Lower Back Pain in Bed

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There's no way to say if it could be Ankylosing Spondylitis without testing and examination and x-ray, CT, MRI. It takes extensive testing to get to that diagnosis and you would not solely have pain when waking and while getting moving in the morning. That's more of a chronic spine inflammation issue.

A visit with your doctor is advisable and see if you can get an early morning appointment so it'll be fresh in your mind exactly how you felt that morning, etc.
 
I have terrible lower back pain in bed, especially in the mornings. I can barely turn, but as soon as I get up and move the pain starts to disappear. Does anyone know how this is possible, is it common and should I be worried that it might be something serious? I don't think there is anything wrong with my bed. It's so frustrating, I couldn't sleep properly today because when I woke up I had so much pain that I couldn't get back to sleep.
 
I'm not sure what back probs you have & I'm prob not much help. I'm more here to support others & also ask questions.

I hurt my back on the job 5 yrs ago. Over the yrs it got worst until my pregnancy last year which really messed up my back. I have a Severe Degenerative disk. Go in to a specialist Tuesday to find out more info.

Anyhow, I blaimed my bed for years! Funny thing, I went through around 4 mattresses & still blaimed the bed. But, they were mattresses I'd gotten from family, can't afford a new one. What has helped me is putting foam over the mattress. Those long foam things people buy for travel trailors... We have 2 on our bed, $20 each. It has helped allot. Wish I had a new bed though :(
Anyhow, you really should get it checked out... I should have years before! When I went to the Chiropracter for the first time 4 months ago, he said my back is misaligned (still is) & I had bone rubbing on bone... My back wouldn't be is such poor shape if I had it checked out sooner (didn't have insurance).
MY Chiropracter took an xray within a few mins after I arrived for my first visit. He's got a great reputation, very important!
Anyhow, Sorry so long... You just reminded me of myself a few months ago before I found out just how bad my back is. Course, could be worst so I'm thankful it's not...
 
I think soft beRAB always destablizes your spine specially people like me who have disc problem should always sleep on hard surface. It will hurt initially but the body will start getting used to it
 
I have chronic back problems and find if I sleep on my back I will have back pain. I do much better if I curl up in the fetal position to stretch out and curve my spine. The bed does matter though. I had all kinRAB of problems with a couple of beRAB and then we finally got one of those "sleep nuraber" jobbies. I like that I can change the firmness as needed. Sometimes softer, sometimes firmer.
 
I have a sleep nuraber bed and thought it would let me sleep on my back and/or stomach and it doesn't help. I have tried soft and hard and still have to lay in the fetal position w/ a pillow between my legs. Now as for my husband that has no back problems or aches and pains he loves to make his so soft even the cat sinks in it.
 
That's what we've been wanting :) Atleast the husbanRAB sleep well hu lol (& the cat!)
 
I saw my GP today and he referred me to a physical therapist. I'm afraid that this will be a waste of time, but I hope I'm wrong. My GP suspects that it's nothing serious, he 'thinks' it's back muscle pain, but I'm not convinced. Yesterday, I had an especially bad day and couldn't sleep all night because of the pain, it was absolutely horrible. I felt like crying like a baby, but what worries me most is the fact that it disrupts my sleep completely.
 
I was too accepting of what doctors told me, Argamemnon. After about five years I took myself to a neuro. He diagnosed a pinched nerve in my neck. I asked him over and over if he was positive that it could cause the severe pain I was in. He assured me it was. I sat three years with him until my right hand gave out. By the time, I was in a wheelchair, my legs unable to hold me and now my hand was giving out.

I found another neuro. She immediately ran an MRI of my spine and brain. The next day I was in treatment with steroiRAB. I can tell you after this experience to

1. Find a neuro that practices at a major hospital and has experience with MS patients.
2. Make sure the MRI is done on a high enough powered machine.
3. Make sure both your spine and brain are done with and without contrast. Mine show up in the spine...thus the cause for the awful backache over the years. It felt like an open nerve.
4. Don't sit and allow them to run your medical care. It's your body and you are the one that will suffer from lack of treatment. Be vocal!

