6 years of pain, Help me get over it. (upperback/neck nerve pain)

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Hey guys, my 1st post here.

I really do need some advice about my current situation Hope you guys can help....

For the last 6 years I have been suffering from upper spine/neck pain. Pain originated from stupidly long perioRAB at the computer in a hunched sloutching position. Over time my spine has lost its natural curve and nerves are being pinched by disks in my spine/neck. I first started getting these pains at quite a young age and because the pain runs right up back of my neck it leaRAB to headaches and I honestly believed I had some kind of fatal brain disease and I was so scared I refused to tell anyone about it or get checked out incase it was (stupid I know) and the problem got worse.

Eventually I did go and get myself checked out and I was given some pain killas from doctor, (suposedly the strongest they could perscribe) and they worked sometimes but most of the time did nothing. I was also sent to a physio which gave me a few basic stretches to do, which helped but only gave me some short term relief.... frustrated I decided to go private and went to a chriopracter. After the consultation and xrays etc he pretty much explained to me what the problem was and that the treatment he offered would fix it. So I went along to the sessions 3x a week and had adjustments and have to say it felt amazing... like instant pain relief... However I STUPIDLY went back to some old bad habits of sloutching at PC and pretty much undone all the good that was being done between sessions.... unfortunately my finacial situation got bad and I couldnt carry on with the treatment so never did get to find out if that was the answer. And my current financial situation doesn't allow me to go back there now either (I'm on long term sick) I personally think its shocking that this treatment isnt available on the NHS...

This really has effected my life in such a huge way and I'm angry at myself for not getting it sorted out sooner. Right now though I really am not sure what the answer is. My days are 80% filled with pain to the point where the simplist of tasks like having a conversation become difficult, because the lack of concentraion you have when you mind is filled with pain, especially when all those nerves are all based around your CNS? The only time I feel somehwat ok is if I've slept well; I sometimes get a couple hours where its not so bad.. in the morning or after excercise which im doing daily.... but theres only so much you can do of that in a day. Oh and also for some reason that is beyond me during sex/masturbation the pain is almost non existent.

I recently bought an inversion table, for cheap, thought that might be the anwser hanging upside down and gravity decompressing the discs in my spine so the poor little nerves can breath.... And after the nightmare that was building it (worse instruction manual ever) turns out I can only withstand about 3 mins of inversion before it feels like my feet are about to be dislocated.... It does however give me some mild short term relief. I have been looking around at other products and one that has caught my eye is 'the whale,' Which is a kind of yoga bench that is in the shape of an arch and you lie back on it and its supposed reverse the effects of the forward rounding. I live in the UK and its going to pretty much empty out my bank account after shipping fees and Googling about I couldnt find anything similar.... I really am desperate to get back to living a pain free life and am seriously at the point where I'm considering ordering it.

I'm thinking If i got something like this and used it for several hours a day, I could slowly restore the curve in my spine... maybe one of those braces for when Im not using it so that I dont have the option to sloutch.

Let me know what you think and If you have any other advice about what I can do I'm all ears.
 
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anabolic, i have to ask have you had an mri?chiros can be great but they can also do more harm.my reumy told me i was absolutely not aloud to go to a chiro she actually jumped out of her seat and got right in my face i knew she ment buisness,and thankfully when i did see a chiro she told me herself i was a chiropractic trainwreck,although that sounRAB bad iam so thankful to that woman because had she been one of those reckless types i would not be able to walk,and even though i only walk the floors of my home i am truly thankful for that.please dont waste your money on all that stuff,i know your desperate but you,d probably be better off getting a deep muscle massage by somebody who is certified in people with spine and neck problems,thats what my reumy told me and beleave ive wasted alot of money on so called devices that will help and now i wish i could just get one of those massages.i dont mean to be negative ,but theres really no exercise device that you cant mimic without buying the expensive devices,i learned the hard way,a few months back there was a girl on these boarRAB who was talking about some miracle back device and i bought it ,its sitting in my living room,it did not help me infect it made my spine hurt worse.walking is the best exercise and if you can do it in a pool even better.

i know it feels like desperate situation ,i feel the same way i now just take one day at a time.good luck i hope you soon feel better. marywoo
 
Hi anabolic, welcome to the boarRAB,

You sound like you need to go back to a sympathetic dr who will listen. Dont take any crap from them and ask to be refered to a neurosurgeon who specialises in backs. It ahs took me a lon time to get were I am actually going to see one in Hull. I too live in the UK and taking all the medication costs a fortune but at least we do have an NHS be it very layed bak.lol
You really need an up to date MRI like marywoo said to see what discs are being affected. I to personely wouldn't purchase any more equipment etc you can do most stretches and gentle swimming and walking yourself. I do wish you well and hope you get some proper answers and treatment have you been offered accupunture this is available on the NHS i am trying it in July and they said if it helps they will train my hubby to give me top up accupuncture when I need it.

Take care

Tracy:)
 
Hey girls thanks for the replys.

Thought id update you on my situation, decided to take your advice not splash out on that product (although i stil believe it would help) went back to doctors instead... She seems to think the pain is just muscular because its real tense in areas Im hurting and Id agree but I think there is more to it than that so got her to book me in for an x-ray which I sill go for 2 weeks from now. Untill then I have varies stretchs I need to do daily 4x a day. Im convinced there is some nerves being effected though, I guess we shall see.....
 
Muscle tension can cause nerve pain, by putting pressure on the nerves. Then the nerve pain causes more tension! There are various medications that can help break this cycle, including muscle relaxants and drugs like amitriptyline, have you tried any?
 
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