Thread: back pain

anyone ever had a bad back? im only 21 so its quite annoying. the paint started yesturday and limited me to pretty much a vegetable. whent to the chyropracters today and iv trapped a nerve. have to go back twice a week for 3 weeks now and its not cheap.

luckely i can still model :)

all the best,

Richard

I was seeing a physiotherapist for back pain for quite sometime, touch wood (no pun intended) I've been ok since, put your feet up and watch some day time TV that will encourage you to get better quicker :)

check your matress-it will make your life a lot easier. Also, don't stretch it as it might just be a tension knot. I'm not kidding when I say top get a message. At your age its probably just tension or a really bad matress. remember-I'm not a doctor but do play one on TV.....................

no its not a knot, its a trapped nerve which every time it gets caught causes a muscle spasm. very paintfull!

john as for relaxing, the chyropractor actually said walking will be good for it. strange lol. so for the next month i will be walking to work instead of driving.

Jeff, are you an actor then? what tv series do you play a doctor in?

Richard

Ouch! A trapped nerve? Ok, take a few pints then No, its a saying in the states-a really bad joke that goes back to the 1970's really bad soap operas!

im 21 now. that puts a dim prospect on things :S what is a tens machine?

Howdy RJ, guys,

Well I am currently off work for 2 buldging and 1 herniated disks as well as bone spurs, degenerative bone desease and pinched nerves in my neck and seeing a brain and spine neuosurgeon for the problem. This affects not only my neck but my mid to upper back. The dr has told me that I was a prime canidate for surgery but like I told him, "I may just be old fashioned, but I have this "thing" about paying someone to slit my throat".
I am currently going to the Dr's office 2 times a week for physical therapy and just recieved a bill yesterday for $7,846 which included 3 epidural spinal injections @ $1,800 each.
And after all is said and done, i know I will end up having the surgery despite my best efforts to steer clear of it.
A bad back/neck can make your life miserable by causing numbness, muscle spasms and "charlie-horses", hyper-sensitivity of extremities, headaches and even a terrible disposition lol....I know, I have/had all of the above in the last 8 weeks.
I have nothing against chiropractors, but you must be caredul when dealing with the spine, there are somethings that you cant just "massage" out.
Something that I have found that give abit of relief is 1600 mg. of ibuprofen .

Now I am not a doctor either, but i did stay in a holiday inn express once (thats a line from an american commercial supposedly explaining that if you stay in their hotels, you are really smart).

Have a good day and hope ya get to feeling better,

Greg


ps: ask your doctor about a "tens" unit, it has four electrodes that you place on the affected area and they deliver a small electrical current through the muscles and relieve the pain somewhat.

Too funny, Greg. Actually since were on the subject I too have a chronic back injury. I used to clean homes for a living and I once was in a rush to get home and simply bent sideways to pick up a lamp. That was the injury. I now have to watch my posture-eat right to keep any weight off as this really causes pressure and perform regular ab specific routines to build up the areas soft spots. I too know the enormous differences between Chiropractors and actual doctors. Please see if you can swing a visit to a trained specialist-possible a orthopedic and get several proper evaluations and MRI Again, with your age there is LOTS that can be done to combat this problem as the body is still more resilient.