Tried almost everything for lower back pain with no relief - help!?

Can%26#039;t seem to find solution to lower back pain.





Diagnoses: (1) mild stenosis, spondyleosis - L4 level, minimal annular bulging - MRI shows mild problem (2) neurologist - not neurlogical (2) back specialist - not significant problem (3) current diagnosis: pelvic misallingment :prescribed excercises, losing weight, stress reduction, wear lift in left shoe as left leg 1/2 inch shorter





Failed remedies: (1) numerous incl. pain-killers (2400 mg ibuprofen/advil, oral steroids, muscle relaxants, viox, prioxicam, (2) conventional physical therapy, including electro-stim, hot and cold packs (3) currently, pelvic misallingment therapy has worsened problem, constant pain regardless of sitting.





Description of pain: originally only when long driving, later sciatica more recently lower back when sitting now sharp in lower back/butt all times.





Q: Suggestions? own experience? Continue leg inserts/current therapy? Acupuncture? Injections? Spinal decompression? Deep tissue massage? Other?

Tried almost everything for lower back pain with no relief - help!?
I understand *exactly* what you are experiencing. The long drives, the sitting down -- both can be excruciating.





What has helped me are the following:





Pelvic tilts morning and night





Stretching of the outer hips by bringing leg across abdomen





ACCUPUNCTURE!!





Deep tissue massage





Hot baths





Getting up and walking





I haven%26#039;t found much relief with painkillers except for ibuprofen (which unfortunately doesn%26#039;t seem to work for you!)
Reply:i have the same problem i took vicodon and flexeril%26#039;s with motrin for three years didn%26#039;t help once i stopped the pain killers it seemed to help a little,strange but true
Reply:See a pain management speicalist. They can work with you on a pharmacological regimen that offers the most relief with the fewest side effects, as well as other modalities like nerve block, TENS unit, etc. to complement the meds. Pain docs will precribe meds that other docs are leery of, and there%26#039;s bound to be something out there that can help. Good luck, no one deserves to be in pain!
Reply:hi,


i sympathize with you as i am tending to the same problem right now myself. have had back pain for years, it got to where i needed help. finally started seeing a chiropractor... it was very hard at first after the first adjustments...the surrounding muscles were very painful for days. my pain was worse. he told me it would be that way so the warning was a good thing to know. he also suggests acupuncture in addition to seeing him, i haven%26#039;t done that yet. i strongly suggest that you get rid of the insert, for your shoe... i too have one leg shorter and was given one.. oh my the pain was excruciating from that. had all the muscles so flared up. and i also suggest no injections, their effect does not last and they have risky side effects. i hope this helped. :)
Reply:go to the dr and get a epidural--it took my pain away for my degerated discs last for quite awhile and when it wears off-get another one--Jill R
Reply:I have degenerative disc disease and am going through the same thing. It seems to be a little help there if you can get to a back specialist and see if he will inject a spinal into the back I believe it is called cortisone and it should give you at least some relief.


Yes there are some that do not get relief but its worth the try. I have been pain free most of the time with this treatment. Need the injection every 6 months, or so.


good luck. !!
Reply:Have you tied accupressure or accupuncture??? I understand it works wonders!!! Good Luck!!
Reply:Chiropractor and massage therapist with the information in the book (bottom)





Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).


Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).


Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.





Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.





The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).





For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.



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