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leanne1976
leanne1976

hi

yesterday I was cleaning my fish tank, I lifted it to empty the water and all of a sudden I had a pain in my back that took my breathe away. Then I couldn't move, if I try and move its like I have a cramp in my back. My neck and arms are also now aching, but my back is really painful. I am taking anti inflammatorys and applied ice then heat but its so very painful.

anybody have any idea what I have done?

muscle strain?

i do suffer with sciatica but this is not sciatica, the pain this time in in the middle of my back

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  • marshall71
    marshall71 leanne1976

    Posted

    Get yourself to a Gp ASAP or go to a walk in clinic to get checked out You say you suffer from sciatica could be muscular strain or the discs 

    Mine started in my ribs that was last August I'm Going for a MRI scan as my disc are the trouble been on cocktail of painkillers and I'm on amitriptyline for sleeping both my legs are dead and I have lower back pain had physio last year plus hydro which only made things worse 

    Don't leave it 

  • Kimb63
    Kimb63 leanne1976

    Posted

    Hi leanne1976,

    Check-up with your GP is the first move. I suspect that it's muscular & the paralysis like symptoms are due to muscle spasms. A little scary when it happens but not uncommon. If you suffer from Sciatica, you obviously have a little bit of weakness in your back & lifting, twisting, etc. are not good combinations. If it's muscular, a great, but very short term, drug is Diazepam which will help relax the muscles. Good luck & hope you feel much better very soon.

    • frank24438
      frank24438 Kimb63

      Posted

      Diazepam, once known as Valium is known to be very addictive.  Please stay away from this even for short term. stick to anti inflammatory tabs'

      all the best.

    • joy47826
      joy47826 frank24438

      Posted

      I believe valium is of the benzo family, and known to connect with onset of alzheimers.....take with caution.   
  • leanne1976
    leanne1976

    Posted

    Thank you both.. I have booked in with a chiropractor tomorrow but not sure if I should just be going to the doctors instead. I have had sciatica a few times and gone to my GP she did send me for a MRI but I had a panic attack when I was about to go in the tunnel so a little scared about going again. 
    • Kimb63
      Kimb63 leanne1976

      Posted

      If you aren't able to stand an MRI due to claustrophobia, you could be referred for a CT scan instead? Not quite as effective on skeletal imaging but is an alternative. If you have a good Chiropractor, that you have found helpful before, then all well and good. Otherwise, see your GP first and ask for a referral to one who's associated with your surgery. If your Sciatica is not constant, you're lucky 😊 but follow a regular back maintenance routine with exercises which gently stretch & strengthen the spine - there's easy access to them online. Good luck and hope you feel better very soon!
  • joy47826
    joy47826 leanne1976

    Posted

    Sounds like a strain and would let it rest with what you are doing....if I ran to a doc with every back issue, I'd be living there......I've dealt with a back mess which started at 18 and I'm now 76......

    Watch what you lift, be aware.     joy 76 US 

    • frank24438
      frank24438 joy47826

      Posted

      Likewise, but a year younger.  Also a pinched nerve could be the culprit, requiring different treatment?

      All the best for now.

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