An innocuous turn of the neck to kiss the OH, resulted in a 'pop' between the shoulder blades and shooting pain down left arm and round to left moob.
That was two days ago. I still have a dull pain/knot between my shoulder blades which ibuprofen seems to take care of, but my left arm has pain around the inner tricep area when I reach forward/down with my [i]right[/i] arm.
I have a bit of history with minor back/neck problems - probably posture related, which have been excacerbated since I've been riding more.
So I'm wondering about possible treatments, do I keep popping pills and sit it out, MTFU or seek some sort of physio, massage or other intervention.
My OH went to an osteopath a while back, but TBH I'm not sure if they're just quacks or not. Suggestions? I don't mind spending a bit of cash if required.
GP for you.
Don't mess about with your back. Get it sorted asap. Doctor first so they get the history then physio for massage. I'm currently on week 2 of immobility from sneezing badly 🙁
As Robbo said, get it diagnosed soonest, rather than popping pills to mask the problem, I've learnt my lesson with back related problems. Good luck.
Self medicate..
Skin up. 8)
Get all medieval on yo ass
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Alternatively: go and see a chiropractor. I had a mate who had back problems similar to what you describe. His visits to the chiropractor sorted him right out. He regarded him as nothing short of a miracle worker
I'm just concerned that by the time I get an appointment with the GP, it will have sorted itself out, wasting everybody's time. Was actually at the GP just the other day, it took 2 weeks to get that appointment. Besides, I'm not exactly crippled at the moment, I can still get around easily enough, etc, it's just a bit uncomfortable.
Try telling the GP its an emergency - I get same day appointments if I ring early enough and say exactly what I want. The physio saw me on a walk (hobble) in.
if your in the north west then go see Stuart cosgrove Physio, he would sort you in a jiffy 🙂
laid up at home last few days with cold fluey symptoms - an hour ago getting off the couch to get my paracetemol and bang and my back went into spasm. GRRRR 👿
unfortunately this happens at least once a yr and is usually controllable though loads of daily core stretching (expect I have been in bed most of this week and not done it), regular visit to osteopath and daily glucosamine and other supplenments.