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Neck, head and back pain

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Differentclass
Differentclass

13 years ago I was attacked hit on side of head, lots of blood,anyway they glued it at hospital and I started experiening neck and head pain and difficulty sleeping, I had mri and ct scans and everything was normal, I’ve seen chiropractic, osteopaths and had acupuncture and as the years went by suffered anxiety and panic attacks and it’s spread to my back and my GP has always put me on medication sent me for counselling and pain management but now says there is no more they can do and I’m on the best medication so I really don’t know what to do I am 41 and this has ruined the last 13 years of my life I have great difficulty doing day to day tasks, I just don’t know what to do, thank you for listening.

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  • linda55311
    linda55311 Differentclass

    Posted

    Sorry to hear about all your problems. Have you tried going for a massage of neck, shoulders and upper back? I was at the end of my tether with pain that was really wearing me down and making me feel ill. I went for a massage, not really expecting much from it, but it helped so much I go regularly now. ??

    • Differentclass
      Differentclass linda55311

      Posted

      Thank you for your reply Linda, I’ve thought about that I’m just so anxious with the pain not sure if I could go through with it, although my girlfriend used to do it, it certainly couldn’t hurt, thank you for your kind words.
  • mike09523
    mike09523 Differentclass

    Posted

    Hi,

    When did you have your last scans, if it was not recently then things may have progressed for the worst.  Also, what meds  are you taking at the moment. Head and neck/back pain can be almost impossible to control and can, in some situations be agrevated by "hands on" treatments.

    Mike.

    • Differentclass
      Differentclass mike09523

      Posted

      Thanks for your reply Mike, last scans were 13 years ago and I was thinking that so I arranged an mri even though my doc didn’t think it was necessary about 3 years ago and my anxiety was so bad I couldn’t go through with it because of the noise the scanner was making. I’m on 250mg Pregabalin, 200mg Topiramate, 100mg Tramadol, I do feel it has got worse just my GP won’t listen so I’ve given up and I’m in a bad flare up at the moment.
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