebrae so it won't heal. I do understand everyone who has written into this forum with their problems. My prayers and thoughts are with you.

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