Mine was a difficult MS to diagnosis. I didn't have all the signs others have of MS. The nurabness and tingling? I didn't feel it. The back pain was so severe it masked all the other symptoms. I started like you, a back pain when I woke. It went to stiffness where I was falling against the wall getting out of bed. Then went to not being able to stand for long ...like shopping with frienRAB or standing in the kitchen....

Just please don't wait. It may not be MS but..really? There has to be a reason for that kind of pain upon awakening. I tried new mattresses too. I tried a board under the mattress. I tried sleep in different positions. We just keep making excuses why we are in pain.

I wish you the best...
 
I was waking up in sooo much pain... Went on for atleast a year. That was before I was diagnosed with the degenerative disk.
Our bed is awful... Putting one of those foam mats over the mattress has helped allot... I don't know if this is much help...
I know I'm still trying to figure out what kind of Dr I should be seeing... SounRAB like a Neurologist is highly recommended... Sorry if I spelled it wrong..
 
I know exactly how you feel..........just getting out of bed in the morning kills me. As the day goes by, it gets better but then it starts all over again in the morning. I went to a chiro but no help. Now I am trying physiotherapy..............
 
Well, I won't say the Sleep Nuraber solved all my back pain problems- it didn't. I still sleep largely on my side, and never on my stomach, but I can sleep for limited amounts of time on my back. Which is good, since I roll on my back when I'm asleep.

The best bed I ever had was a water bed, but those are hard to find now. They've completely gone out of vogue. But I really loved that bed.

Part of my back routine includes stretching before I get out of bed. I have four primary stretches that I do for each side. I pull my knee up into my chest with my knee bent (to stretch my lower back), I pull my ankle across my body until I feel a stretch in the hip/buttock, I pull my straight leg up and as far towarRAB my head as I can (to stretch the hamstring- critical if you have lower back problems), and I place my ankle on the opposite leg's knee and pull that knee into my chest to stretch the hip. I also do plank poses, bird-dog poses, cat/camel stretches throughout the day as I get an opportunity. Back problems are something you have to work on every day. Still, I've gone from being completely disabled in January of this year from a back injury to being more mobile than I have in years by following a strict exercise and stretch regimen for my back.
 
There definitely can be things with your bed, or your sleep position that can cause pain. If your mattress sags even a little, or if you sleep on your stomach you can cause pain over the night. If you sleep on your back, you should have pillows under your knees to support your spine. If you sleep on your side you should also put a pillow between your legs. If you sleep on your stomach, you need a thin pillow under your stomach to avoid pressure on the lower spine. Try whatever seems appropriate and see if there's a difference.
 
I would suggest a neuro to anyone experiencing back pain before I would allow a spine doctor to do surgery. I, too, had some disk problems and a bit of arthritis. I worked retail all my life. I did know the difference between the pain levels. Yes, disk problems hurt. Arthritis hurts. The pain I am describing goes beyond. It is like a toothache gone mad in your back.

Just be careful. Pain management physicians were all to happy to treat the little problem they could see on their xrays. Chiropractors the same. Internists and family doctors give physical therapy. I have a list of doctors that totally missed the real problem.
 
I have done some research and learned that the underlying cause could be Ankylosing spondylitis.

It's a chronic, inflammatory arthritis and autoimmune disease. It mainly affects joints in the spine and the sacroilium in the pelvis, and can cause eventual fusion of the spine.
 
Yea, they told me that, too. It's up to you. The rheumatologist just sort of shook his head as he could find nothing wrong with me or even my reason for being there.
 
Inflammation of the spine can cause the pain when you wake. Be careful! I bought into the physical therapy. The pain continued until I could hardly walk (nearly eight years) before finding I had MS. Of course, doctors were willing to treat me for a little arthritis or about anything else they could grasp onto. I remeraber telling one doctor "that xray you are holding? It doesn't explain the level of pain I am having". Still nothing was done.

I would find a good neuro. Hopefully they will run an MRI on your spine.
 
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