I have been suffering from back pain for the past two months. I have tried several treatments. Any ideas?

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• yaelroz

  
  
  
  hallow'the problom can be couse from strese .
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• Nathanel

  
  
  
  Hi irus! It's Nathanel. Listen, I had the same problem as you! I understod from many people that pills and stuff does not help so much. The gym is hard for the muscels. So what you shoiuld do is YOGA! That will help you a lot I am sure!

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• SteveH

  
  
  
  If you are truely concerned and want to find out how bad, or good, your back is then you should get an MRI. Find a good nurosurgeon or orthopedic. Some may say operate -- doesn't mean you have to. At least you have professionals giving you a good idea of what is happening -- been there done that. That is what I would do. Good luck.

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• mrfoot56

  
  
  
  well irus,ill add my two cents,most people experience back pain some time in their lifes,but in most cases it is not serious and the problem corrects itself before investigation takes place,,however,,some kinds of back pain can be related to a specific disorder....osteoarthritis,pain and stiffness in the back due to degeneration of the joints between the vertebrae in one or more of the ,,cervical vertebrae,,thoracic vertebrae,,or lumbosacral spine...fibrositis,pain and stiffness in the large back muscles....pyelonephritis,pain in the loin due to,infection,of the kidneys..and you have nonspecific back pain,which is due to ligament,joint,and muscle damage...if the back pain is from exercise,or lifting heavy objects,the cause is usually ,,sciatica,,,which is caused by compression of lumbar nerve roots....if the pain is in the small of your back and not spreading to anyhere else,than it is probably a back sprain,can be treated with over the counter meds.............mrfoot56

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• mrfoot56

  
  
  
  back pain from sciatica may improve by resting in bed on a firm mattress or a board.analgesis(pain killers)and the application of heat to the back can help the pain.....mrfoot56

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• kristi-6

  
  
  
  I was at working at a hospital and caught a patient. I had muscle strains and tears. The dr. said that would take 6-8 weeks to heal. After six weeks I still had severe intense pain in neck, shoulders, middle,upper back, and occasional tingling down my right arm. I went to a physical therapist whom tried to help me get through the pain. I was moving along quite nicely, when we decided it was time for me to start lifting weights and getting strenght nack again. My upper back pain sky rocketed! My right arm tinglin got worse, and would turn numb. It then turned blu and purple. I went back to dr. and I ended uo having thoracic outlet syndrome. I had a right rib resection to relieve this. I am 8 weeks post-op and doing great. I am in physical therapy again and have just started lifting weights. My upper back pain and neck pain are very minimal now. I did alot of research on thoracic outlet syndrome. Lots of men get it from body building. The muscles get so tight. you might have it.

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• DAB64

  
  
  
  Try physical therapy..or soak in a whirlpool...hot water does wonders for sore, stiff muscles

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• thomas...

  
  
  
  I've had lower back pain since I was a teen. When my back hurts now, and it always comes and goes, I put a 4 foot stick on my shoulders and stretch it out slowly, dont jerk it or move to far. My doc also gave me 'cyclobenzaprine' to mask the pain, it worked well. That's a muscle relaxer I believe. Also a cold ice pack seems to help also. With me, time seems to be the best cure. Back pain is terrible, it affects your whole life style. Try stretching it out, easy, and give it some time bro. Also, I find it strange your neck and back started to hurt 'AFTER' you used a trainer. I think that's more than coincidence. Your back was fine before you found your trainer, correct?

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• willl44

  
  
  
  I think you need a new orthopedic doctor!! Have you tried swimming?? Or electrical stimulation and heat 30 mins. then ice for 20 mins. And a good hot tub!!!

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• ohyea

  
  
  
  I've read all the replies for you here. Several seem to think your pain is stress related. I had some of the same synthom's that you mention and went all the different dr's as well. I did some research on the internet and decided to try hypnotherapy for stress. It has helped me tremendously and couldn't hurt to add it to your other regimen's.

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• salis47

  
  
  
  Sounds like you need to go to a pain Dr., Try beeing checkd for fibromialgia( my Dr. is in NC, I hav MS and other painful problems and he is great!

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• thomas...

