Severe....Severe pain in the lower left back?!
Question: Severe....Severe pain in the lower left back.?
I have a really bad pain in my lower left back. When i put pressure on my right foot it my back hurts, and any other movement I do besides my head it hurts really bad. also if I get up fast I get dizzy really quickly. I'm not peeing blood if that has any kind of affect on it.
Oh and my doctor got me another appointment from the last visit I had a month ago for Scoliosis.Health Question & Answer
Oh and my doctor got me another appointment from the last visit I had a month ago for Scoliosis.Health Question & Answer
Answers:
Your back, I believe, it not curved properly. This puts extra strain on your lower back. You probably have inflamation of your lower back muscles. When you go back, tell him this, and he should prescribe anti-inflamatories. I have a fractured vertebrae from years ago, I'm 22, and for about a year, I could barely get out of bed or work, or sometimes I would be working or walking and my back would just go out, as if it would just stop working then for about a day or so I couldnt walk, sit, stand, sleep etc. I was prescribed anti-inflammatories and they are a godsend. I take two when its really bad. But a little information no doctor ever told me and it is the only reason I havent had more than two back seizures for about a year and a half: get a good bed. I has sleeping on a futon back then. When I got a new, firmer mattress, one that supports, It was like I was a new person. Literally two days after sleeping in that bed my back problems were almost gone!! I swear to god, no joke. Look into a new bed. I dont know what I would have done had I not gotten a new bed.Health Question & Answer
I hope you are seeing a scoliosis specialist for your next appointment.
Two of the many things that cause backaches are disc problems and scoliosis. Here's some information on scoliosis that you may or may not already know.
I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned.
Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors - functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis - congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause). It is important for you to know what kind you have.
If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis. I don't have much experience with functional scoliosis.
If you have structural scoliosis, there's not a lot you can do. The main treatments depend on how bad the curve is and how much more growth you have to go. Its not possible to predict how much or how fast a curve may increase.
You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you're not doing that already. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn't have the expertise to treat it.
Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn't monitored.
Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you're still growing.
Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible. You will need monitoring, especially if you're still growing.
Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn't respond to bracing. Bracing will do no good if you're through growing. The purpose of a brace isn't to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse.
Curves greater than 45 degrees is major. Surgery may be recommended. This depends on many things, but whether you're done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you're in pain, quality of life, etc.
If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a good chance that it will increase even when you're through growing. (Mine did.)
Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won't be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky).
Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc., can't fix idiopathic scoliosis. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can't tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease. Your spine is growing curved.Health Question & Answer
Two of the many things that cause backaches are disc problems and scoliosis. Here's some information on scoliosis that you may or may not already know.
I've posted the following a few times for other people with questions. I hope I'll answer the things that have you concerned.
Scoliosis comes mainly in two flavors - functional (the curve is caused by another issue (uneven leg length for example) and structural. There are two main kinds of structural scoliosis - congenital (present at birth) and idiopathic (unknown cause). It is important for you to know what kind you have.
If you have functional scoliosis, a chiropractor may be able to help. Shoe lifts may help with uneven legs, but there can be many causes of functional scoliosis. I don't have much experience with functional scoliosis.
If you have structural scoliosis, there's not a lot you can do. The main treatments depend on how bad the curve is and how much more growth you have to go. Its not possible to predict how much or how fast a curve may increase.
You need to see a scoliosis specialist if you're not doing that already. A doctor that is not trained as a scoliosis specialist doesn't have the expertise to treat it.
Any curve under 10 degrees is considered normal and probably isn't monitored.
Curves from 10-25 degrees are mild but should be monitored, especially if you're still growing.
Curves from 25-40 degrees are moderate with bracing possible. You will need monitoring, especially if you're still growing.
Surgery may be recommended if your curve doesn't respond to bracing. Bracing will do no good if you're through growing. The purpose of a brace isn't to make your curve better, but rather to keep the curve from becoming worse.
Curves greater than 45 degrees is major. Surgery may be recommended. This depends on many things, but whether you're done growing, whether your curve is increasing, whether your heart and lungs are in danger of being squeezed by your curve, whether you're in pain, quality of life, etc.
If your curve is over 30 degrees, there is a good chance that it will increase even when you're through growing. (Mine did.)
Unfortunately, nothing can *fix* idiopathic scoliosis. Surgery can keep the curve from getting worse, and in most cases, will reduce the curve but most likely your spine won't be straight (unless you are very flexible in the area to be fused, then you might be lucky).
Chiropractors, message therapists, acupuncturists, etc., can't fix idiopathic scoliosis. These people adjust the soft, connective tissues and that may (or may not, you can't tell ahead of time) make you feel better, but remember, idiopathic scoliosis is not a connective tissue disease. Your spine is growing curved.Health Question & Answer