i get lots of back pain what can i do?

Question

I get lots of pain in my back and im just 19yrs old. For awhile I have had back pain since I was about 14, I went to the doctor and got it looked out and they said nothing was wrong. But i get some really bad back pain on my top spine and upper back.I ask my bf to rub my back a lot and I ask my sister to crack my back.I so badly need help b/c im in good health and eat and sleep right

Answer 1

see a chiropractor and do not let anyone else crack your back. this is not good. do you do alot of bending and lifting.have you ever had a back xray to see if you have scoliosis or arthritis. not just old people get arthritis. i use a product that is old as the hills called absorbine jr. unlike bengay which can burn you if you put clothes on top of it,absorbine jr helps the muscles relax. you may be having muscle spasms. hard to say.best bet is to see a reputable chiropractor or physician like an orthopedic dr.

Answer 2

Get to a good Chiropractor for an adjustment. It will help the alignment of your spine. You will feel enormously better. It may take a couple to get feeling well again. Once muscles have been out of alignment for a long time it takes a little while to get them corrected again.

I have gone almost monthly for about 40 years.

This is a temporary therapy. Stand with your back against the wall and feet about 10 inches away from the wall. Bend your elbows and do push aways so you work the muscles in your back. That will help some. Really work the muscles, it helps take the pain out.

You can also hang your arms down and bridge with the back of your head. Working the neck muscles helps too. Put a heating pad on the bed or sofa and lay on it , heat helps. Take some type of a pain reliever.

Good Luck.

Answer 3

When you sit try to be straight, your nose pointed to an imaginary line between your knees. If you stay sitting very long stretch up every hour. Stretch not only your neck but your legs also..sit with your legs stretched and lay down on them for example (touch you knees with you nose) slowly as you breath in and out. Correct posture and exercises can help. Some of the exercises are very simple. I'm 21 and I have lots of back pain too.. muscular contractures (muscles permanently stiff) or back bone abnormalities may be the cause. Consult a doctor and consider some physical therapy (it's a relief).

Answer 4

As a fellow sufferer of back pain, here are some basic things I can recommend to you.

1) Hydrotherapy. Swimming, especially in a heated or warm pool, can do wonders for any part of your body that is hurting or needs healing. The water helps to support your body so you can stretch out your sore back muscles, and the buoyancy makes you weightless, making your movements easier on your body. Swimming is magnificent excersize, gives your whole body a work out, and the heat of the water can really help to loosen tight muscles. Plus, swimming is really fun. (Smiles).

2) Some people think that alternative, holistic medicine can help. I have an enourmous chunk of hematite given to me by a freind. This stone is very good for lower back pain sufferers If placed at the base of the spine and held there for about 15 minutes each session. It is believed to help realgn your back to a more natural position.

3) See a chiropractor. If you go to a good one, it's almost as good to get popped propperly as it is something I won't say on this board! (Wink). I do NOT reccomend someone who is not trained to pop your back in ANY way. It may feel good, but it can further do damage to you. A liscenced chiropractor only has to feel your spine and muscles to know where you are out of alignment, and then their knwoeldge can help you to feel more straight and pain free. They aslo offer something called a tens unit, which is something that attaches to your back and sends an electrical signal to your muscles to make them twitch. This may sound odd but it helps to dull the pain a bit as well.

4) Yoga. Trying some good streaches for the back (be gentle, work into stretches gently, don't go for big stretches right away, and remember the essence of yoga is to breathe, to be in the present moment, and to align your body with your mind and spirit). Stretching I find has been a great help, but it is always best to ask your doctor which stretches are right for you. I also reccomend reading about yoga.

If your docs won't listen to you, I definatly reccomend a chiropractor. They can Xray you and tell you excersizes to do for your specific kind of pain that sometimes only surgery could cure otherwise.

Answer 5

If your personal physcian did not send you for x-rays or to see a specialist I would suggest that you change doctors.

In my state a visit to the hospital would result in x-rays, MRI scans etc. you need to have this checked you may have something like a pinched nerve or something along those lines you may also have a minor case of scoliosis.

Another form of treatment is chinese/asian medicine such as acupunture. Please get this taken of before you have children or get older.

Answer 6

Try for a better fitting bra, a more ergonomically correct chair at work, a better mattress. It could be any of a hundred things, talk to your doc, and maybe get a referal to a chiropractor.

Answer 7

maybe your sleeping position is not right and also your bed matress might cause it. this has been for a long time so its better to see a therapist before it worsens

Answer 8

I have that problem too. (overweight)

Have good posture when standing/sitting/sleeping. As straight or stable as posible.
Sometimes, just pulling you shoulders back help.

Answer 9

get hyped up on morphine!jkjk talk to a chiropractor

Answer 10

go to a dr they may need to look into this