I was heavy lifting (shoulder shrugs) i have really good form but must have done something to my back. all the pain is in my lower back and have had it for the past 3 days. My girlfriend thinks i need to go get it checked out. I am wearing a back brace, but i am in constant dull pain. It feels like i have 100 pounds just constantly resting on my lower back.
Any advice on what to do? or what happened to my back?
I had surgery for a herniated disc (L4-L5) a year or so ago. I also have borderline medium Idiopathic scoliosis. Not to mention I have the worst posture on this planet. I feel like a hard back brace may be nice. My back aches a lot, and gets tired easily, even after year+ of physical therapy. Would a hard back brace be an option? would it help? (I know you’re not my doctor but I still want your input). Is it something to ask my doctor or am I way off?
Just random other info
I’m kinda on the tallish side (5’6ish) and I am in high school.
Also I understand a brace could be a pain and inconvenient to wear but I don’t mind. I kinda see it as a protective shell almost.
Anyways um thanks.
I would know a pinched nerve and that has nothing to do with a back brace… >.<
Ever since I had my son 3 months ago I have this terrible upper back pain that is constant! I’ve tried everything sleeping on my back, getting a massage, and even wearing a back brace so my posture is better and honestly it makes the pain worse. Keep in mind I’m only about 5 feet tall and have a very large upper body if you know what I mean. lol. and it’s only gotten worse since I had my son. I work out regularly but I’ve continued to maintain tons of water weight. I was induced at 37 weeks for high blood pressure and swelling I was huge and still haven’t got rid of it all..please someone help I can’t take it anymore! I try going all day without taking tylenol or ibuprophin but I just can’t! HELP ME!
I’ve already seen my doctor and they said nothing was wrong except poor posture…which is understandable but I’ve worn a brace to correct it for 2 months and the pain is worse…
I’m trying to fix my poor posture. I bought a back brace yesterday and at first it felt great. It gave me a surprising confidence boost. Only problem is now I have neck pain from trying to keep this posture. If I suffer through the pain will it eventually go away, will my back get used to being straight?
If anyone knows any specific posture exercises, please share. I got a taste of what it’s like to have good posture, I really want this to be permanent and am willing to work on it everyday. So questions are 1. Should I continue to use this brace? and 2. Any exercises for posture would be really helpful?
I have been wearing a back brace all winter. It’s under my clothes and since you wear sweaters/coats in winter none of my friends have caught on. Now that it’s getting warmer it will obviously show through a little that there is something underneath my shirt when I’m wearing a t-shirt or even a long sleeve shirt. I know some people will ask what is that?? I don’t want to discuss it it’s for my shoulders and posture and I’m embarrassed. What should I say if someone sees or asks about it?
I went to the back specialist to test for scoliosis, I don’t have it, but he did say I had a slight curve to my posture and said that if I slouch any more I could be going down the road of osteoporosis, I try to stand straight but I’m not used to it… I have back pain within minutes, same goes if I stand or walk for a continuous amount of time. I just can’t get myself to stand straight, let alone with the back pain, I have to stay like this until my spine straightens during growth. And I’m NOT wearing a back brace!
What should I do, and how to deal with the pain
Over the summer I hurt my back water tubing. I hit a big wake flew up like 15 feet and came crashing down on the inner tube. My back and neck cracked all the way up and it hurt for a little bit but never really bothered me. Recently I started noticing that my back has large curve in it and when I feel my spine it feels like some of the vertebrae are smashed together and next to eachother, or at least just not alligned properly. I can’t stand with straight posture either. Also my back’s been hurting me and has little to no flexibility.
How would doctors treat this? Back brace, types of back surgery, etc? Please give a good description and if you’ve had a similar experience I’d love to hear your story. Thanks.
3 Months ago I had fell water skiing and my back got bent outwards (i guess you could say hyper-extended??) I was in a horrible amount of pain and couldn’t stand up straight and very sore. I went immediately to the emergency room and an x-ray was taken. They said their was a slight abnormality in a vertebrae and they then had me get a CT scan. That came up inconclusive (they said it was just my natural bone structure). For the first 3 weeks I was unable to function normally. The pain faded from all over my back and ended up just being concentrated in a focused spot of my lower back. I went to physical therapy and they gave me a back brace to wear had me do several stretches to strengthen my core. The stretches did not really help, but the back brace was fairly useful, but after taking it off I’d be in more pain because I feel my back grew to rely on it to keep posture. For the most part, I am now able to go about daily life with no problem; however, If I am doing a lot of bending up/down, lifting, or sitting hunched over at a desk, it will be sore and decently uncomfortable. For example, the lifting and constant bending up and down doing laundry the other day caused a good amount of pain. It made it very difficult to stand back up from being bent over, as well as a constant soreness while in a neutral position. This faded a day or so later. At any point, i am able to reproduce a focused pain on demand if I bend my back outward…this causes a soreness (pressure) around my spine in a spot on my lower back about 3 or 4 inches above my tail bone. At no time have I had a shooting pain that goes up my spine or down my legs (common question at doctors). They haven’t been able to determine exactly what the problem is and resorted to saying that its most likely some muscle.
After the initial fix of the pain, I do not feel that it will ever get past this point and get back to normal. I also am concerned that no conclusion could be drawn. I have only been to the emergency room and a sports doctor, but never a back specialist (have an appointment for a few weeks from now). I am wondering what could be wrong. Could it be a disc or vertebrae irregularity? a misalignment? some sort of ligament or muscle damage? Would an MRI be able to show what the CT scan didn’t? Also, I’m not sure the qualifications of the doctor that reviewed my CT scan. Would the back specialist draw better conclusions from this? In all reality, iss there anything that can be done through surgery to fix this? or is it a waiting game or back pain I will have for the rest of my life.
I had really bad posture. It’s still not great because my breasts are DDs and even though I’m tall (5’8), I’m only about 125 pounds and small frame (my waist is 20 inches). I work out and am pretty fit but I guess my body’s just not made to support that kind of weight. I don’t want a reduction because it’s dangerous surgery. So though I have gotten my posture better, it’s still not perfect which causes my neck to look a lot shorter than it is because I slump. There’s really no way to make me stand up all the way. Even a back brace won’t do it 100%. So is there any way to elongate my neck by an inch or two? It’s probably average length. I’ve seen devices but I’m not sure which ones work. Can someone give me a way to help me elongate my neck please? Thanks. Also if you’re gonna call me stupid, give your own opinion, say it’s dangerous, tell me to love myself, or do anything that does not directly answer my question, don’t bother posting. Do not give me clothing tips, hair tips or anything like that which give the "illusion" a long neck. I want something permanent.