mikey1991 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 hi all im 21 years old .. i am a groundworker, used to be a block paver,,, i suffer with lower back 95% of the time... i have beeen to the doctors numerous times all they keep doing is changing my tablets ,,,, the pain is really bad in a morning when i wake up ,, ill take 2 x 400 mg ibuprofen , sort of eases the pain but soon as i lift something up even my work bag can feel strain and the pain gets worse ,,, went to a physio he took one look and said its your posture,,, many people say i dont have bad posture ,,, iv been trying to straighten as much as possible but could this really be the problem iv had this just over a year now and its getting worse,,, after work i can touch a bone at the bottom of my back lightly and it will really hurt like its bruised but the harder i push on it the less it hurts .. once was that bad the car seat was putting me in pain .... this really isnt good for my age and would like some help of other users thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve68 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Maybe you should ask your G.P if a referral to a rheumatologist is in order to rule out rheumatoid arthritis, a year is a long time for back pain, if the G.P is unwilling ask for a blood test for the HLA-B27 gene. Almost all white people with ankylosing spondylitis(RA) are carriers of HLA-B27 so worth asking if you're white that is?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza58 Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 hi all im 21 years old .. i am a groundworker, used to be a block paver,,, i suffer with lower back 95% of the time... i have beeen to the doctors numerous times all they keep doing is changing my tablets ,,,, the pain is really bad in a morning when i wake up ,, ill take 2 x 400 mg ibuprofen , sort of eases the pain but soon as i lift something up even my work bag can feel strain and the pain gets worse ,,, went to a physio he took one look and said its your posture,,, many people say i dont have bad posture ,,, iv been trying to straighten as much as possible but could this really be the problem iv had this just over a year now and its getting worse,,, after work i can touch a bone at the bottom of my back lightly and it will really hurt like its bruised but the harder i push on it the less it hurts .. once was that bad the car seat was putting me in pain .... this really isnt good for my age and would like some help of other users thanks Im no expert by any means,but that sounds as though it could be sciatica. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angos Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 hi all im 21 years old .. i am a groundworker, used to be a block paver,,, i suffer with lower back 95% of the time... i have beeen to the doctors numerous times all they keep doing is changing my tablets ,,,, the pain is really bad in a morning when i wake up ,, ill take 2 x 400 mg ibuprofen , sort of eases the pain but soon as i lift something up even my work bag can feel strain and the pain gets worse ,,, went to a physio he took one look and said its your posture,,, many people say i dont have bad posture ,,, iv been trying to straighten as much as possible but could this really be the problem iv had this just over a year now and its getting worse,,, after work i can touch a bone at the bottom of my back lightly and it will really hurt like its bruised but the harder i push on it the less it hurts .. once was that bad the car seat was putting me in pain .... this really isnt good for my age and would like some help of other users thanks Whats it's like after a week or two off work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Gibbon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Have you had any training in manual handling? It sounds like you've been doing a lot of work that requires bending and lifting and if you're not doing it correctly it can cause exactly the kinds of problems you say you have. I can't really give you any tips because my own back pain sounds different to your own and anything I recommend could be harmful. I'd go to the GP. They'll likely give you a referral to see a physio again and if they tell you to do certain exercises or activities to improve posture or strengthen back muscles then do them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffy Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sorry .. your Doctor should really have referred you onto a specialist by now. Ask next time as this certainly isn't right. x Feel for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Gibbon Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Im no expert by any means,but that sounds as though it could be sciatica. Wouldn't the pain travel down the back of the leg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffy Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Re. the pushing on the bone hard and relieving the pain .. sounds like a trapped nerve. Seriously, your Doctor should have referred you to a specialist if you have had this pain for more than 6 months. ---------- Post added 07-12-2013 at 18:35 ---------- Wouldn't the pain travel down the back of the leg? Depends on how much the nerve is being pinched. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikey1991 Posted December 7, 2013 Author Share Posted December 7, 2013 Wouldn't the pain travel down the back of the leg? no i dont get pain in my leg.. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Hans Posted December 7, 2013 Share Posted December 7, 2013 Change your job man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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