I Have Chronic Back Pain

Good morning,Up early this morning 2 a.m. would rather be in that state of sleep that takes the pain away, but tonight has not been one of those nights.Sometimes the pain in this ole body is just to much to bare. And tonight is a tough...

Many might assume that a Chiropractor would have the inside track on ridding themselves of back pain. The dirty little secret is that MANY Chiros suffer with back pain. I had been in practice for about nine years, had moved and was...

I have been on literally every pain medication in the past ten years. I was diagnosed with Schuermanns Disease when I was 13 years old along with 5 other problems with my back. The Schuermanns Disease is what causes the chronic pain 24...

For the past 8 years, I've had off and on again lower back pains.  It started when I was about 34.  They're not constant.  I have long periods of no pain at all and then one day...bam.  It's back.
I have, over the...

I'm 64 years old and have had 4 cervical surgeries and 7 lumbar surgeries. My first surgery was In 1981 and it's been a very long road traveled. Now a days I've learned to put myself first. I don't do things that I know would worsen my...

it is now 3years since my op i had a disc removed then fused then a cage of titainium and pins built the first year was quiet good but the last two years have a round of constant pain ive had most pain killers on the market plus pills...

...twenty-four/seven, but it's always in the same lower-back areas, can be set off by as little as bending down to put on stockings or slip on a pair of shoes, and the pain is often a mofo. Sharp, burning, tearing feeling, like "yeowww...

As you may have guessed, I have chronic back pain, caused from flat back syndrome; which in turn, was caused by Harrington Rod instrumentation used in my spinal fusion surgery for scoliosis. I don't run across many people with this...

In October of 09 I had two Lumbar disk pretty much fall apart and I had surgery through my Abdomen to place jacks to lift the Vertebra and remove the pieces of disk (three hours). Next I had the two fused with donor marrow, plates and...

Hello all...now understand I don't  want to sound like a big cry baby..but then maybe I am...Im a 58 yr old lady with lots and lots of pain. It has been a year now that i had major surgery...a three level fusion...level 1,2, and 5...

At times it is hard for me to move. I am sick of it, and am trying things to reduce the pain I have at times. Sleeping through the night can be hard for me. And I long for a time when I can move with out wondering if this movement will...

My name is JessicaLynn and I am 32 years old. My story starts when I was 15, I was in a school bus accident and it "ripped" my C4-C5 vertibrae apart and I had to have them fused. It was then that I was diagnosed with Degenerative Disk...

I have suffered from lower back pain for almost 17 years. I had a spinal fusion (L3, L4, L5, and S1) in 2004. Luckily (or not) I am just now feeling the pains of arthritis in my back. I've had arthritis since my junior year in high...

I am in so much pain today I want to scream, why do people have to suffer like this? I don't know how much more I can take...it is just to much. Physical therapist ended my sessions because it wasn't doing any good, so much wrong from...

I'm 24 and have had severe chronic low back pain for almost 10 years. Like a lot of people my story is long and complicated. I'm here tonight because after talking to my family I realized how alone I seem to be. Not a single family...

I have had stenosis, ankling spondilytis, and scoliosis but to hear most doctors speak one would think I only had a mere boo boo. I have seen every pain specialist in a 50 mile range. I had a great one, but being my first one too, I...

I suffered for 4 years with chronic, neck pain. I thought that I would never be able to stand up straight again and end up a hunched over cripple. I found a cure. I read a book by Dr John Sarno called "Mind Over Back Pain" Dr Sarno...

What is pain?
Pain may be defined as either an acute or chronic condition that can interfere with an individual's overall mental state and daily activities such as work, recreation, and relaxation. Back pain can make sleeping difficult...

I have several discs herniated, and I have a hard time doing anything. I can't work. The pain stops me from living a normal life. I am overweight which makes it worse.

Since the mid 90's I have suffered with middle back pain. After a number of tests and procedures, my specialist told me that I was not a candidate for surgery and that I would have to learn to live with my pain. Since then I have taken...