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Lower back pain, please help

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chloem96
chloem96

I've suffered from back pain for roughly 5 years now.  It started off just being that I couldn't stand up for too long but now it's on a day to day basis. I work in an office so I'm sat at my desk for 7 hours a day. It's an achey stabbing pain all around my lower back, I thought it was to do with my posture but my work have done as much as they can to support it. Chair,  desk setup, special keyboards etc to also help pain in my arms and neck. I see a physiotherapist for my arms and she's come to the conclusion it's my nerves that cause pain in my neck and arm. She also said I need to be referred by docs for my back pain to have sessions with physio for back.  Went doctors and she felt my back,  all seems fine, been given cocodamol and more back exercises.  Nothing seems to be working and it's such a pain being in pain every signal day,  sitting at my desk most of the day being so uncomfortable that I want to cry.  And the not so reassuring thing is that I'm only 18 and really don't want to have to put up with this! Please help. 

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  • valerie94214
    valerie94214 chloem96

    Posted

    Oh Chloem96. I feel so sorry for you. I suffer too but am much older. You should go back to your doctor to ask to see a neurologist or a back specialist. I get so fed up with these doctors who cannot be bothered to find the cause, they just prescribe more pain relief pills and at your age, you don't want to become addicted.  In the meantime, have you tried an osteopath? I have found mine to be invaluable. Good luck.
    • chloem96
      chloem96 valerie94214

      Posted

      No I haven't tried an osteopath. How long do you reason I should leave it before going back to docs? As only went last Friday when I was prescribed co-codamol and back exercises to do. My back hasn't been the source of pain over these years,  but it has recently. I don't know if it's connected with my arm problem. For that I've had loads of test such as bloodtests,  xrays and even an MRI. But all came back fine. But with my back I've only had co-codamol. And as I said I thought it could've been posture due to sitting down for a long period of time,  but I've got equipment at work to prolong that. 
    • valerie94214
      valerie94214 chloem96

      Posted

      Well, there is no doubt the sitting a lot will not help of course, but I too had a job like that and still sit at a computer, but that is not the sole cause I think. Certainly stretching exercise can help. I go to a Pilates group once a week and I am convinced that helps. It was recommended to me by my osteopath. You didn't say what your arm problem was, but whenever we have any problem, our body over compensates sometimes and that gives you problems elsewhere, so perhaps it is connected.  I would highly recommend a good osteopath. Tell them everything and they will treat you accordingly. The doctor may be able to recommend one.
    • chloem96
      chloem96 valerie94214

      Posted

      Yeah  and well  I get shooting pains up my arms,  which are achey as well, it's mainly my right arm(I'm right handed) and also pain my the hand and wrist. Doctors first thought it's was rsi, carpel tunnel syndrome, that I could've been born with a spare rib, thyroid gland, and other stuff.  Physio was my last resort really, and it's kinda helping, but the pains dependant on was process I do at work tbh. But again it may or may not be connected. I may just wait till next week to go back to docs to see, and I'll mention an osteopath.  Thank you very much valerie94214. Like I said I don't particularly want to be in pain every single day and not comfortable, it can effort my work where I'm forever fidgeting and unable to hit my hourly target 
    • valerie94214
      valerie94214 chloem96

      Posted

      Hope all goes well at the doctors then. It may be worth mentioning trapped sciatic nerve?  Whatever it is at your age, you should not be suffering like this and be ignored. Good luck. 
  • TomUK
    TomUK chloem96

    Posted

    Hi Chloe,

    I had severe back pain for years and it was horrible. Mine started when I was 18 too!

    I got rid of the pain through doing 3 things:

    1) Moving a bit more than normal - getting up every half hour or so and stretching

    2) Doing some kind of physical activity like swimming

    3) The biggest thing which helped was a method called Egoscue. See if you have a local practitioner nearby.

    Good luck and don't give up!

    T

  • max21068
    max21068 chloem96

    Posted

    Hi. I'm not sure if its relative to you, but I posted a discussion recently about my back pain and have been looking through other postings. `What's really interesting is that their seem to be quite a few postings that say, as you have, that the pain has been going on for six or seven years. In my case I diagnosed Mycotic (fungal) arthiritis which is caused by a fungal infection in the joints and bones.  I have wandered how I got the infection in the first place and with the prevalance of cases with a similar time line, then maybe the infection was originally caused by something like a batch of infected holiday vaccination serum or tetnus or similar.  I'm very curious about the hows and whys. maybe you could help.

    Have a look at my postings. it may be helpfull or may not. 

    Hope things get better for you.

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