Back Pain

[d_33vl_1]

Back Pain, does any one get it. Well these days it seems everyone gets some sort of back pain.

But i'm talking about chronic back pain, everyday, that stops you doing daily tasks.

The reason i ask this is i've had chronic lower back and neck pain since i was 14 (now 21),

and the doc's have not been able to tellme whats wrong, seem's the back is a very touch and go topic.

I've seem so many doc's, specialists, had xrays, mri's etc, and all come up with nothing much.

Slight bit of (excuse the spelling) shiremens, and locking of joints, but nothing that should be giving the

pain i get. i'm talking like stomach aches from the pain to the point i throw up, spend days in bed etc.

its cost me two jobs already and looking like another one.

Does anyone know another specialist or helpfull suggestions, or is in the same boat

Discuss.

[dezz]

I wouldn't be wasting my time with doctors, have you seen a physio?

[juzz]

Im a nurse and that sounds rly bad lol. Are you on any medications?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

Tried acupuncture?

[d_33vl_1]

yeah, acupuncter, chiro and physio. all minor pain relief for a day or two.

anyone know of any specialist in melb area, went to one on hawthorn rd, he couldn't find anything and just

brushed me off. wasn't even interested in taking it further with me

[d_33vl_1]

i have been pescribed alot of stuff. but the risk of problems later with taking these mediaction over a long period

is worrying me e.g voltarin, tramadol

side effects?

[(OO)SKYLINE(OO)]

yeah, acupuncter, chiro and physio. all minor pain relief for a day or two.

anyone know of any specialist in melb area, went to one on hawthorn rd, he couldn't find anything and just

brushed me off. wasn't even interested in taking it further with me

I can ask my dad about the acupuncter, he is studying it atm and he fixed my cough up.

I will ask whats the cause and whats the end result to fix it.

Acupuncter is like a course, like when you take anti biotics, you take it daily for about a week or two, twice a day.

Let me double check 1st.

[juzz]

i have been pescribed alot of stuff. but the risk of problems later with taking these mediaction over a long period

is worrying me e.g voltarin, tramadol

side effects?

yeah not good. Did ur physio give you a physiotherapy program at all for daily exercises?

[arep3]

they gave you tramadol? damn you must be in pain... ive got that stuff for my hand. nasty stuff. There was a chiro i went to i think in notting hill somewhere. I have back issues from falling out of a window when i was a kid. I went through my papers here but couoldnt find the name of the place. sorry i couldnt be of much help. hope you figure out what it is

[d_33vl_1]

yeah it would be nice to know if it something that can be treated, rather then giving me random pain killers.

i took 2 tramadol 1st day i was perscribed it and slept for 24hrs lol.. potent stuff (nmeaning cant be good 4 u).

yes i have a physio program with stretches and resistance exercises to help muscle growth. problem is

alot of it puts me in pain doin so lol.. catch 22 i guess

[juzz]

poor thing must be terrible...shud admit urself to emergency and see what they do my bro did he had a slipped disk and he was reffered to a specialist he is fine now. When he gets home ill ask him the name of the specialist. Apparently he was rly good.

[d_33vl_1]

That'd be ace. thanks for that.

[skyline33]

try an osteopath

[arep3]

when i was in hospital they had me on morf 1st then onto endone and tramadol. the tramadol gave me the wierdest thoughts/dreams. i was seeing stuff that wasnt there... yea i slept a lot too

[rs73]

Is your work position causing your back pain? Common problem for those working with computers all day and under lots of work pressure.

(The turtle neck syndrome)...

Is your car causing your back pain? Sit up straight and straighten up seat back, so when you reach out your hand your wrist just at your steering wheel. (Apparently this is not a favourite position for the backward caps brigade who loved driving around with seat half reclined, as it's viewed as uncool - but it will help a lot).

Try chinese massage, but you need to find a good one, as some shops may use overseas chinese students that are not even qualified or have learnt any form of natural therapy... I won't be naming those shops. Alternatives are as mentioned, accupuncture. Good one works, I sprained my lower back, unable to move and walk properly, and it's cured. Accupuncture also managed to cured water retention issues that I experienced before. Osteopath, Chiropractor, might help too... and... if you find a professional Japanese Therapy massage, ask them for what is called Sei Tai. It's a form of accu pressure massage, a variation of shiatsu massage. The thing is these things won't sometimes work once, you may need to come back a few times and regularly. It could be expensive depending how much they charge each session, and whether you can claim it back from a Private Health Fund...

[gfunkk]

ouch that sounds bad man

i just did my back the other day, i pulled my lower muscles... sucks i wasnt even lifting anything heavy at the time, i think it was sore because i hadnt had sex in a while then pounded this chick hard on saturday night haha

but yea i couldnt lift anything at work, walking around or even moving around in my chair hurt

1 week and 3 physio appointments later i can still feel the pain its just not that sore now

[rs73]

Funnily - 'sex accident' is one of the most common ones people had. mainly with back bone related... gotta be careful practising those kama sutra positions ha ha...

[eMsta]

Back Pain, does any one get it. Well these days it seems everyone gets some sort of back pain.

But i'm talking about chronic back pain, everyday, that stops you doing daily tasks.

The reason i ask this is i've had chronic lower back and neck pain since i was 14 (now 21),

and the doc's have not been able to tellme whats wrong, seem's the back is a very touch and go topic.

I've seem so many doc's, specialists, had xrays, mri's etc, and all come up with nothing much.

Slight bit of (excuse the spelling) shiremens, and locking of joints, but nothing that should be giving the

pain i get. i'm talking like stomach aches from the pain to the point i throw up, spend days in bed etc.

its cost me two jobs already and looking like another one.

Does anyone know another specialist or helpfull suggestions, or is in the same boat

Discuss.

i had some back pain - like just a mild movement and id feel it.

Since i went to my chiro, its been fine - no back pain, no migraines, nothing! So maybe a chiro as wel - otherwise physio like others have suggested....

[llama_au]

I've got neck, shoulder and lower back problems (the shoulder is the worst part for me) but I've found after 1.5 years of going to the chiro it's so much better. I only go once a month now, but the end of the month I start to feel it again. I'd think a chiro would be the best place to start, as if they can't see anything in a scan a nerve is the likely culprit and that's exactly what chiros target.

[R31Nismoid]

try an osteopath

Ye Matt Lowth just did that for his back issues, he said even though he was skeptical of somewhat 'crack pot' style things.. its really worked for him so worth a shot.