The exercises that are referred to are the ones like stretching?
I do exercises quite regularly like running but such activities often cause my back to feel worst.
Also, would continuing carrying of heavy loads and exerting strength which causes the pain worsen the condition?
I have seen one of the GP doctors before and was told it could be muscular problem. And he told me that it isn't something serious and it is ok to carry on my job. Is it true?
Based on your history of low back pain for 10 months, it appears that you are having chronic back pain. Prior unresolved muscle sprains/strains and attempting to continue normal activity can result in weakened muscles, ligaments and tendons, There may be torn muscle fibers of the affected areas. All leading to a de-conditioned back.
Your MRI shows no evidence of degenerative disc disease or other pathology.
An active back exercise program will assist in strengthening the core muscles that are used for movement. All exercise programs should be started with a good stretching and warm-up period. These stretches should include non injured body parts as well as the affected areas.
Your physiotherapy program has not produced significant results. Perhaps a more aggressive form of therapy should be initiated. I would recommend seeing an exercise physiologist or sports medicine specialist. A fitness trainer would be another option.
All of these individuals can assess your current fitness level and design a good exercise program which will help your back, increase your overall strength and conditioning and how to avoid further injury. Athletes and individuals like you who do heavy labor intensive activities need a program that a regular physical therapy session may not be able to provide secondary to time constraints/availability of proper equipment etc.
Using ice packs to the affected areas will help reduce the inflammation and swelling that might result after any activity which aggravates the symptoms. Warm/hot packs can be used after the inflammation has decreased.
Medications such as NSAIDs (ibuprofen, Advil or Aleve) will also help reduce inflammation. Cautious use of non-opiod pain medications should provide pain control after any activity that produces more intense symptoms.
Newer treatments for chronic pain can include Lidocaine patches applied to the affected area to provide further relief.
Your symptoms are primarily muscular in nature and your specialist is doing the best he can to provide treatment. Try shifing the focus to a re-conditioning program and you may find it helps your back as well as your overall health.
Post with an update and any additional questions/concerns you may have.
Best wishes ----
I had done blood tests last year and everything turns out to be fine. I am wondering what's wrong and am just as desperate to find out. And I can feel numbness on the outer side of my left thigh.
I am hoping to at least know the cause to the pain on my back. Then at least I have an official report to tell my superior to excuse my job for some time to rest for recovery. Otherwise, the whole thing is really a torture.
So I am posting here to seek for people having similar problems as me to see what kind of treatments and causes could it be.
What a luck to have a problem which could not be diagnosed... sigh...
i am sorry to hear about your problems, i too suffer from bad back pain, but i do have some serious issuses with it, and today i am going to the hospital one more time, i am desperite! i need help or i am going to loose it for real.... im not sure what could cause your pain like that! what about blood work? have you done any of that?