Info requested for treatments of bad back pain

Forums › Health and fitness › Info requested for treatments of bad back pain

1 | 2

FineWine

3113 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 2442

Trusted

Nurse (R)

Lifetime subscriber

#2413458 6-Feb-2020 10:13

There is some good advice already been given. My 2 cents worth as a retired nurse.

1 - Imaging, Imaging, Imaging. CT for the hard bony structures and MRI for the soft nerves, blood vessels & cartilage structures.

2 - Musculoskeletal specialist

Stay away from chiropractors most are charlatans. Some say they can even cure colic & reflux, ear infections and feeding difficulties in babies - what a load of Horse manure.

Whilst the difficult we can do immediately, the impossible takes a bit longer. However, miracles you will have to wait for.

gehenna

8667 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 3883

Moderator

Trusted

Lifetime subscriber

#2413467 6-Feb-2020 10:26

networkn:

You need to ask your GP for a specialist referral. If it's long term and there is consistent pain over a period of time, then I'd skip a physio and head for a more advanced diagnostician.

Physiotherapists are advanced, and they can also refer to specialists

I'd also trust a good musculoskeletal physiotherapist to make an accurate diagnosis and appropriate to the right specialist for the situation, more so than I would trust a GP referral (having had 20 years experience with this particular topic and the system around it. Even 20 years in IT I don't feel as qualified as I do on this topic lol). Just because you're seeing an orthopaedic specialist doesn't mean you're seeing someone with good experience with your particular issue.

Rikkitic

Awrrr
19065 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 16305

Lifetime subscriber

#2413629 6-Feb-2020 11:46

My back pain used to come and go. Sometimes it would be excruciating, sometimes barely noticeable. Then I fell off a ladder and did some real damage. An X-ray revealed a small fracture. I saw the doctor and a physio who gave me some exercises. The back is now better when I am moving, but bad when I first wake up. Lying still makes it worse. I am basically waiting for the fracture to heal before trying anything else. It is bearable at the moment.

Plesse igmore amd axxept applogies in adbance fir anu typos

1 | 2