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| LuvtoSew |
Posted - 05/17/2007 : 06:00:53
My husband who works construction , very physical, has back and neck pain periodically and he just goes to work and says he'll work it out, he's fine in a few days. I'd hate to see his mri- hes never had any. My a little pain sends me for a loop!!!!!
Some people feel pain differently. My neuro said due to my ms I feel pain more, I don't know if thats true or not.
My back is killing me since my last two chiro visis a few weeks ago. I am tempted to have a back xray, I know I have arthritis and DDD of the back but I'm holding off. I feel my pelvis is tilted.
Does anyone feel like their pelvis is tilted? |
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| Scottydog |
Posted - 05/19/2007 : 00:06:45
I have a tilted pelvis because I have a slight bend in my spine, in fact ribs, shoulders etc are tilted but it causes no problems. I am an xray tech and it is common so don't worry. |
| Woodchuck |
Posted - 05/18/2007 : 00:51:20
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Originally posted by LuvtoSew
Thank you I checked and there are no listed IMT in my area. Oh no more osteopaths or chiros for me.....
Good for you! I went through 4 chiros in less than a year before I accepted my condition as TMS and the pain went away. What a waste of time and money!
Woodchuck |
| LuvtoSew |
Posted - 05/17/2007 : 14:22:43
Thank you I checked and there are no listed IMT in my area. Oh no more osteopaths or chiros for me. they just made me worst. I am so angry with myself for keeping on going for the last year and a half.
I told her she made me worst and wasn't coming anymore and she said I didn't give her a chance to fix me. Well since I'm in more pain now that I ever was before seeing her do you blame me for not wanting her to touch me.
I am as part of my therapy going to write her a nasty letter and just get it off my chest, not mail it but just write it. |
| Shary |
Posted - 05/17/2007 : 08:34:41
I don't know how anything as nebulous as pain can be measured accurately, but I do know that some people have a higher tolerance for dealing with it than others. This might be because their bodies have a higher concentration of naturally occurring pain relievers (Is it endorphins I'm thinking of?)
LTS, if your chiropractor is making you worse, maybe you shouldn't go back. In TMS the culprit is muscle tension. That means adjustments are going to be worthless because it isn't the skeleton that's causing the pain. A year and a half ago, when I was still floundering around with no clue as to what was going on with me, I let my D.O. and also a physical therapist adjust me several times and I got worse as a result. I wouldn't even think of going back to those people.
Here I go sticking my neck out again in recommending something, but considering your MS, you might try Integrative Manual Therapy. It's a gentle but effective form of PT, and the practitioners are almost always licensed physical therapists, which can be an important insurance consideration. There are IMT therapists and clinics all over the country. You should be able to locate someone in your area by checking their web site. The clinics are usually better because the therapists need to have all the ongoing IMT training to qualify for clinic status. BTW, I also had a tilted pelvis 5 or 6 years ago and my IMT lady painlessly corrected it for me.
I think it's important to mention here that if you do have TMS in addition to MS, then at least part of the problem is going to be psychological. |
| chrisb89 |
Posted - 05/17/2007 : 07:26:10
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Originally posted by shawnsmith
Your neurologist is correct and makes the same assertion as Dr. Nancy Selfridge - author of Fredoom From From Fibromyalgia - who states that those with TMS do in fact experience pain at a higher level of intensity.
I don't know if it's experiencing at a higher level or just more attuned to it, but I do think that's true. I had a friend who used to always get injured (because he played like 20 sports) and it never fazed him, he would never pay attention to it. He played football once with a broken collar bone - said the pain wasn't that bad. Me - I had a broken finger and I had to sit it out.
Suffice to say - I doubt someone like him would ever get something like TMS, even if he repressed his emotions. The pain simply wouldn't occupy his mind like it does mine (or most of the people on this board). |
| shawnsmith |
Posted - 05/17/2007 : 06:14:16
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Originally posted by LuvtoSew
My neuro said due to my ms I feel pain more
Your neurologist is correct and makes the same assertion as Dr. Nancy Selfridge - author of Fredoom From From Fibromyalgia - who states that those with TMS do in fact experience pain at a higher level of intensity.
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