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Question:
For the past month I have had pain in my mid back area across my
ribs that at times even hurts when I take a deep breath. Its like when
you have those awful muscle pains with the flu. I've tried the heat
pad, Flexeril, OTCs with no success. I also tried the tennis ball
massage.
Sometimes the pain lessens, but doesn't go away. Anyone offer any
additional suggestions?
Answer:
Yes, it's possible that you have a chronic strain or sprain in the
mid-thoracic or thoraco-costal joints. This is usually due to a
mechanical dysfunction of the position or movement. It can also be
recurrent if the problem is brought about by abnormal muscular activity
in the pectoral, abdominal or trapezius muscles (commonly affected in
FMS). This is the sort of problem that usually responds well to:
1. Chiropractic care for acute relief and mechanical correction.
2. Breathing exercise to get the diaphragm acting again as the MAIN
breathing muscle.
I've had FM since 1989. The first years were the worst, pain wise for me.
The mid back pain was particularly crippling. A non-force chiro removed as
much as he could, but that still left me with a lot of pain (both mid back
and neck and shoulder).
About two years ago I found a protocol that worked for me to relieve the
mid back pain. It put me in a "healing crisis" for a week (symptoms get
worse before they get better). And then one morning I woke up and the mid
back pain was gone - completely gone. It has not returned since.
The feeling of painful breathing is gone, not being able to raise my arm -
all left with the mid back pain. Please note however - for whatever
reason, this protocol DID NOT help neck pain and stiffness. Just the mid
back.
The protocol that helped me was taurine (an amino acid), potassium and
magnesium. The amts I took were very high and I won't discuss here - very
few health practioners would approve of my mega dosage. I found out about
this protocol in a book entitled The Canary and Chronic Fatigue by Majid
Ali, MD. You may want to look at the amts he recommends - I went above
them.
Would this work for you? Probably the only way to determine is to try it
for yourself.
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