Chronic Back pain

[dizzysue39]

hi honeybee thank you so much for your virtual hug made me smile which is a rare thing now a days lol but i must admit i have tried a ostepath many years ago and after that visit i lost a weekend as i had to be put on valium so that actually put me off lol.

its just really nice just to talk to someone who know and and is going through the same sort of thing as myself as well understands. is your condition hereditory (sorry about spelling) i hope its not, i no my back condition is not but i make sure my girls do take extra care of theur backs and i also make sure that they have orthapedic mattresses on their beds lol they must think im a right nag lol and believe me i feel at times lol.have you got any children if you don't mind me being noisy lol@??

where about to you live i live in kent.

[honeybee13]

Hi. I don't think it's hereditary, no, although my sister has quite bad lower back pain. I have no children to pass it on to, if that's what you're asking.

 

You have to pick you osteopath carefully, I know. The first one I saw was a tiny lady who liked hearing vertebrae crunch. She laid me out for 2 days! This French guy was very different, luckily. A friend had told me he was very gentle, which is the only reason I tried osteopathy again.

 

I'll PM you about where I am.

 

HB x

[the main man]

I sympathise with anyone who has and is suffering with back pain, I frequently had bouts of severe pain until I was introduced to the McKenzie Method by a Physio I knew, and am now more in control of my back problem.

 

I would highly recommend researching this self help method as opposed to waiting for treatment or spending lots of money on osteopaths and alike!!

[daiv]

I have also had herniated disc problem for about 3 years. Probably less pain than you described, but it is quite frustrating anyway. Unfortunately, most GP don't take it seriously, or it looks like that. Painkillers don't work for me either. I would advise to find a good osteopath, or try pain management exercises. It works for me.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone,

My OH has suffered from Sciatica for around 2 years unfortunately over the last 2 weeks the pain has become agonising for him. His GP referred him to physiotherapy who was treating him for a possible herniated disc in his lower back. My OH is not a 'moaner' but for the last 3 days he has been screaming in pain so much so i took him to the local A&E - he was given Morphine for the pain with no effect whatsoever. The doctor told us that they could do no more for him and that he should see his GP for a referral to a specialist - he also said that for a a more accurate diagnosis he really needed an MRI scan- he actually said that to get one my OH would be better off going private!

Well after some badgering from me they admitted him to a ward for pain management. They ( in my opinion) are not taking his pain level seriously and there is no talk of having an MRI scan. Clearly i am not critisising the NHS - i am a nurse myself- but what i am wondering is what i have to do to get him taken seriously and for him to recieve the correct treatment.

 

My question is what is the correct treatment for sciatica and a herniated disc and is surgery is not the option what pain relief will take his pain away?

 

Sorry to go on but my OH is really at his wits end - and to add to his woes he has been made redundant!

 

If anybody has any advice i would appreciate it.

 

Thanks

Sandbag.

[Peter137]

Hi

 

I would like to share with you my experience with back pain and how I resolved my problems.

 

I experienced very severe pain at many areas of my body to the extent that I was warned that I faced living the remainder of my life from a wheelchair. I finally found that my problems were it was caused by tight soft tissues connecting the vertebrae in the spine. What was required was to exercise this tissue but that was impossible because of the severe pain exercise induced.

 

I found that by using a machine (costing £200-300), I found that could exercising this soft tissue was a very pleasant experience and it resolved my pain. My experience was that using the machine once per day had no noticeable effect. However, if the machine was used for a minimum of 5 times a day, then it eventually removed the pain. Once the pain issue had been resolved, any re-occurrence was easily controlled by the machine.

 

I have been astounded that many of my Friends have got relief from their pain using this machine which suggests that this mechanism for back pain is more common than is being recognized by the Health Professionals. My experience is that the time to get relief varies from person to person varying 2-10 weeks of treatment.

 

In my case, the tightness in my spine was caused by tight abdominal tissue and addressing that tightness is a major problem because of the strength of this soft tissue. In the case of most of my friends, using the machine was all that they required to resolve their problem.

Edited June 24, 2014 by Andyorch
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[dawnporter]

Have you tried acupuncture?..treatments can be as low as 35pds a session and you can also get it under the NHS...