
Back pain often means more than just giving you a pain in the back. It can create difficulties with walking, sitting, bending and lifting and can even lead to depression and breathing difficulties. It can also be the cause of pain in the buttocks, groin and legs, sciatica is a good example.
Over 2.8 million adults in the UK of all ages suffer from long term back pain, enduring months and years of discomfort.
Acute pain arises suddenly and is most often due to muscle strain. Usually the spine is pulled out of line and mobility is severely restricted.
The muscles governing the movement in the painful area may have been in a hypertense state for years and have just had their 'last straw' placed on them. A nerve can be 'pinched' but more usually they become compressed due to swelling and/or muscle compression around the nerve roots. Usually there is an area of primary trauma with a secondary spread of pain, aching and stiffness which radiates outwards, upwards and downwards, thereby compounding the problem.
A case which illustrates a typical history is one of a young man in his late thirties who had been suffering from a persistent pain in his mid-ribcage on the right for many years. He worked at a computer for long hours every day. He had scans and had been to many doctors, massagists, Osteopaths and Chiropractors in search of an answer to his pain.
I found hypertonus in the muscles in the area of pain. His overall structure was slightly asymmetrical. He also suffered from an intermittent pain in his left front ribcage. Both this and the mid-back pain in his perception seemed to be aggravated by his digestive problems.
I gave him treatment to all the afflicted areas including the stomach and the pain disappeared. Some follow up sessions have maintained this marked improvement.
Conclusion: many long term problems can be resolved quite quickly given the right diagnosis and treatment.
Please enquire from Paul describing the details of your condition and he will advise the best course of action for you.