What disease causes neck and back pain and muscle rigidity?
There are too many causes for back-neck pain and muscle rigidity to list here. Some are common to a lot of us and others are the symptoms of some pretty serious medical conditions. If you over exercise, or even sit for too long in one position, you will experience back-neck pain. If you have arthritis or rheumatism, you also could experience pain in that area. If you are experiencing neck-back pain for a while and over the counter meds have not helped and you do not have an idea what is causing the symptoms, it might be time to make an appointment and see your doctor. Your body is good about telling you that somethings needs to be checked out.
would love to hear from anyone who has used an inversion table like teeter hang ups. is it ok for back pain?
thinking of buying a hang upside down table,Can anyone offer advice on which kind and if theyre worth it?
I’ve used an inversion table now for about 3 months. Its great for instant relief if you have the type of back pain that involves pinched nerve or compression damage to the spine.
I use mine about once per day for 3 minutes but if my back pain is bad I will use it up to 3 times per day. Since using it my back problems have reduced but not gone completely but I’m hoping if I keep using it they will.
Before I bought the table I read alot of reviews but decided on Teeter Hang Ups for my Inversion Table after reading a bunch of review site such as this one: http://www.inversiontablereviews.net/teeter-inversion-table
Hope this helps, I’m not sure if it will solve all back problems but it works well for me and the instant relief available when I need it is great, but the relief only lasts for an hour or so then back to the inversion table 
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Health Tip: What May Trigger Neck Pain
Title: Health Tip: What May Trigger Neck Pain Category: Health News Created: 8/2/2010 8:10:00 PM Last Editorial Review: 8/3/2010
The causes of joint pain and muscle and tricks
The pain is caused by inflammation of joints and muscles. Sometimes symptoms resemble those of influenza virus as an acute pain in joints and muscles can make someone feel really sick. The symptoms can sometimes resemble those of arthritis, the joints, which also have a dull ache, swell and become tender. In some patients, the joint pain may not be so serious, but sensitivity can cause intense muscle strength loss.
Almost all joint injuries and diseases produce a stiff, aching pain, often referred to as "arthritis" pain. However, because of joint pain is so general, doctors base usually a specific diagnosis on the presence of other symptoms and results of laboratory tests. For example, Lyme disease is characterized by joint pain and rash a bubble of skin, blood tests showed antibodies to the bacterium that causes Lyme disease. Gout is characterized by a sudden violence to pain in the joints at the base of the big toe, blood tests usually show high levels of acid Uric.
We all have difficulty in meeting joint and muscle pain at some point in our lives. It can attack us in a part of our body or another. Of course, nobody likes to feel pain. However, it is just a necessary evil because it allows us to know who is somewhat wrong in our body. If pain is not there to let us know, we did not think we are in difficulty. Typically, the pain may be Confidential into two kinds: one is acute pain, while the other is chronic pain.
For more than a year after he suffers a near-fatal car accident, Charlie Gardner kept his torrid pace as a civil engineer and an avid skier. Over the months, however, the resident 51-year Montara establish that the creeping unease in his right hip is getting worse. "At first," said Gardner, who spoke with the drawl of his native Tennessee, "I thought it was a tear in my appointment along, but the pain became unbearable. "
Muscle pain and joints can be cured when detected early. In some cases, however, a definitive cure can be possible. In other cases the patient may have to undergo surgery to restore some joints. Muscle and joint pain can seriously affect activity level of an individual. Then he must try to avoid doing exercises usual, a balanced diet and consult a doctor whenever you feel such pain.
Joint and muscle pain relief tips
1. Usually joint pain is felt more in the morning. Apply some ointment on the affected area before going to bed every day.
2. Apply eucalyptus oil where there is pain. Steam the field or exaggerated dip a towel in boiling water, turn the water off the towel and apply it to the affected area.
3. Simple yoga exercises, Cycling, swimming, walking etc. can control the pain. Keep the exercises simple and do not force. Doing exercises in water status chest pain also increases.
