I had an accident 3 years ago now, fell out of a deer stand and hurt my back. I have pain everyday but some days like today, it is so bad i can barley move, I cant get ahold of pain killers due to my recent opiate addiction so what else can I do. Ive already done 1 year of physical therapy.
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#1 by Gary on February 28, 2010 - 11:21 am
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Expand your team of doctors. See if you can find a physicatrist who specializes in pain medicine.
What is a Physiatrist: http://www.taubmd.com/Physiatrist.htm
Examples of things physiatrists can do: http://www.taubmd.com/Radiofrequency-Bac…
Find a PM&R Physician: http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/f…
Be upfront with your doctors about your opiate addiction. Doctors understand that addiction is a disease, and they want to help. They just want to make sure that they are not facilitating the addiction while they are trying to provide medical treatment. Being upfront with them will help overcome some of those trust barriers.
#2 by I love shoes on February 28, 2010 - 6:01 pm
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I would go to another doctor and get a second opinion. Just download what you have written on this site and give it to the doctor.
Make an appointment to see a chiropractor as they specialize in backs and the spine. Ask them to have some xray tests done.
Try alternative medicines such as naturopathy,osteopathy,aromatherapy, and chiropractic.
#3 by Anonymous on February 28, 2010 - 7:26 pm
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Can you revise your post and give us more info?
Did you have a test done (CT, MRI) and what did it show? Nothing?
Do you have insurance?
How bad was your opiate addiction? Did you seek drugs even after being out of pain in order to get high?
These answers will affect the type of answers you get. Better answers that will really give you good advice.
#4 by Rick Olderman, MSPT on March 1, 2010 - 8:39 pm
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Thank you for your information about back pain. I specialize in treating chronic pain and help many people with back pain by correcting the functional roots of their pain. Here’s a little 1-minute test to help your readers understand, what could be a fundamental cause of their chronic back pain.
Lie down on your back for 30 seconds with legs extended out, resting on the floor. Now bend your knees so the feet are sitting flat on the floor near your behind for 30 seconds. Which one feels better? If your back pain diminishes with knees bent then your spine has excessive extension stress acting on it. There are simple exercises to correct this. If your spine felt better with legs extended then you have excessive flexion stress acting on your spine. Again this is easily correctable.
Without getting into too much detail, chronic pain results from a cycle of issues. Anatomical problems feed biomechanical issues which then affect movement habits that reinforce the original anatomical and biomechanical problems. Fixing back pain requires attention to all three levels. It’s often quite simple to correct though once the root causes are understood. This is outlined in my book. I’ve also posted this 1-minute back pain test on YouTube, if you’re interested.