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It sounds like you aren’t really happy to carry on with possible treatments without knowing what is going on.

I looked into a private MRI recently (well a physio did for me), it got a little complicated as to who exactly would be referring me for it and analyzing the imaging. (and whether we were doing pelvis or low back!). It depends on your…[Read more]

Get the MRI and then see what you are dealing with. You can then try and come up with a way of helping you with it.

I had an MRI in January on my back, but was extremely lucky as I waited less than 5 weeks for it on the NHS.

To everyone that says physio is better than chiro, chiro is better than physio etc.

It is like anything, you get good and bad and you get good ones who get your specific problem wrong. I have a physio degree and went through 5 different physios before one was able to sort my back.

There is a good reason for it too, particularly when it comes to…[Read more]

I would defo have an MRI to see what exactly is going on. When I had this I did have a great physio, who said they had a lot of success in preventing people needing an operation on discs. You really need a physio who specializes in these types of injuries, and that (generally) is not the NHS.

I did 2 weeks residential at a facility, which…[Read more]

I also suffer from regular muscle spasms that are so severe I cannot move and am bedridden until they ease. I have never experienced pain like it. I have had no luck with chiro / osteo but self manage with physio massage, back support, heat pads and tramadol, most pain relief doesn’t touch the sides of it , nor does tramadol but it makes me woozy…[Read more]

Every back problem is different with different treatments. I can only say what worked for me, but I agree about diazepam/Valium being great for the spasm, but it is probably best not to continue with it for the longer term if you can avoid it. I found Nurofen Plus good, but again that’s not good for long-term use as its got codeine in it.

I found…[Read more]

I think you would be best to grit your teeth and stump up for the MRI. They are not stupid money, a few hundred. The osteo is right in being cautious now because they don’t know exactly what you’ve done, and don’t want to risk making it worse.

Interesting how many of us have found physio makes things worse…

Thanks for the replies, the physio hasn’t helped at all, both chiro practices seemed to be run very business like and trying to get the maximum money so never really trusted them, the osteo in the past has always been amazing but this time we seem to be stuck at ” mobile but not comfortable” and he is reluctant to do more treatments while the area…[Read more]

I am sorry you’re having ongoing problems, but treatment is definitely horses for courses. I had an extremely bad herniated disc, couldn’t stand up (at all) for three days. I had an MRI alongside (very good) chiro and Pilates, and by the time the doctor phoned with my MRI results all ready to get me operated on. Chiro and Pilates when I need it…[Read more]

Echo the suggestion to go private to get an MRI done asap. Then you’ll know what you’re dealing with.

I am 10 years on from slipping 4 discs in my lower back, I got an MRI on the NHS but they’re much harder to get these days. I had to have physio as I was signed off work for 6 months so needed to follow drs advice, but it was awful, very painful…[Read more]

You need an MRI sooner rather than later. Pilates is not going to fix a slipped disc (if that’s your problem) and there are reports of chiropractic work making them worse. NHS physio also managed to make mine worse, and exacerbate an existing neck problem.
As usual, the NHS is being hopeless so you’ll have to pay privately.

You have my sympathy,…[Read more]

I’ve had back pain for 20 years and have seen all sorts, last year I started seeing a physio, it’s a game changer. I would book in to see a proper physiotherapist (not an osteo or chiropractor) and get their opinion, a private MRI is a couple of hundred quid and if they find anything they can refer you back into the NHS system.

I’d try to manage the pain (Ibuprofen gel – Voltarol – was a lifesaver when mine went it spasm – snd alternate heat and ice) then try to build strength through Pilates (start with an instructor experienced in back injury!) plus manipulation as needed and see how you go. You will need to build strength regardless of what happens next and you might…[Read more]