It has been 2 years with back pain from a horse accident. In that two years i have traveled all of california looking for doctors. Missed almost all of my school year. Have had my legs give out on me 37 times with leg numbness all the time. Stopped riding horses and all activities. Pilates, PT, accupunture, water therapy, personal trainers. I am almost about to give up on trying to find help. I dont know what to do anymore. Yesterday i started riding again but with severe back pain and leg nerve pain but i dont care, i love to ride and jump and run. I need help.
Graciebell- Do not give up on your body. I too had to stop what I loved doing, dancing. But I know if I give my body time to heal and gain strength I will dance again one day. Do not push your body. Let it heal and find the right help/ keep looking. Do not give up.
I found a therapist who does tigger point dry needling and other manual therapies, she has helped me tremendously. It might be worth looking into for you.
Graciebell, have you been seen by a neurologist or pain specialist? If your legs are giving away under you then there's got to be a cause. Many times pain specialists see issues through their radiology machines that don't show up on MRIs & x-rays. And many times they provide good pain relief.
I've had so many injuries to my spine, starting with a fall from a high slide in 5th grade, multiple car accidents, and slipping on a wet floor twice, and I'm now 54. Spine injury for me has become a lifelong chronic pain issue. I have had neck surgery twice and I'm facing a third surgery. But unlike decades ago, many spine docs don't like to do surgery because they have found it weakens the areas above & below the surgery site. Many will not do surgery until there's a risk to the spinal cord (like mine) or permanent nerve damage. If you see a surgeon make sure you feel comfortable and trust them; if not get a second opinion o on their recommendation by another doc. I found through the decades of my life that the key to less spine pain & muscle spasms, it was necessary to strengthen the muscles in my back and abdomen. Other than occasional spasms, or lockdown of my spine for several days, I was able to do pretty much anything I wanted like hiking in the mountain trails or lifting 50-60 lb boxes at my job. All that came to a screeching halt with my abdominal mass surgery in 2010. I started having issues in 2007 of muscle pain, which turned out to be fibromyalgia (dx 2012), and was brought on by the inflammation from the mass my body was fighting. I've been on a down hill train ride with my health since, with so many new dx I've lost count. But I still try to do light exercises for my back & abdominal muscles, and I try to walk every day on the treadmill (5-7 days). It's proven fact if you lose core muscle strength (front & side abdominals) it will weaken your back muscles. And for those of us with chronic back issues, that truly affects the pain levels.
Thank you everyone 💚💙💛! New update on my back is that i now travel 4 hours to have pressure therapy, i also work out at in shape everyday. I have a brace for riding but find it too hard to ride in it limits my mobility when riding. I have stopped jumping and switched to western and trail trials which i love but it still bothers my back but i dont care anymore, almost getting used to it. But now starting school is hard because a lot of back pain limits me at school. I go to an ag school where we work with animals and tractors and lifting and bending. I spend almost all day on my inversion table and now with school i cant but i do lay on the floor a lot😊. Thank you again for everything you have said.