Back Spasms Can't Walk Or Crawl Posted: 10-15-07 16:15pm
What can I do if I have extreme back pain
with spasms that won't allow me to walk,
crawl, roll over, sit, or lift my leg? I
am flat on my back on the floor. Thanks,
Donna
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RichT
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Posted: 10-20-07 21:03pm
Hello Donna,
PLEASE seek professional medical advice
from a neurologist and/or doctor
specializing in back pain.
Donna, may I ask in which country you
live? If the U.S. in which state?
My thoughts and prayers are with you.
RichT
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expatient
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 128 Location: Finland
Or Go to Posted: 10-22-07 05:19am
Or go to specialists who treat people like
you every day:
Naprapathic Manual Therapy or
Evidence-Based Care for Back and Neck
Pain; A Randomized, Controlled Trial, Eva
Skillgate, Eva Vingard, Lars Alfredsson
Clinical Journal of Pain, May 2007,
23:431-439
"Naprapathy works better on back and neck
trouble than recommended and proven
effective advice from doctors, according
to a new study from Swedish medical
university Karolinska Institutet. "
Manual Therapy, Physical Therapy, or
Continued Care by a General Practitioner
for Patients with Neck Pain. A Randomized,
Controlled Trial, Jan Lucas Hoving, PT,
PhD; et. all.
"Conclusion: In daily practice, manual
therapy is a favorable treatment option
for patients with neck pain compared with
physical therapy or continued care by a
general practitioner."
Manual Therapy Best Alternative Treatment
for Neck Pain Relief
Ann Intern Med. 2002;136(10):713-722,
758-759
"After completion of treatment, success
rates were 68.3% for manual therapy, 50.8%
for physical therapy, and 35.9% for
continued care."
Korthals-de Bos IB, Hoving JL, van Tulder
MW, Rutten-van Molken MP, Ader HJ, de Vet
HC, Koes BW, Vondeling H, Bouter LM. Cost
effectiveness of physiotherapy, manual
therapy, and general practitioner care for
neck pain: economic evaluation alongside a
randomised controlled trial. BMJ. 2003 Apr
26; 326(7395):911.
"manual therapy is faster and less
expensive in relieving neck pain than more
traditional types of therapy."
And many others can be found...
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jkent
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Posts: 2
I Know Exactly How You Feel Posted: 10-25-07 09:49am
I can apsolutely sypothise with your
situation. The same thing happens to me.
It is completely cripling. Im am so sorry
your dealing with this pain. The only
thing that helps me is muscle relaxers and
pain medication and laying flat on the
floor with a heating pad. Sometimes, its
takes up to a couple of weeks to be up and
feeling ok. The worst part is needing to
get to the doctors in that state to get
the meds.
Also, if you havent already, you really
need to get an MRI. An orthopedic doctor
may even want to try cortozone shots if
its a problem with your discs.
The best of luck to you in your recovery.
STAY STRONG!
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expatient
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 24 Nov 2005 Posts: 128 Location: Finland
Re: I Know Exactly How You Feel Posted: 10-25-07 15:21pm
jkent
wrote:
An orthopedic doctor may
even want to try cortozone shots if its a
problem with your discs.
Do you mean that don't get a cortizone
shot? It is for inflammation, not for disc
problem. But sometimes orthopedic doctors
offer that because they don't know what
else to do... and there are options!
