So here’s my story, if you can, please recommend either a specific brace or a type that I should look into
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I have pretty bad(7-8/10) lower back pain, and mild(5-6/10) pain in the rest of my back(mostly just spine, although it’s more to the right side in my lower back)….and I saw an urgent care doctor since it was still open when I got off work and no regular doctors seem to have openings anyways.
They prescribed me ultram(which I couldn’t take due to drug interactions), then changed it to vicodin(5/500) and ibuprofen(800mg), that wasn’t enough so they moved me up to Norco(10/325), when I said that wasn’t enough they moved me down to tylenol #3…
they said that’s the highest they can prescribe, and like I said no other doctors have openings for at least a month
went to a physical therapist and did their exercises for a while with no improvement, so I stopped.
then I went to a chiropractor and he took x-rays and said I have mild scoliosis, my head is pushed forward too much and my shoulders are pushed back, I have subluxation throughout my back in various places, the bottom curve of my back is too extreme, while the curve in my neck is non existent.
please help me, I need any ideas of how to make the pain stop
I can’t afford the ER for a prescription, and I’m hoping a brace will not only fix my posture, but relieve me of the pain
i have had this pain for about 2 years now, around my shoulder blade and neck. I went to the chiropractor for about 6 sessions a few months ago and did not do me any good at all. I recently tried massage treatments but pain is still there. =( I want make sure I go to the right type of doctor and the right kind of treatment so I dont end up throwing away good money such as the chiropractor I went to. Please help!!! Thanks!
I’m 15 years old and I have had chronic pain in my back, neck, shoulder blade and spine for about a year and a half. Two years ago, I had a stress fracture in my low back and I had to wear a brace and stuff, but the doctor said it healed.
During the time my back was healing, my neck and upper back began having pain. I’ve never been in a car accident, had whiplash, anything. The pain just came on. I had an MRI for my neck about a year ago, but maybe something’s changed. The doctors don’t know what’s wrong.
I go to a chiropractor and have been going for a couple of months, but it is not helping AT ALL.
Also, my back has been hurting even more than usual for the last 2 weeks, and when I woke up today, my neck and back have this sharp pain that I’ve never had before.
My mom scheduled an appt for another doctor, but it’s not until the end of this month, and I don’t think I can start school feeling horrible.
It seems like I’m too young to be having this pain. It is literally wearing me out. I have no energy and I don’t want to leave the house or do anything because of my pain.
I was bringing my newborn to the chiropractor for acid reflux. I read it was a safe treatment for that, and I had already done all the traditional treatments with no result. He has not improved, but I was ok with that. I just figured I try.
I mentioned I had been having shoulder pain so I asked if she could check it out. She did an adjustment. I have my next appointment today and I am thinking I should cancel. My shoulder feels worse and now I have a weird neck pain with turning. The pain travels up the back of my head and gives me a headache. Now after doing some research I read neck adjustment can give you a stroke! I know I am not having one but I have been really lightheaded for days. I am afraid to go back. She is the nicest doctor I have ever met so I don’t know how to handle this. Should I go and explain my concerns of just call and cancel. Please help!
just to be clear what she did with my son was not at all like what she did with me. She didn’t twist anything on him it almost looked more like a massage.
i’m 17 and have a bad back, well not bad…it’s just not good. every few months i get my back popped back in at the chiropractor. well not every few months, i havent went for a while because it hurts so bad when he does it. he said my spine gets kind of straightened so that my lungs cant fully expand so it makes it harder for me to breathe. he says it has to do with growing and posture, but i cant physically make myself sit up straight so should i get some kind of brace after i get it adjusted again?
So i’ve heard some stories how Chiropractors only make you worse. But i figured i’d get the most out of me question on the wonderful www.
I slouch, my back muscles arent exactly super strong and neither is my core to support me for long periods of time. Although some physical therapy wouldnt hurt, i feel like my spine is well kinda bent out of shape. Should i go to a chiropractor and have him align me before i endevour on a long term physical therapy rehabilitation journey to fix my posture, or just avoid the chiropractor. I just dont wanna end up in some neck brace he might make me wear to push my head back LOL cause it kinda leans forward as well HAHA. Anybody had any good or bad experiences with chiro’s? Thanks!
I was realigned once as a kid, and i definately remember the pain involved. But it’s pain im willing to take in order to start the process.
I wish i had the room for a teeter hangup.
I’ve been going to the gym regularly for about 6 months now, but it’s difficult to do the excercises properly when your back refuses to help you out by being straight lol.
so my upper and lower back has been hurting latley and i have to wait a few weeks before i can get into a chiropractor.. anyway i was wondering how back braces work
like the ones you can buy at walmart.
http://www.salsaloco.com/tips/supportband.jpg
–i know the first one is for posture, but that might help given i think that might be my problem
just wonderinghow they work.
thnxmuch
any comments, opinions would be great !
xoxo
i know this is in the wrong category
oh well.
chill out
its not the end of the world.
i’m 14 years old, and i have scoliosis (15degrees). it was only recognised this year, but my back has been hurting since i was about 7… doctors think that i was born with it, and that it was passed down from my mother.
anyways, ive been to a chiropractor and orthopaedic here in australia and they both said that i do not need a brace… although i cant help wondering that it will improve my posture/spine.. yet they still wont advise me to get one. the orthopaedic said that our next appointment will be in february to see how much it has developed, and since i’m a slow grower, he thinks it wont develope much..
im just wondering, is this all correct?
or should i get another opinion..?
ps – ive heard you can find out your maximum height..? just wondering what that’s called?
I have carpel tunnel in both wrist. I also have a problem with my upper back. I wear braces for my wrist and I go to chiropractor for my back, but that is expensive (my insurance does not cover it) I started getting pains that go from the back of my neck down to my shoulders. my doctor said it was from my carpel tunnel (I dont know how that makes sense) but she prescribed me a muscle relaxer to help with the neck pain. It helps alittle but not enough. I want to try a pain reliever but I am scared to ask my doctor for it. Do you think the pain IS caused by my carpel tunnel and how do you think I should suggest it to my doctor? Is there anything I can do in the mean time to help relieve the pain?
I was told that I possibly have a pinched nerve in my neck. Carpal tunnel syndrome was ruled out which I thought I had. Is surgery the only treatment for this? What about chiropractor?