4. Wearing appropriate should be kept in a sitting position walking and lying down.
5. If weight control overweight by soaking food and exercises do.
Six. Have a teaspoon of oil Cod liver by day Stick to the extent one tsp. Avoid using too many painkillers especially those containing narcotics and sleeping pills.
7. Have lots of fruits contain vitamin C such as guava, oranges, gooseberries. Try to avoid milk and potatoes.
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my lower back pain exercises?
i have this lower back pain and i went to the doc and got xrays and all that. and i was told it was because i have more of a natural curvature of my spine not scoliosis, but its caused me to have pain when i stand or walk for too long, and i was just wondering if there was a specific term for this.
and i was also wondering if anyone new of exercises i could do to help with the pain cause its taking forever for the physical therapy stuff to start.
He’s referring to lordosis. Lordosis is a natural inward curve in the spine. But what your doctor is really saying is “I don’t know why your back is hurting” because there has been no association proven that an “abnormal” amount of curve in your spine leads to pain….unless you cannot round out your back which we call a lordotic “deformity”…but now I’m getting into too much detail. The PT should be able to give you more answers. I’d suggest a PT who is certified in mechanical diagnosis and therapy. Go to www.mckenziemdt.org. It sounds like you might have an “anterior derangement” (this is a physical therapy term) of the spine and you may respond well to “flexion” exercises. Pick up a copy of Robin McKenzie’s “treat your own back”…some of the information won’t apply to you because it sounds like you don’t have any radiating leg pain, but look at the exercises that focus on flexion in lying. The book might help you decide if this is the right exercise for you. If you respond well to “flexion in lying” you may also respond to Williams flexion exercises which can be found :http://www.backtrainer.com/Williams-Flexion-Versus-McKensie-Extension-Exercises-For-Low-Back-Pain.html. However, I cannot recommend any specific exericse unless you go through the book and use the diagnostic algorithm or you see a PT. The website is good at listing the exercises, but their explanation they use are poor and the research they quoted is outdated and misleading.
Alternatives to Chiropratic for chronic upper back and neck pain?
I’ve had upper back (shoulder) pain for a few years now (I’m 25) – and recently developed neck pain. Going to the chiropractor does hlpe alleviate the pain, but it does not go away completely. And I’m worried the more I go to the choripractor, the more I will need it.
I’ve tried sports therapy, osteopathy, acupuncture, chinese medicine ball, nothing has worked as good as chiropractic, but I would like an alternative.
You could try a TINs unit, which electronically blocks the pain signals that your body sends to your brain. You wear it on your hip like a cell phone, there are pads you attach to your body, where the pain bothers you.
I am on pain meds. They work great…BUT are practically impossible to quit on your own once you begin them. I don’t necessarily recommend THAT path.
Do you know WHY the pain is there? Have you had an MRI, X-rays? Once the reason is revealed, maybe your condition will be easier to treat.
Be well.
Do inversion tables really work to help re leave back pain ?
Different things work for different people. It did not work for me, the only thing that did is exercising in a wellness pool (A pool that is warm). It got me off Vicodin and has given me hope. Stay active! You can only help yourself.
Does anybody out there have myofascial pain syndrome?
Does anybody out there have myofascial pain syndrome? I think I may have it. I haven’t been to a doctor about it, but every time I exercise or move “wrong” I am in serious physical pain in my neck, shoulders, back, hip, and knee. I also have IBS and tendonitis in both of my arms. And sometime working out makes my ears and my jaw hurt too. I also have constant tension radiating throughout my body.I don’t know what’s wrong with me! Please help!!
Okay, so I’m an 18 year old female, who weighs 110. So I’m not worried about my weight.
Oh and Christopher J, have you been diagnosed with myofacial pain syndrome?
I have the same thing, I always just thought it was me!, wow, please get in touch with me.
What causes my severe pain in my upper neck and above my eye, always on one side or the other?
I have been on hydrocodone 10mg and switched back to percocet thinking it was the hydrocodone. I am also under a lot of stress. Could this be severe? I have taken migraine meds with no help and excedrin. Percocet sometimes helps, but I can’t take them much longer.
you need to go the doctor or maybe the ER