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All,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is some sort of surgical procedure to stop the muscles in my back from being so tight. I am sensory imcomplete and this is the source of pain for me as my muscles in my back are always just so tight.
Is there any procedures that could stop those nerves from contracting those muscles all of the time.
TMAZ
6 Shooter
08-11-2008, 11:15 AM
All,
I was wondering if anyone could tell me if there is some sort of surgical procedure to stop the muscles in my back from being so tight. I am sensory imcomplete and this is the source of pain for me as my muscles in my back are always just so tight.
Is there any procedures that could stop those nerves from contracting those muscles all of the time.
TMAZ Why would you want a permanent surgical procedure to cut and destroy a nerve or a bunch of nerves? With an SCI, you already have experience with that.
Suggest you try something more natural such as vitamin supplements or magnetic therapy. These two will help to heal from the inside out. Heal the body and the pain will go away.
SCI-Nurse
08-11-2008, 02:40 PM
Have you seen a good PT or OT who is familiar with trigger point massage? Have you tried acupuncture? Self-hypnosis?
Botox would be a last resort. Surgical severing of nerves (rhizotomy or neurectomy) would not necessarily solve your problem and could make you a lot less functional related to balance, spinal stability, etc. and put you at risk for scoliosis.
(KLD)
joviliz
08-11-2008, 06:15 PM
OMG,
Finally I heard someone with the same problem, ME TOO. The back muscles both above and below the level of injury T-3 are extremely tight. I've ultrasound massage, trigger point massage, deep muscle massage, accupuncture. None works. Stretching does help a little bit. I gave up and just cried whenever I have it. Not constantly 24/7 but like waves, go up and down.
aculady
08-12-2008, 02:34 AM
Joviliz,
Who was doing your acupuncture? Was it an MD, a chiropractor, a physical therapist, or an acupuncturist? Did they have experience treating SCI pain? Did you look for a different acupuncturist when the first one couldn't help?
I ask because not all acupuncture is created equal. Most MD's and Chiro's who perform "acupuncture" actually have minimal training (<200hrs) in acupuncture. Licensed Acupuncturists typically have a minimum of 2100 classroom hours and 500 clinical hours of training, often more. Even with the higher level of training you get with an L.Ac., there are some acupuncturists whose focus is on treating neurological issues and others who focus on other things - fertility, cancer support, or auto-immune disease, for example, and if I were having your neurological pain, I would choose someone who has experience with treating neurologic pain and SCI.
Frankly, there is also the issue that some practitioners are just better than others - just like MD's, some graduated at the top of their class, and some graduated at the bottom. And, just like nedical schools, some acupuncture schools are better than others. Don't dismiss the therapy out of hand because your first practitioner couldn't help you.
I hope you find some relief.
I have not tried any massage. I did have trigger point injections and that helped a bit to relieve some of that tension.
I guess there is not magic pill or solution when it comes to SCI other than move what you can when you can to help relieve the muscles.
Thanks All!