Yes, I have had bad lower back pain in conjunction with extremity spasticity. I don\'t know if the back pain is MS related or not, but it does seem to appear when I am having a bad day and other MS symptoms are present.

Definitely tied to the spasticity and muscle weakness due to inactivity (i\'ve been going to PT but the darn leg exercises seem to make my back worse). Last night I was bending over to load dishes in the dishwasher and I sneezed and OUCH!! I couldn\'t stand w/o help, couldn\'t get up and down from toilet on my own and forget about sleeping in bed. Took Baclofen, Vicoden, 2 Aleve at bedtime and nothing helped. I\'m a little better this morning (don\'t think I\'ll go to the E.R. today as that was my plan at 3 a.m.)
Hope it gets better today!

I have expereinced back pain but it seems to radiate more in the region below my shoulder blades to my middle lower back. I believe this is associated with MS because I am unfamiliar with back pain prior to a couple months ago. I have noticed that deep muscle massage tends to help as well as a 15 to 20 minuet soak in an epsom salt bath, luke warm. I have also rubbed in that \"Deep Heat\" back pain creme seems to help. Also, those ICY HOT back patches would probably feel good and relieve the tension and tightening of the muscles, restoring some since of comfort and relaxation. I\'m not sure if any of those analgesic creams or over the counter back pain medications or help aids will assist in relieving your discomforts, but they might be something to check into.

I thought 4 the longest time my back pain was from my MS, now 3 MRI\'s of the C spine, T spine and lower spine has confirmed that i have several disk problems as well as minial scholioses. This is great news 4 me becuase these problems can be fixed and I have been told I am getting back my legs. So I recommend talking 2 your doctor and getting MRI\'s done 2 make sure its the MS and not anything else...

Yes I have suffered years of back pain before I was diagnosed. I have had cripling back pain where ambulances have been called to my house because I couldn't move (feel like a turtle stuck on his back). I couldn't even go to bathroom. Chiropatic treatments help me. First I went 3 times a week, down to once a month. I live for my chiro and baclofen. If I am hurting I double up on baclofen for 3-4 days and call my chiro the same day. Heat then ice and exercise. Exericise to work/losen those muscles works even thou I'm hurting. My chiro gave my samples of biofreeze gel packets(great stuff!). My chiro was the first person who suspected my MS and I would follow him anywhere. I speak more about my condition with him than nuero. He is always full of good information and ideas to make me feel better. If his ideas don't work for me I tell him why. If they worked I tell him that too.

Caros, have you had any MRI's or Xrays done? I started experiencing the same exact pain in November and found out I had some disc problems, that got 3 times worse by the time March came around. Bulges, stenosis, bone spurs, arthritus, among other things all from L3 to L5.

Since my spasms have been extreme and chronic since my last relapse 5/06, that is does correlate with my MS, in that the spasms can leave the spine very vulnerable to problems such as these.

I get spinal injections for now, until they get bad enough for surgery.

The pain you describe sounds an aweful lot like mine, so I really do think you should look into getting some MRI's down there. I hope you feel better, in the meantime, be careful!

Oh, and the fact that it hurts worse upon sneezing, coughing, (having BMs?), AND that it feels worse from PT and bending sitting, etc.. are very good signs as well... God, sounds just like me!

yup I will echo that. I have lower back pain. I have had it for almost 3 yrs now.
I stretch and do yoga for it. Or atleast I was doing yoga, LOL I lost my yoga disc and can't find it.

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