Back Pain Support Group
Back pain is one of the most common reasons people seek medical care. In fact, about 3 in 4 adults will experience back pain during their lifetime! The term back pain includes pain affecting the neck, midback and low back. Acute back pain may begin suddenly with intense pain but typically lasts fewer than three months. Usually, chronic back pain is persistent, steady, and...
Does anyone have this? I guess it is also referred to as a slipped disc. My problems are at the L5 - S1 areas. What kind of treatments have helped you? I realize what works for one person doesnt always help the next person. I am just wondering if there is something out there I have not tried that might be worth looking into. I have tried ultrasound, water therapy, massage, I use ice - heat doesnt help me anymore, I use biofreeze, I have had steroid shots in 3 different areas ( which seems to make it worse) at a pain clinic, sometimes my tens unit will calm it a little. It is very painful and affects my life every day and well every minute.
Spondylolisthesis that one vertebra has moved in relation to the vertebra below it. This can be the result of many different things, and
careful diagnosis is necessary.
There are specific chiropractic adjustments that will help you.
My prayers for your pain relief.
Thomas M. Murray, D.C.
Chiropractor
Raytown, Missouri
Sending pain relieving thoughts...
I will try to make this short. In 2003, I went to PCP with leg pain and he told me then I had DDD and sent me to Orthopedic dr. and he told me a disc at L5 S1 was on a nerve and I had to have surgery which helped that problem. In 2004, I had same thing in neck so he did fusion. Time passed, and I was going on about my business picking up stuff and started having pain again. I think once you have surgery it just keeps getting worse. He said I had collapsed disc below where he did surgery so he said a fusion would fix it but he did not recommend it and Neuro said the same thing. So everytime I pick up something or go on a trip.it gets to the point of where I am today, in pain. He sent me to pain clinic and first of year, I had to change pain dr's and my appt. is Feb 21 and I am begging to get it pushed up. My new PCP said he could not help me b/c I am already on narcotics.
I am going to go to doc in box tomorrow hopefully he can give me a shot. I think it is inflammation. This has been going on since Dec 25. The pain starts when I start doing things and what am I supposed to do just sit. Just a little summary of how it all started.
Brenda
I have all sorts of problems in my spine -
sciatica (herniated discs ) in the cervical.
stenosis -( trapped nerves ) in the lumbar
cancer in the thoracic spine.
And yet - right now I am pain free.
Why -
I use a combination of methods to stop the pain.
One thing will not do it.
I use stretching.
I use cardio at a regular gym to strengthen m core muscles.
I use a percussion vibrator for flare up pains and aches.
I use ice for severe flare ups.
I use medicines to control the condition.
I sleep on a very thick memory foam topper for my back.
I sleep on a feather pillow for my hear (cervical spine)
I sleep with a rubber pillow under my knees for my lumbar spine.
medicaines -
I take many different type -
Aleve for inflamation - very important.
ranitidine - to protect my tummy from the aleve.
Muscle relaxer for the muscles surrounding the spine to help them to relax. You eed a prescription for this.
Gabapentin for nerve pain - big help. Not something you should enter into lightly.
I also take vitamins for this problem -
vitamin D and calcoum to get my vitamin D levels up to normal (at least 35) .
I hope that my method is some help to you.
hugs