I have a knot in my back and it hurts a lot!! help!?!
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About 4 years ago I some how got a painful not in my back. It is around/under my shoulder blade, mostly on my left side. (there is another one on my right side, but it is not as painful or prevelent)
As I said it has been there for 4 years, and has only subsided for a dozen or so days in that entire time. It really acts up when I have been sitting for a long period of time (usualy while typing a paper all night)
I have attempted to improve my posture, getting massage, and recently trying to work out (I thought it might be because of atrophied muscles), but nothing has worked.
Can any one explain to me where it might have come from, what it is, and how to get rid of it.
In the past three years it has gotten worse to the point that if it is feeling bad I can not sleep because when I breath deaply it puts pressure on it and hurts enouph to keep me awake.(still every day If i take a very deep breath it will hurt)
PLEASE HELP ME!!
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Stretching, exercising, sleeping in the right positions, seeing a physiotherapist to give you a personalized routine and apply heat/cold correctly to your body.
Easy way to get the pain to subside considerably: stretch everyday. Good stretch for your back: hold onto something that will hold your body weight (like a door handle) that is waist high and lean your whole body out with your feet under where your hands are holding, this will stretch out your back. Other than this, just do 15-20 min of various stretches, holding each stretch for 1 minute.
Get an exercies routine. If you don't want a gym membership, then make a point of walking for 20 minutes everyday. At least it is something.
How old are you? Sounds like you are in your twenties.
When we leave our teens our body starts to solidify. This is my terminology for the fact it's not growing anymore and it becomes more and more solid. It's not naturally changing all the time, so we need to keep it moving, keep it flexible, and keep it working.
I cracked my neck a couple times in high school, and had been able to slack off on the exercise for several years, but it caught up with me in the form of constant pain, knots continually under my shoulder blades, and greatly decreased upper body strength. I started stretching everyday, even just for 5 minutes if I'm busy, and exercising at the gym a minimum twice a week, and now I have NO pain. NONE. It's been 6 months. I don't do much, but the little bit has changed my entire body.
Ok, so enough home remedies, you're having pain with no immediate results on the attempts you've tried. Have you seen a physiotherapist? Get a doctor's referral and go - it's totally worth the $35 fee or whatever they charge where you are. They will apply heat to your back and teach you all the exercises you need for that part of your back, exercises, stretches etc. And they'll teach you how to sleep and sit and everything that will improve your back.
I saw my physiotherapist before beginning my exercise and stretch routine, and it was the best investment I've made for my body.
Good luck.
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for now, try putting heat on it, you should go see a doctor though.
get a hot tub.this my sound silly but smoke some good marijuaha and soak in a hot tub before bedtime.
It sounds like something that should be examined by a doctor. If it is something serious, the sooner you see a doctor the better you will be. Please get to a doctor so he or she can rule out anything life threatening.
Sounds like you need a professional scan or ultrasound - it obviously needs to be dealt with a.s.a.p. and is obviously not getting better - you shouldn't exercise until you have seen the doc!! Very best wishes :o)
if you just try and keep it moving and heated with a warm Rice pack and get regular physiotherapy it should stay under a controllable and bearable condition.
This may not be just a knotted muscle it could also be a pinched nerve, which is making the muscle tissue around it swell. Try a heated compress then a cold one. Alternating from hot to cold, and see a doctor in case of a damaged nerve. He/she should be able to help in that area.
first try to shrug your shoulders very tightly as long as you can, then totally relax. if that doesn't abate the pain then you need to seek a professional. stress seems to appear in the shoulder blade region, very common. another suggestion is to lie on your stomach and slowly arch your back with arms supporting you while trying to look at the ceiling (yoga) and then slowly return to starting position. take deep breaths & release, this also helps, if it's stress related. try to visualize some happy memory.
Sorry to hear about your pain. Nothing is worse than having a physical ailment that doesn't have a clear cause or solution!
I have had excellent results with knots in my back and shoulder after visiting a Chiropractor. There are generally two kinds: those who will want to take an x-ray and ask you some questions and then make an adjustment on you, and those who will use oils and detoxification methods. Both call themselves Chiropractors, but I really recommend finding a doctor who will do an Xray or other inspection and then adjust you. I assure you that I am the biggest wimp around and it is not painful.
After having a painful knot in my neck and shoulder for almost a year, a few visits to a good Chiropractor had me back to new. It wasn't covered by my insurance, unfortunately, so it cost me about $75 per visit.
I can't stress enough how much Chiropractors have helped me. I've gone now for adjustments on a knew that bothers me and once after throwing out my back and I was able to leave walking, and feeling wonderful, in each case.
Best of luck to you.
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