Back problem, Doctors out there, please help!!!?
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IT COULD BE A TORN LIGAMENT OR A TORN MUSCLE......THE STRETCHING IS LOOSENING UP THE MUSCLE...TRY HEAT FOR 20 MIN...THEN COLD PACK FOR 20 MIN...LET IT REST......DO NOT DO THE CURLS FOR A WEEK OR SO...LET IT REST....AND KEEP USING THE HEAT/COLD...ALSO TRY TIGER BALM....IT IS IN THE HEALTH FOOD STORES.....AND IT IS VERY HEALING ON MUSCLES AND JOINTS........IF YOU KEEP USING IT (AREA)...IT WILL NOT HEAL..THE ITCHING IS BECAUSE IT IS TRYING TO HEAL......YOU COULD BE CAUSING PERMANENT DAMAGE IF YOU DO NOT REST IT.    HEAT & COLD ARE THE 2 KEYS TO MOST INJURIES OF TORN MUSCLES AND LIGIMENTS.\nALSO DON'T DO ANY HEAVY LIFTING......THAT CAN MAKE IT WORSE.  IF IT KEEPS HURTING AFTER 2 WEEKS.....GET A 2ND OPINION (DOCTOR / CHYROPRACTOR)\n\nJoint, Muscle and Tendon Injuries \n\n\nMost of us have experienced a sprain or strain at some time during our lives. Injuries to muscles, tendons and joints are common. Maybe you slipped on an icy sidewalk, turned a screwdriver with too much force, or after months of inactivity, you started an exercise program and now feel stiff and sore all over. Exercise-induced injuries are adding to the accidental joint, muscle and tendon injury statistics. Baby boomers are participating in sports and exercise activities more than ever before. As a result, sports-related injuries for this group have increased by over 33 percent in the last decade. Health club memberships for people over the age of 55 have increased by 300 percent. Accordingly, injuries for this age group have skyrocketed. More than 10 million sports injuries are treated each year in North America.\n\nSYMPTOMS\nWe know we have injured a joint, muscle or tendon because pain is the main symptom. There are many different types of injuries: sprains, strains, tendinitis, meniscal tears, osteochondritis dissicans, chondromalacia and bursitis, to name a few. Many components make up joints, protect the skeleton and ensure we have mobility. Muscles are bundles of fibers that contract. They are attached to bones. Tendons are tough bands of connective tissue that attach each end of a muscle to a bone. Ligaments surround joints and connect one bone to another. Bursas are fluid-filled sacs found at sites where friction occurs; they provide cushioning between structures. All of these components can become injured. \n\nA sprain involves either a stretched or torn ligament, the elastic tissue that connects bones to one another. Symptom severity depends on the extent of the damage, and can include pain, a popping or snapping sound when the injury occurred, inflammation with pain, swelling and fluid build-up in the area and an inability to put weight on the affected limb. A strain is the result of a partial or completely torn muscle. \n\nTendinitis is an inflammation of a tendon, the fibrous cords that connect muscles to bones. Tendons of the hands are especially prone to inflammation. Trigger finger, where the finger tendon becomes inflamed and does not move as smoothly (often causing a popping sound), is a common type of tendinitis. The Achilles tendon in the heel and the tendons of the rotator cuff are also areas that can suffer tendinitis. Those with rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma and gout can also develop inflammation in the sheaths that surround the tendons, causing extreme pain and lack of mobility.\n\nMeniscal injury of the knee involves a tear to the meniscus. The knee pops when injured. It can be extremely painful and fluid may build up in and around the knee. A meniscal injury is often associated with a severe sprain.\n\nOsteochondritis dessicans (OCD) happens when a bit of bone or cartilage weakens or breaks off from the end of the bone. OCD is common in teens whose bones are still growing. Symptoms include pain, swelling, stiffness, or a catching or popping sound in the joint.\n\nChondromalacia occurs when the cartilage in the knee softens. This can be caused by overuse (it is common in runners), injury or weak muscles supporting the knee. Pain w
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This happens to me, but I have a herniated disc in my lower back.  For those of you with healthy backs, if you are still getting pain get a more comfy chair, get up and move around more often and last but not least sit with good posture!!  Posture will not only make your back feel better but it makes you look more confident and presentable in public.
