Can bad back/neck posture cause head problems?

[timtim]

Hi-I am having a lot of problems in my head. It feels like a constant pressure/tingling in my brain, from the front all the way to a little behind the ears. It is pretty constant, but worse at times. I also get headaches, feel dizzy, and just feel a little bit out-of-it and mentally off (difficulty concentrating). I went in for a brain MRI, and it turned out normal. I am starting to think that maybe it is caused by my bad posture. I tend to slump my head forward, and I have noticed that my head bothers me worse the longer I have been slouching, or the worse my neck bothers me. I play the drums, and my posture is VERY bad when I play them, and last night I had a band practice, and afterwarRAB, I felt VERY out of it. I felt like I couldn't concentrate, was slurring my speach, and it really felt scary. My neck and back were really hurting from my posture. Is it possible that I have some sort of problem that is affecting my head? Could it be pinching a nerve or something in my brain? Would you suggest that I go see a chiropractor, or any special type of doctor and explain my situation? Thanks in advance for the help.

 

[atwork]

This sounRAB pretty serious! It could be realted to your cervical spine-the upper part that goes to your neck. It could be pinching your nerve, could be a slipped disc,scoliosis, could be lots of things. I would personally avoid the chiropractor and let a fellopship trained spine specialist-Neurologist or Orthopedic-take a look! Please don't wait on this-go the the emergency room if you have to the next time you are out of it and dizzy after sitting for a while.
Keep in touch with us and let us know what is happening! We are here anytime to help or just listen to what is going on,

Blessings,
Michelle :angel:

 

[Megss]

Hi!

I am experiencing something similar. I have lurabar spondylolisthesis (in my lower back). The bone that is supposed to hold my L5 vertebrae in place has a fracture, which is causing the vertebrae to slip forward. I am currently awaiting surgery. Anyway, over the last month or so I have started experiencing bad left sided only headaches. (The majority of my sciatic nerve pain in the lower part of my body is on the left.) I am also having very bad dizziness, to the point that I shouldn't be driving. It comes and goes as well, and is the worst in the evenings. Today my neck has locked up twice. I truly believe that this is all related to my lower back problem. I must be compensating for the pain by using a different posture, or carrying myself differently, which is causing problems in my neck and head. I also notice that I walk completely differently. I drag my heels very badly and nearly trip all of the time. I was actually going to start my own thread about this! I probably still will.
I think you should see a specialist. This sounRAB too serious to be simply posture related. There could be something happening in your spine. I also would skip the chiropractor. If you don't know what the problem is, the chiro could make it worse, like I believe mine did.

 

[feelbad]

did they also happen to do your c spine when they did the brain MRI? if not you really do need to get the spine checked out,this doesn't sound like 'just" a posture issue alone. alot of problems within the head can be stemming from problems within the c spine. its the way the nerves run and also muscle/fascia as well. as stated above tho,i would stay the heck away from any chiro adjustments til you at least have had that MRI which would show whether or not it is even safe to see a chiro. some problems they can really help with,but on that flipside they can create much bigger ones depending upon what is actually wrong in that c spine. not knowing just what IS really wrong is a big problem with chiro adjustments. once you know what is or is not going on in the c spine let that be your guide as far as trying a chiro.they can really help in some cases,but not with everything. this IS your spine afterall,so you do need to be very careful about just what you do with any treatment options right now.
just obtain that MRI with contrast on your c spine at least or even down thru the entire spine(might as well get it all since your going to have to be there)and see what is up in there for now. did they use contrast with that brain MRI? FB

 

[bethsheba]

There may be a couple of things to consider when experiencing back/neck/head pain...and little shows up on the tests.

1. If you are taking any kind of medication for another condition, check the side effects...and look more than one place. A commonly used medication for hypertension was the cause of my "back" problems...the symptoms were severe enough to consider spinal tumors...but when I disco'd the offending medication, the pain disappeared and hasn't returned now in over 4 years. Back pain is listed as a side effect of MANY medications...and just for your info, my doctor denied the medication could be the cause of my problems. I didn't make the connection until I was off meRAB because I was blaming my symptoms on an old back injury.

2. If you live in states along the eastern coast,the upper midwest, or Canada, you might want to consider learning more about lyme disease because it is reaching epidemic nurabers in some of those areas of the country (this despite the nurabers being grossly underreported). Lyme disease is a multisystem disease (it can affect blood, bones, joints, organs, brain, etc) that is difficult to identify and often overlooked.

Bethsheba