recurring trapped nerve in my back my Dr says there is nothing she can do about it?

Question

she gives me a course of Ibuprofen they work for a couple of month but the pain comes back, this has been ongoing for years, i asked her if there was some kind of physio that would help me but she said there wasnt....every time she say`s the same thing to me telling me to take the Ibuprofen course and roll my head clockwise and anti clockwise for 10 minutes a day, is this the correct way to treat a trapped nerve in my back as it does not seem to work for me or is there other help i could get ...thanks

Answer 1

Have you tried chiropracty? Or acupuncture? Or kinesiology? I know lots of people who have found a lot of relief from these alternative medicine practices. Personally I rely on chiropractic adjustments a couple of times a year to get everything moving again... I suffer from chronic and acute back pain and have done since I was 15. These alternative methods are the only thing that have worked.

Answer 2

You will have this condition for the rest of your life, back issues seem chronic as far as I know. I have had two neck surgeries fusing three levels together(you have seven)I also have lumbar deterioration(low back problems)and have suffered with it for 17yrs now. When my journey began, I used Ibuprofen,then it went to Celebrex,Vioxx, Vicodin, Tramadol, Ultram, it just went on and on, try this, try that. I currently take Methadone, it has opened up my world,I can walk without severe pain now, how long the Methadone will last,I don't know. It's been 2yrs now. The rolling the head clockwise, you don't roll it.....it's more of an isometric excercise designed to help strenghten the neck and supporting muscles. Your head is heavy at 12-15lbs,alot of weight for a small neck to hold up.It does help to some degree, the key is to keep moving, don't let those joints get stiff,cuz when that happens,it is very painful to get the elasticity back. You can certainly do a course of physcial therapy,likely a strenuous therapy, it will help for sure,but again it is not going to fix you. You need to accept the fact that you now are the owner of a bad back,you will suffer with it in various degrees for the rest of your life, you will get frustrated, angry, emotional. For me, I can't work at this point, and have been on Medicare Disability since 02, but I still fight it every day.........I go for walks daily, doesn't have to be fast,but do get the heart rate up. You just keep on going and enjoy your life as it is, it is still a beautiful place.

Answer 3

We all have something to manage and/or counteract with our bodies to keep weight, circulation, the muscular-skeltal system, organs, nerves, etc. optimum--or at least functioning.

The exercise you mention is one of several that I do during 1 hour workouts three times a week--plus I do cardio and strength training two or three times a week. My body just doesn't stay where it was 10 years ago--it needs daily challenges.

I've seen what can happen if we adopt the Eliza Doolittle dream:

"All I want is a room somewhere, far away from the cold night air, with one enormous chair, oh wouldn't it be loverly. Lots coal making lots of heat, lots of chocolates for me to eat, warm face, warm hands, warm feet, oh wouldn't it be loverly. Oh so loverly sittin' absolutely bloomin' still. I would never budge til spring crept over the windowsill..."

Nice as it sounds, she was thinking this as she was shivering in the cold and selling flowers. If sittin' still was ALL we did, we'd soon be in a hospital bed or nursing home with all ilk of atrophy in muscles, organs, nerves, coordination.

After an hour on a brisk walk, we might take a few minutes to relish Eliza's dream. However, if you STAY in that chair, I guarantee you will be too stiff to ever get out of it.

Below are a few simple and gentle things you can do to stimulate circulation and flexibility. There's no replacement for daily exercise to keep hands, face, and feet warm!