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First you have get an exam and diagnosis.  Go to your medical doctor and get the appropriate tests done.  Have a name for your condition that is more specific than 'back pain'.  Back pain can be caused by all sorts of things, you need to know what is causing yours.\n\nOnce you have done that, you can address whether or not the condition can/should be treated with alternative therapies, and which kind will be the safest and best for you.  \n\nNext you have to find a professional, someone who has the proper credentials to provide health care.  They will review your medical history and determine if there are any contraindications for you.  For example, some therapies may not be appropriate, or may need to be modified, if you are pregnant or have other medical problems.  If herbs are to be a part of the regime and you take pharmaceuticals, your therapist will need to avoid any herb-drug interactions.  If you are thinking of acupuncture, your therapist will ask about your medications in case you are taking blood-thinners and take the necessary precautions.  \n\nIn short, a seasoned professional will work with you to address your health with regard to the therapies they offer.
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You have my sympathy..back problems are so debilitating,I know,having suffered for many years,ranging from Sciatica to a Prolapsed Disc.\nMy advise to you would be,plenty of rest with a cold compress on the affected area,pain-relief and anti-inflammatory and a cream/ointment designed for muscle strain etc.\nMaybe you could ask someone to massage some Tea Tree and Lavender blended with a good carrier oil such as,Almond,into the lower back using as much pressure as is comfortable for you.\nIf any of the above don't improve your condition then I suggest you visit a Chiropractor or see your GP and ask for an x-ray just to rule out anything more serious such as disc problems or trapped nerves.\nI wish you a speedy recovery and hope you are feeling better very soon.
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Have you had a physical therapist help?  Depending on the location of your problem, you may get relief by learning better posture and strengthening muscles around your spine.\nThis is not something to invent by yourself for sure.\nYour physician, who should have x-rays or scans, should be able to provide this info to a good physical therapist.\n\nI am extremely sorry if your health insurance will not cover this.  I know that the US healthcare is near shambles right now.
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It could be anything really. Your posture. A trapped nerve. A damaged disc. \n\nHave you tried sleeping with lots of cushions to support your legs?  eg making sure you are totally relaxed and supporting any areas that feel not so comfortable? A small cushion in the base of your neck? A couple under your knees to make sure your knees dont lock in the night putting prerssure on your spine?\n\nExperiment with it and see what works.  My friend props herself on her side in the recovery position and places a cushion behind her back so she doesnt roll over, and one inbetween her knees as she doesnt like the feeling of bone on bone. Her back pain has been tons better jsut lately due to this.
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Ouch! It sounds like you might have dislocated a disc and it's moving around in your spine now. It might not hurt but it might be causing damage to your body, so you should definitely go see an orthopedist as soon as you can. He will know what kind of treatment to give you. It might be some sort of exercise, some device to put on your back, or maybe even minor surgery (but if it doesn't hurt, it doesn't sound serious so don't worry!)
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Treatment options are critical at this point.. You apparently have a structural problem (even at your young age), perhaps familial or congenital. Is something quite routinely seen, in the doctor of Chiropractic office. \n\nIt appears to be involving the sciatic nerve. You don't want it to grow into a full blown sciatica..as it is much worse than what you are experiencing at the moment. Suggest you take care of is asap.. as it will only progress..as the inflammatory process is already evident.\n\nBeen there, done that!!
