>>Why does your back hurt?<<
It seems to be a combination of things — 6 months ago I had an MRI (one of the most ghastly things one can encounter) and it showed a pinched disk. At that time it was pain in my RIGHT side and physical therapy for a few weeks eventually reduced it to tolerable levels.
Then, about 3 weeks ago I had new pain in my LEFT side, under the scapula. This was/is more pointed: literally it feels like a knitting needle is being jabbed beneath my scapula/shoulder blade (sometimes it feels like it is coming out the front side). It repeats a few minutes at a time on “good” hours and a every few seconds on “bad” hours.
I have been to Osteopaths/Ortho-surgeons, Chiro, Physical Therapy and Massage Therapy and the help only seems to be while the therapy is underway.
Even now the reason I am online is the pain is keeping me from sleeping and sitting up in my chair (which I got to relieve this condition) is less painful than all other positions.
Pain sucks — and I defy anyone to say otherwise.
The scapula/shoulder pain could be a sign of all sorts of things...did you get a diagnosis?
Having lived through years of terrible back pain (still have twinges) let me say this: GET A CONSULTATION WITH A GOOD NEUROSURGEON!
I live with the kind of back pain you mention. I even had back surgery to ease a bulging disc but, alas, the adhesions from the surgery put the same pressure on my nerve that the original bulging disc did. Awesome, eh?! LOL
I get relief from meds and steroid injections about once a year or so. Might work for you, if you haven't tried it.
‘Pain sucks_______’ Yep.
Consider liquid DMSO.
Sold in health food stores as a solvent.
It is not sold as pain medicine.
You will see other sorts of DMSO products, but get the strong liquid.
VETS used it, maybe still do.
A family member told a fireman about it years ago, and that fireman has others using it when applicable.
He also used it for relief from surgical pain, when painkillers weren’t helping 100 percent.
Just applied it to the surgical area.
Seems one should wet a wad of cotton, and then pour on some DMSO.
The downside is an odor from the mouth - proves the DMSO is penetrating and ‘circulating!’
A few years ago when I went to my polling place to vote, I smelled the distinctive odor, and said quietly to a woman I pinpointed as the ‘culprit,’ that I knew she was using DMSO!
She confessed, saying she had a skiing injury! She looked to be in her early 60’s.
Pretty sure DMSO won’t cure the disc problem, tho. . . !
But it addresses pain, as well as having healing properties.
I urge you to read up on DMSO.
After purchasing some, to get it going!