Chronic Pain & Spinning Feeling!

Hiya I understand were your coming from I've been in pain with my head and neck since last july had ct scan mri scans one showed a bulging disc had nerve conduction tests seen various consultants stroke doctors and now they are looking at my heart trying to say my stroke symptoms are fake how can they be I lost my speech last July and they put that down to migraine

I have problems with my balance giddy turns and blurring in my vision I just want a diagnosis been told I could have ms and so on

Hi, it sounds like you have gone thru a battery of testing. Anything diagnosed at this point is likely to be diagnosed by exclusion (meaning if it is not this or this it must be this) I encourage you to entertain the thoughts that come to my mind when I read what you have written. What else do you have to lose? I am an RN, and what you describe sounds likely to be a musculoskeletal problem. When you speak of balance issues and pain that is unexplained thru imaging, I think muscle imbalance aka upper and lower cross syndrome. Traditional Docs have never heard of it. I believe this will inflict an epidemic of pain on the younger population due to computer usage and too much sitting. This would require the help of a physical therapist but not just any physical therapist.  You need someone who is familiar with muscle Imbalance and mobilization techniques. I do not like chiropractors who do not incorporate strengthening in the plan of care because making someone hyper mobile without muscle tone to hold their adjustments is likely to cause returning pain if not more.. Another Dr who would be familiar with this is a PMR Dr , but they can be hard to find. Someone familiar with fascia release is also helpful. Also, once pain has been going on for quite some time, patients have difficulty with central sensitization. This is basically an overactive central nervous system. The body is interpreting things that used to be non-threatening as threatening. Depression makes it worse.There is a way to shut this off but she will need help. Also, changing ones diet to antiinflammatory diet could help greatly with pain. There is likely widespread inflammation going on in the body. Inflammation starts in the gut. If she drinks alcohol, sodas or smokes...it will keep inflammation going. I have had this problem, and it took a long time to figure out what was wrong. Nausea, dizzy, unsteady on my feet, Pain in my neck causing anxiety and much more. I literally thought I was going crazy But....I will tell you it can cause widespread body symptoms that are bizarre and can be incapacitating. It is nasty and restoring balance takes time. 

Hi, it sounds like you have gone thru a battery of testing. Anything diagnosed at this point is likely to be diagnosed by exclusion (meaning if it is not this or this it must be this) I encourage you to entertain the thoughts that come to my mind when I read what you have written. What else do you have to lose? I am an RN, and what you describe sounds likely to be a musculoskeletal problem. When you speak of balance issues and pain that is unexplained thru imaging, I think muscle imbalance aka upper and lower cross syndrome. Traditional Docs have never heard of it. I believe this will inflict an epidemic of pain on the younger population due to computer usage and too much sitting. This would require the help of a physical therapist but not just any physical therapist.  You need someone who is familiar with muscle Imbalance and mobilization techniques. I do not like chiropractors who do not incorporate strengthening in the plan of care because making someone hyper mobile without muscle tone to hold their adjustments is likely to cause returning pain if not more.. Another Dr who would be familiar with this is a PMR Dr , but they can be hard to find. Someone familiar with fascia release is also helpful. Also, once pain has been going on for quite some time, patients have difficulty with central sensitization. This is basically an overactive central nervous system. The body is interpreting things that used to be non-threatening as threatening. Depression makes it worse.There is a way to shut this off but she will need help. Also, changing ones diet to antiinflammatory diet could help greatly with pain. There is likely widespread inflammation going on in the body. Inflammation starts in the gut. If she drinks alcohol, sodas or smokes...it will keep inflammation going. I have had this problem, and it took a long time to figure out what was wrong. Nausea, dizzy, unsteady on my feet, Pain in my neck causing anxiety and much more. I literally thought I was going crazy But....I will tell you it can cause widespread body symptoms that are bizarre and can be incapacitating. It is nasty and restoring balance takes time.