Backaches in the morning for 5 years. Please help

[Beckono]

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[lorben]

A related discussion, morning backache was started.

[soundmonavieguy]

I realise that this post is quite old now but would like to comment.
If your pain drains from your body a few minutes after you get out of bed - almost as if someone has turned on a tap that lets the pain drain away - then this could very well be heartburn related.
I had exactly the same symptoms a few years ago and had a endoscopy and a biopsy on my liver.
The doctors diagnosed it as heartburn related and after medication was administered the problem disappeared.

[luvy_brown_23]

hi

[luvy_brown_23]

is this normal for him

[luvy_brown_23]

my dad is 61 yrs old and he just got diagnosed with spinabifida but he is not in a wheelchair nor does he have any mental retardation he is normal as far as i can see

[Beckono]

Thank you star queen for your valuable advice. I really appreciate it. Just as i thought that there is no hope for my condition, i am begining to understand my problem.

[star queen]

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine sideways, so your spine is not straight or in alignment.   Spina Bifida is a developmental "hole" in the spine when you were developing in the womb. It usually closed just before birth.  Your didn't, which is a common occurance, especially if your were a premie. It has probably healed, or closed; that's okay.  The narrowing of the disc spaces are common with scoliosis and  means that your vertebra are moving more sideways, but very slightly and slowly.  When you are young, your "tailbone" vertebra are unfused to allow for growth.  As you age they fuse into one bone.  Your fusing has not completed. This is normal for your age. A Schmorl's node looks like someone took a bite out of the bone. This is heretary and not necessarily a bad thing, but can cause instability in the vertebra as your scoliosis progresses.  All of these things relate to the L-spine, or lumbar spine; which are the spinal bones in the lower back. The T-spine, or Thoracic spine are the 13 vertebra bones from the large one that you feel at the base of your neck, down to the end of your ribs.  T-1 and T-2 are at the top of the spine at the spot where you can feel the large bone at the base of the neck by your shoulders.  There are some abnormal signals from the bone marrow that shows fluid, presumed to be water in the marrow.  This could be from the scoliosis, an infection, beginning osteoporosis, or some other problem.  Looking at your results, I would guess that your back pain is from the scoliosis, which would give you a "rusted" feeling when you don't move around too much, or sleep.  You can get into a hot shower, a hot tub, or just stretch when you get up.  REALLY watch your posture, especially don't curl up on the sofa, but sit up straight all the time because poor posture will increase the curvature and once the curvature has begun, you can't go back to a "normal" spine alignment.  Since your curvature is just slight, you can talk to your doctor about the usefullness of chiropractic alignment to keep it in alignment as much as possible.  If you go, take your xrays with you (not the MRI). Posture is the key.  Do not consume caffeine as it can leach (remove), calcium from the bone and contribute to osteoporosis even in young adults. Discuss increasing your calcium intake with your physician, and make sure whatever calcium you take has some vitamin D and magnesium. Hope this helps