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#1

I was so glad to come across this forum. I really hope someone can give me some advice! I am desperate!! Sorry if this is long and rambling!

For about two years I was having constant back pain. Mostly around the shoulder blade area, but it radiates up and down. I get huge, painful knots and the littlest activity seems to set it off. I have been to several doctors, had ex-rays and mri’s. They can’t seem to figure it out. The last doctor I saw gave me pain meds, muscle relaxers and anti-depressants and told me to get physical therapy.

For a while I was living on pain meds and paying $20 a day for ice and heat at the PT clinic. I was at a dead end. I am 31 and otherwise in good health so I knew something had to give. I decided to make major life changes. About 6 months ago I started doing yoga, light weight lifting and I even got to feeling good enough to start running. I am up to about 10 miles a week. I gave up sugary foods and fried foods. I am a model of good eating. I am 100% dedicated and I’m feeling 99% better!

The problem is, the back pain still sneaks up on me every couple of months. Yesterday I was just walking through my house and I felt a twinge. Within an hour I was layed on the floor in tears and couldn’t move. The pain is centered just to the left of my right shoulder blade. It feels like someone is twisting the muscle in knots and sharp pain radiates into my neck, my right arm and down my back. The pain is the worst when I look up or try to straighten my back. It even hurts to breath. I can’t move my head, I can’t stand up straight. I have been stuck in the bed, propped up on pillows since yesterday.

The crazy thing is I don’t know what caused it. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. I can run 4 miles and not hurt, I can do halasana (plow) and not hurt, I can lift weights and not hurt - but I walk through the house and I’m down for the count.

I was in so much pain that I had to give in and take some pain meds and muscle relaxers. Now I feel like I have polluted my body and I am so frustrated. Can you suggest some yoga moves that might help? Am I going to have to do a cleanse to get these meds out of my system?

Any advice you can get will be greatly appreciated!

#2

Hello jade

You must consult your doctor to rule out any critical medical problem.

To strengthen your body, do asanas which add flexibility and strength to spine.

Add lot of fruits and boiled vegetables to your diet in order to get all necessary nutrients for the body…

You can start pranayama also as it does not require much physical strenght and will help to rejuvenate your body…

All the best

Daljit

#3

[quote=jade_moon;10204]I was so glad to come across this forum. I really hope someone can give me some advice! I am desperate!! Sorry if this is long and rambling!

For about two years I was having constant back pain. Mostly around the shoulder blade area, but it radiates up and down. I get huge, painful knots and the littlest activity seems to set it off. I have been to several doctors, had ex-rays and mri’s. They can’t seem to figure it out. The last doctor I saw gave me pain meds, muscle relaxers and anti-depressants and told me to get physical therapy.

For a while I was living on pain meds and paying $20 a day for ice and heat at the PT clinic. I was at a dead end. I am 31 and otherwise in good health so I knew something had to give. I decided to make major life changes. About 6 months ago I started doing yoga, light weight lifting and I even got to feeling good enough to start running. I am up to about 10 miles a week. I gave up sugary foods and fried foods. I am a model of good eating. I am 100% dedicated and I’m feeling 99% better!

The problem is, the back pain still sneaks up on me every couple of months. Yesterday I was just walking through my house and I felt a twinge. Within an hour I was layed on the floor in tears and couldn’t move. The pain is centered just to the left of my right shoulder blade. It feels like someone is twisting the muscle in knots and sharp pain radiates into my neck, my right arm and down my back. The pain is the worst when I look up or try to straighten my back. It even hurts to breath. I can’t move my head, I can’t stand up straight. I have been stuck in the bed, propped up on pillows since yesterday.

The crazy thing is I don’t know what caused it. I didn’t do anything out of the ordinary. I can run 4 miles and not hurt, I can do halasana (plow) and not hurt, I can lift weights and not hurt - but I walk through the house and I’m down for the count.

I was in so much pain that I had to give in and take some pain meds and muscle relaxers. Now I feel like I have polluted my body and I am so frustrated. Can you suggest some yoga moves that might help? Am I going to have to do a cleanse to get these meds out of my system?

Any advice you can get will be greatly appreciated![/quote]

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#4

Hello Jade,

I can understand how this is frustrating for you as I’ve negotiated with my own “lower back” issues for several years.

What I am going to share with you is not medical advice. It is however rooted in my 8 years of yoga teaching, my 2,000 hours of certified teacher training in Purna Yoga, my own practice, my masters degree in kinesiology, and 17 years in athletics.

First let’s talk about meds. When you must take them, and that is a fine decision when it is a mindful one, then do so without any remorse or regret. The heaping on of those emotional states atop an already swelling mound of “stuff” is fueling the fire. I would not concern yourself at all with a cleanse as you’ve outlined it.

Second let’s discuss the sneaking up of your pain. In the yoga that I teach there are three prongs to the healing approach: asana/pranayama, Nutrition/lifestyle, and emotional work. Without addressing all of these areas the issue will not go away. It may recede for a bit but it is very likely to return. It is in this paragraph that “keep doing what you’re doing, you’ll keep getting what you’re getting” is germane. Something needs to change, right? We cannot continue to live in the same way when that “way” generates pain (unless it is pain we seek, of course).

Since you do not mention your relationships (intimate, occupational) to others including your work I can not tell from what you’ve outlined so far. Without probing, since you are not my student, I will simply put out the question of “what is in your past that you have not fully dealt with?”. This does not require an answer.

If you are a model of “good eating” shall I assume you do not consume dairy products, caffeine, refined sugar, tobacco, alcohol AND you are eating a lot of deep green leafy vegetables, staying hydrated and maintaining a diet that is alkaline in nature?

If you are doing Halasna and Sarvangasana and you are doing both without props then I would advise discontinuing those poses until you can work with a therapeutically trained teacher. Keep in mind that there are two sorts of injuries in asana practice. The first is the one that happens in the moment - ouch! The second is the one that happens over time. I’m more concerned about the “over time” ones with you. I’d like to add here that is is possible you are doing the poses perfectly fine and I’m off base. But I am erring on the side of caution as a teacher should when dealing in yoga practice.

Consider choosing a modality for your healing. It does not sound like it is allopathic or Western medicine. Though it may be. If it were my body I’d see a very skilled chiropractor as they tend to see a larger picture of the body then some more traditional MD’s. And if I opted to use yoga as a pathway I would find a highly trained, therapeutically oriented teacher and schedule several private sessions.