  
  
  
  Stretch each morning and night using the muscles that hurt, use a broom stick. Do not over do it, stretch it out to the point right before you feel pain, and hold it for 5-10 seconds. This will loosen the muscles up, so when you use them during the day without thinking, they will be already stretched out. Your doc is right. Time will heal you. Theres no pill that can help, except if you get pain killers which will just mask the pain. Stretch and do not try to do anything you think will aggravate the injurie. You'll be at square 1 if you re-injure yourself. When you do feel better, try and work out the muscles that were hurting you, using very light weight gradually increaseing. You will make the muscles stronger this way. Good luck, in know what you must be going threw and it really sucks!! (Did acupuncture work 4 u? It did nothing for me at all. My back was killing me, and this girl was sticking pins in my ear?? What??? lol)

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• Dominicus

  
  
  
  about a month ago i had a severe cramp in my lower back. i was paralyzed for 3 days. luckily i have a friend who's a physiotherapist, she advised me to lie down on my stomach and do compresses of hot and cold alternately. 10 minutes a towel with ice , 10 minutes a heated pillow. it took 3 days but worked like a charm.... B.T.W - upper back pain usually come from stress. have you been under unusual stress lately?

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• irus

  
  
  
  Yes, the past 2 months I was under a lot of stress, but I was able to relax completely in the last two weeks. Your answer sounds a little strange to me, but I will consider it.

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• Dominicus

  
  
  
  i know- i thought it's strange also...but it worked. i bet it was the stress, it's effects do not stop when the stress stops.
  take care!

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• irus

  
  
  
  Thank you for all your great answers. It's amazing to know people here have so much knowledge and goodwill to help one another. I will try all your ideas.
  

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• irus

  
  
  
  By the way, I just came across a good resource and wanted to share the knowledge back with the community. Here's the introduction about Manipulative and body-based practices that can help people that suffer from upper back pain like myself. Under the umbrella of manipulative and body-based practices is a heterogeneous group of CAM interventions and therapies. These include chiropractic and osteopathic manipulation, massage therapy, Tui Na, reflexology, rolfing, Bowen technique, Trager bodywork, Alexander technique, Feldenkrais method, and a host of others . To find out more information about this, check out the link http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/natur...

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• PoohBear3

  
  
  
  I suffer with my back and I take over the counter back pain medicine.Go to Wal-Mart and purchuse some over the counter medicine.

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• Melissa31

  
  
  
  My friend has the same problem. Chiropractic is not cure. It is only treatment. When you stop with it - the pain will reappear.

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• yaelroz

  
  
  
  hallo to all. i red all your ansers.
  if you have been to the dr. and the sey that itis just amater of time .and you take pinekileres that dont reely help.my ansur to you is that i fauned paches for pein that workes waderfly on pain of the maseal without enything that goes insaid the bady .the efect is imidiatly.for mor info. www.lifewave.com or cotct me

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• health...

  
  
  
  have you tried naprapathy, check it out, you will be surprised.

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• nalex

  
  
  
  Another factor is inflammation - very common to most of us as we get a bit older. So many people take Glucosamine. It may be solving the problem by patching up a lack of Glucosamine production or something - but replacement therapy seems all wrong to me.
  
  Saw an interesting video suggesting joint inflammation is related to immune responses caused by digestive problems. Not as weird as it sounds. It makes sense to me to include a long term holistic view for a developing chronic condition.
  
  Yoga and stretching I have found the best therapy, combined with good hydration (have a glass of mineral water), exercise and being relaxed.
  
  Keyboards, mice and too much work are definitely contributing factors!
  

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• BetaMale

  
  
  
  I've found yoga to be helpful as a preventative measure. Understand the cause of your pain first. A good place to start is HealthiNation for a video on back pain at http://www.healthination.com/Videos/Back-Pain
  
  

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• irus

  
  
  
  Thank you Mr. Foot for the piece of advice and the information. I feel much better, but my shoulder blades still hurt. My friend told me that he had the same thing and one doctor diagnosed it inflammation because of sitting too long and not correctly in front of a computer in the office.

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• irus

  
  
  
  Guys - I wanted to let you know that I feel much much better now. I took some of your advices and tried different treatments. I also reduced stress in my life. changed my work settings to spend less hours by the computer without moving and decided to be more aware of my body's posture. I don't know exactly what helped, but after a few months I started to see a positive change.
  
  just wanted to say thank you to all of you from the bottom of my heart. Have a wonderful spring.

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• matthew98

  
  
  
  I'm happy your feeling better. Just reduce the stress in your life. It sound like there was alot of tension build up;which is why you wer having neck and back pains.. I had similar back issues as well.

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