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Try applying a heating pad to the area.\nIf that doesn't help, then you have no other alternative,than to see a doctor of osteopathy.(D.O.)     They specialize in bones.\nIt is possible you may have a slipped disc. The weight of pregnancy or during labor could have caused this.\n\nI know you hate seeing doctor's, so try the heating pad and see if that helps.\n\nYou MAY be doing excersizes that are not lower back friendly.  That would certainly aggrivate it.  I hope you have a lisenced trainer that's working with you.  If you DO have one, well, it's not working.\n\nThere are certain excersizes just for back pain.  Usually it's lower back pain, due to weak lower back muscles.\nIs that in fact what you're working on, in the gym?\n\nIf you absolutly refuse to see a doctor, consider an icy/hot patch and some tylenol 500mg.  \n\nI doubt that it's due to weak lower back muscles, since you carried a baby's weight around with you for months.  It could also be sciatica.  The sciatic nerve could have been aggrivated at ANY time.\n\nI hope this helps and that you feel better soon.
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Ive got a simillar problem to Yours! I have to bulged disc's #3 and #5 in my lower lumbar, and let me tell you there is no quike fix. I got hurt at work last Jannuary 2006 and after 7 epidurals I am now slated for a full blown back surgury! I feel for you! I have chronic back pain, and have run the gauntlet looking for relief, I've tried, Perscription drugs, Loratab 10's 5 a day!(Same as Vicoden but no acetemetphen/Tylenol) Alchohol (Makes it worse (The pain). I most recently am using pot! I dont smoke it, but rather leach out the THC into butter and use it as a spread for toast or abit in my morning oatmeal whatever, And I by God Works. But I am going in for surgury on the 27th of this month. And at this point, Though I have heard all types of horror stories about back surgury, I welcome the promise of relief. Good luck to you!And hang in there
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Go see your Chiropractor and fast!  You need an adjustment.  If there is something more serious going on, they'll be able to do x-rays.
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Seriously, take back pain seriously.\n\nFirst, you need to see a chiropractor, or other health professional to be sure your back is properly aligned.  These  people are not quacks, as they have restored my alignment a few times, especially following my car accident.\n\nIf your bones are ok, your nerves are next.  One could be hung up between your vertebrae.\n\nIf it's not your nerves, muscles or tendons could be overworked, or too weak for the work you do.\n\nIf a tennis player has tennis elbow, for example, he has to  \n1)  rest it \n2)  massage it\n3)  treat it - heat /cold, ointment, muscle relaxer, sauna/whirlpool,etc.....and once the pain subsides, \n4)  exercise  to strengthen it - including sensible weight training\n5)  stretch, stretch, stretch\n\nThese 5 points are routine maintenence for a lifetime.\n\nBy the way, contributing to the problem could also be your matress, or the way you sleep, or unsafe lifting practices.\n\nOne more thing comes to mind:  you can expect back problems to surface as your stomach muscles weaken.
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I would ask the doctor if running a MRI on her to see if she has any back disc problems, then if she does physical therapy is good, if that dosent help with the nerve being pinched she may need to see a nurosurgean for more options, I had the same problem, waited to long and now have a fused lower spine,
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I have bad lower back pain, too.  A chiropractor is the best treatment for that, if you have time to go.  I take advil every four hours and that helps and resting on a heating pad.  My doctor also says to put a pillow under my legs when I'm laying down.  There are exercises to do but you would have to go for physical therapy to learn the best way to do them.  Years ago my doctor referred me to "Back School".  It's only a temporary help.  A chiropractor has a massaging machine that massages your back with heat.  It's great.
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Go to your Doctor or go to a chiropractor they should be able to help! A hot bath and those new pads you stick on you back Like icy hot or something like that They work I use one and my back pain went bye bye for a long time! But it will be different for everyone! My back was hurting due to a car wreak!
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I'm not a doctor but I have the same problem. Have you ever been in an accident? If so it could mean that your spine is not lined up correctly. You may need to see a chiropractor.
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I don't know the full scope of your back condition.  But I would recommend a non-medication approach.  Try Chiropractic or Acupuncture.  Both are great a relieving even long-standing back pain (depending on what is wrong with you, of course).\n\nSorry, I know this doesn't really answer your specific question, but I hope it offers some healtier alternatives.  Good luck!