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Myofascial Release Therapy (MFR) for treating compression and pain
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@bude Do you have a recent MRI of your spine? That is a first step to determine if you have nerve compression in your spine from an injury or arthtritis. Injuries also affect muscles and form fascial scar tissue. MFR could address that, and you could try it and see even without knowing the cause. I do hope the Chiropractor had imaging done before working on your spine. I won't let a Chiro touch me because I know how easy it was to rupture a bulging disc. All I had to do was turn my head and it popped, then it caused bone spur growth and I was on a path to later surgery as I came to discover. If you have ruptured disc, MFR won't fix that, but it could help posture and movement which can decrease pain by keeping things ergonomic and where they belong. If you have vertebrae slipping and sliding past each other because of deteriorating discs, that is probably a job for a spine surgeon.
Would you consider a consult with a spine specialist to assess your current status?
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I did have an MRI. Nothing except the degeneration seems to be showing up on the x-rays and the MRI. I also saw a physiatrist and he didn't seem to think he could be of help for the issues I was experiencing. My PT person & massage person thought I might have a rib out of place or at least an issue with the rib area. I asked a number of times if the MRI could show if there was nerve or muscle damage because that is what it has felt like but the answer has been no or not quite a straight answer about it. I think the focus has been mainly on the degeneration because they can't see anything else significant showing up.
I only went to the Chiro twice and I did send him the x-rays & MRI prior but I couldn't deal with the pain of it. When the affected area gets aggravated I can't even get up from a bed. I maneuver quite well during the day but have the biggest issue when I try to turn over in bed or do any kind of twisting or turning. And I am not in significant pain. The pain is mainly when those muscles on the right side spasm.
At the last nerve block we talked about an impinged or pinched nerve. Apparently if the nerve is very small it cannot be seen.
Yes, I might consider a spine specialist since everything else that has been tried has kind of been shooting in the dark it seems.