hospitalized for back spasms

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Has anyone ever been hospitalized for severe lower back spasms besides me? I just spent the last six days in the most amount of pain in my life, and believe me, pain isn't new to me. I did the MRI, CT scan, x-rays, steroid injections, etc. but the only thing that slightly helped was an insane amount of narcotics especially morphine. These all made me very ill however. To complicate matters, I have Crohn's disease and take Remicade which generically lists back pain as possible side effect. My chiropractor tells me spasms can be caused by calcium or potassium deficiencies. Has anyone heard of Remicade being a blocker or causing over-absorption of potassium/calcium? The dr.'s found nothing wrong with my back bt I never want to have that again but I have zero explanation about causes. Anyone?
 
Good news is that they found nothing wrong with your spine...

I also heard that magnesium sulfphate along with calcium can help with muscle spasms... Potassium as well... Not sure the dosage for you since you have some other complications..

Mo
 
Hi,

I have heard the same thing about magnesium, calcium , and potassium. I have had severe muscle spasms where the pain is just undescribable, though i've never gone to the ER for it (plus I know my insurance would have never covered it) However, I do have problems in my back which are causing the spasms. I have tried many things (painkillers, antiinflammaroties, lidocaine injections, heat, muscle relaxants, stretching) and found the only thing that eased it a little was moist heat. But i was so desperate I ended up burning myself. Then there was nothing else my doc suggested, so I started slapping on every kind of patch over the counter. I also bought magnesium, calcium, and potassium and have been taking them every day. For myself, it's not seeming to make any difference but i've heard others say it helped them.
 
I've had back spasms so bad I would lose my voice from screaming so hard in pain. Drugs of most every type did little - except a narcotic such as Tylox or a duragesic patch-started at 25's then 50's now 75's changed every two days.

But the biggest help was myofacil therapy. It is very painful therapy in my case-but it truely saved me. ask around, it should be worth a try.:eek:
 
Yes, I am living proof that calcium/magnesium can dramatically reduce or eliminate muscle spasms and severe cramps.

I was sucking down the water, eating bananas and that made no difference. I spoke with an alchemist who strongly urged me to get a good calcium magnesium supplement. He said chronic pain people that have to take large amounts of medications (quantity/timeframe/dosages, etc), usually are quite deficient in calcium/magnesium.

I am not big on taking meRAB of any type, but my spasms and cramps were so bad post fusion surgery.. I was willing to try anything. I went out that day and got some good quality calcium/magnesium tablets and that very night.. slept more comfortably than I had in some time. It was quite peaceful compared to most nights after surgery to that point.

I still take them.. and I can tell when I don't have enough in my system. And I can't take the full daily recommended dosage as it's too strong for me. I take 1/3 the daily dosage and it does the trick for me.

No spasms since I started taking it. Maybe it will help you too! But make sure you still get your water and potassium in too!

Quinine is also good for cramps. Might want to ask your doctor about it. They have it over the counter, but it's not truly strong enough for this type of spasm pain.. which would require a perscription.

I hope they subside for you real soon. They are so painful. Best wishes to you. Tammy:wave:
 
Cornburner... what is myofacial therapy? What do they do for you? I never heard of it before..

Mo
 
It's really hard to explain, one other person told people that it is a rub down and amounted to just that. Well-----NO. For me they would place the point of the elbow right close to spine on one side. Then he would press down hard. If this was a problem area (which almost all my back is) , it would hurt so bad it would take your breath away. Once the pain subsided, he would then put the weight of his body on that elbow-again the pain was so intense you could not breathe. BUT, it does go away in a period of time (which varies alot as to where a major problem area is)sometimes 30 seconRAB to (minutes?). He would then proceed up and down both side of my spine, moveing just a small amount each time. This has helped me get the muscle mind blowing spasms to release. Now they work the spine alittle each time, but then branhing out to find more problem areas in my back. I still have ZERO relief in this mid thoracic area that I take th 75mcg Fentynal Patch for. It is so deep that the therapy has not been able to reach it. As deep as they dig in, you would think they could! But this has been my lifesaver as my even now the spasms are still there, but they seem to rise and fall in amount of pain. By all means, this for me, has been a very painful way to get help, but I have not missed an apointment 3 days a week for 1 1/2 years of therapy. They do massage sometimes, but it is not a gentle massage as someone else thought. You can feel their fingers moveing deeply around the muscles and boes of my back. Work Comp has quit paying for this a nuraber of months ago-but that is because they are trying to claim that the spasms and pain have nothing to do with my fall at work 3 /12 years ago (12 feet to a cement floor, landing on my tailbone in the sitting position.

If you've got any kind of pain, I believe they can help you. My daughter had an inner ear problem with pressure that they could relief that. Who would think that? How that helps, sorry I tend to get going when it comes to what happened and how comp thries everything they can to leave you hanging out to dry.:dizzy:
 
Sorry to hear about your problems.. On top of that, work comp to deal with as well... I hear alot of bad things about WC and they basically SUCK.

So then, where exactly does one go to get myofacial therapy? Is this something that a physical therapist does or what? Is it a chiropractor?

Glad at least that something is helping you...

Mo
 
Could be anything really,lifting too much,bending the wrong way,or most commonly,slip and fall accidents.
I know this is a very old post,but all I can say is,standard drugs for spasms are Tylenol # 3 for pain{what a joke}{should be Morphine 30mg a day}. Naproxen 500 mg for inflamation,{good drug for this,very good}, and Flexeril for spasms,very contraversial drug,I tried it,works great at first,like 3 days,then it causes worse problems,dont take any longer than 5 days.
 
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