Tried Almost Everything For Lower Back/butt Pain - Help! Posted: 03-04-07 22:59pm
Tried almost everything for lower back
pain with no relief - help!?
Can't seem to find solution to lower back
pain.
Diagnoses: (1) mild stenosis, spondyleosis
- L4 level, minimal annular bulging - MRI
shows mild problem (2) neurologist - not
neurlogical (2) back specialist - not
significant problem (3) current diagnosis:
pelvic misallingment :prescribed
excercises, losing weight, stress
reduction, wear lift in left shoe as left
leg 1/2 inch shorter
Failed remedies: (1) numerous incl.
pain-killers (2400 mg ibuprofen/advil,
oral steroids, muscle relaxants, viox,
prioxicam, (2) conventional physical
therapy, including electro-stim, hot and
cold packs (3) currently, pelvic
misallingment therapy has worsened
problem, constant pain regardless of
sitting.
Description of pain: originally only when
long driving, later sciatica more recently
lower back when sitting now sharp in lower
back/butt all times.
Q: Suggestions? own experience? Continue
leg inserts/current therapy? Acupuncture?
Injections? Spinal decompression? Deep
tissue massage? Other?
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ashwani dass
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 2 Location: texas
Re: Tried Almost Everything For Lower Back/butt Pain - Help! Posted: 03-09-07 18:31pm
bobbiedobbs
wrote:
Tried almost everything for
lower back pain with no relief - help!?
Can't seem to find solution to lower back
pain.
Diagnoses: (1) mild stenosis, spondyleosis
- L4 level, minimal annular bulging - MRI
shows mild problem (2) neurologist - not
neurlogical (2) back specialist - not
significant problem (3) current diagnosis:
pelvic misallingment :prescribed
excercises, losing weight, stress
reduction, wear lift in left shoe as left
leg 1/2 inch shorter
Failed remedies: (1) numerous incl.
pain-killers (2400 mg ibuprofen/advil,
oral steroids, muscle relaxants, viox,
prioxicam, (2) conventional physical
therapy, including electro-stim, hot and
cold packs (3) currently, pelvic
misallingment therapy has worsened
problem, constant pain regardless of
sitting.
Description of pain: originally only when
long driving, later sciatica more recently
lower back when sitting now sharp in lower
back/butt all times.
Q: Suggestions? own experience? Continue
leg inserts/current therapy? Acupuncture?
Injections? Spinal decompression? Deep
tissue massage?
Other?
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 03-10-07 06:38am
Hi and welcome bobbiedobbs,
Sorry to hear that you are having all
those problems with your back. As a back
pain sufferer, I know what you're going
through. Now, you said that you were
prescribed exercises and one of them
included weight loss. If you are
overweight, then it will definitely
benefit you to lose some weight. Another
thing you were told to do is stress
reduction - you need to try to do that to
the best of your abilities... just try to
reduce as much stress as you have in your
life. If that seems hard, then ask your
friends and family to help you cope with
all the stresses in your life.
Now as for different therapies you could
try, I could suggest the following:
- Swimming and water exercises (and also
hot tub with massage and sauna)
- Sports massage/deep tissue massage
- Sleep on a heating pad at night
- Use cold packs during the day when the
pain strikes
- Ask the doctor to prescribe you Celebrex
(anti-inflammatory) and see if that med
helps
- Go for walks on a daily basis. It is
better to keep moving than sitting and
trying to avoid pain
- Use a magnesium supplement to relax your
muscles (1000mg+ per day)
- Always get enough rest, never pull all
nighters... they only aggravate back pain
even more
- You MIGHT want to see a neurosurgeon to
get another opinion
- Do some research about Lyrica
(pregabalin) - I'm currently taking this
med for lower back pain and it's helping
me
And do NOT do vertical decompression - it
does not benefit people with spinal
stenosis and spondylosis unfortunately...
