Sorry to hear you are having so much pain in your back. These "specialist" need a little dose of compassion! He could have at least recommended a good Pain Management doctor to figure out a course of treatment. I think the spine surgeons have the worse bedside manners.
Hopefully the MRI will shed some light on the problem!
Be prepared to see a long list of abnormal things, with a diagnoses of "normal", the radiologist are worse then the surgeons...

Sorry you are in so much pain with your back. I hope you get better care once the mri etc is done. The only exercise that you might be able to do is sit on a fiy ball & rotate sround it, depends where the back issue is. Take it easy. Hugs

I had a back surgery from OrthoTexas, Frisco 5 years ago. They are affordable and provided effective rehab program too.

I find it is possible to exercise in a pool. I put a foam Noodle around my back and under my armpits toward the front, then slowly move legs up and down , left then right. It helps. There are also many helpful exercises to do on your back or on aa reclining bike. Tell your doctor to order you a course of physical tnerapy to get you started. Don't exercise hard, you want to go slowly.
I also noticed that when I ate too many sweets, my back hurt worse and when I stayed on a mostly vegetarian diet, I improved.
I also found DMSO rubbed on clean skin, no body lotion, before bed immensely helpful.If you can get into and out of a tub, a cup or two of Epsom Salts in hot water eases the pain as it supplies magnesium to your system, very soothing.

glad you're getting that MRI-tests come first before therapy and exercises

Sorry to hear you are having severe back pain. Why dont you try physiotherapy? Physiotherapy is the best option to increase muscle mobility, movement and rehabilitation. I had consulted a physiotherapy clinic in Burlington for my muscle pain. It really works. They provided me braces, pillows and exercise balls for better result. Exercises under the guidance of expert will be effective. Dont exercise hardly, it will lead condition worse. Try some simple exercise and therapy after consulting an expert.

Good evening.

Lillymaria, while I do not have an exact answer/remedy for you, please accept my warmest wishes at this time of need. I empathize with you as I, too, suffer from back pain, which is most noticeable at night while I'm trying to sleep. Because of potential interactions, I am unable to take any standard pain medication, so this pain is my persistence pal.

Have you had help from a physical therapist who can guide you through the RIGHT exercises for YOU? (And, yes, I understand that exercise hurts you, as it does me). Have you tried acupuncture?

Massage does not ease my pain, but finding a competent and caring massage theapist has helped my back feel "comforted." May you know that you are not alone though I'm sure it can feel that way!!

I was there... lost my ability to walk, lost my life really.
So out of desperation I tried everything short of going under the knife.

I tried a lot of different therapies. Chiro helped me a lot but only for short times after treatment. Physio helped for a while but lost effectiveness for me after a few months. Meds were useless as we all know....

I finally (reluctantly) tried PEMF. I tried several of the ones you can find on the Internet (borrowed a few to save $$$, some are VERY expensive). I compared them back-to-back and I reported on it on this discussion group. a few months ago

The ones that worked best for me were AllevaWave, SomaPulse, and Micro-Pulse. It turns out the SomaPulse has been discontinued, replaced with a new product that I did not evaluate, so I can't say anything about it. But from my experience, and now the experience of many friends and family, I really feel that the AllevaWave and Micro-Pulse are very effective. I am completely off my pain meds now because my pain is almost completely gone. Anyway, that has been my experience.

Micro-Pulse is the original manufacturer, so what you need to do is look around to see who has the best price on the internet.

One thing I recently discovered is that if you contact www.micro-pulse.com and ask for their discount code, they will just give it to you. My dad got $100 off. Not sure if they still do this but might be worth asking. I don't remember their email but it is posted on their web page.

Ask a few people before trying PEMF though. I don't know if it works for everyone.

I hope that is helpful.