Any ideas about chronic low back pain, headache, neck pain, and neck swelling?
Patient: Hi I am a 27 year old white female. I have been a chronic low back pain sufferer for 8 years. I have 4 bulging disc, 2 bilateral par defect fractures, disc and joint degeneration. I have 3 children, all of which i carried within a 5 year period. About 3-4 months ago I began getting very tense headaches, some worse than others, accompianed by mild to moderate neck pain, as well as swelling in my neck, and like a knot or very hard feeling beneath the skin. the headaches have been accuring more often latley. I get atleast 1 every 24-36 hours, it starts out very dull and the course of the day becomes so intense at times I have to turn the lights out and massage my temples, and neck. Any ideas? Doctor: Looks like your spine is having lots of Degeneration.  Your stress is contributing in neck pain and headache.  I would recommend  you back muscles physiotherapy.  Apart from that avoid stress, take 8 hours good  sleep.  Take vitamins and calcium in diet. If pain is severe use local ointment  than tablets as side effects of former  is less.