My daughter has had cronic back pain for about 3 years. She has had x-ray's,a bone scan,seen a orthopedic surgeon, a gynecologist,and a rheumatologist. Each time,nothing is found. She has never had a injury. This child is in pain, some day's more than others. Med's don't seem to help. When she get's her period, she is down for about 2 days.She is only 15. I don't know where to go from here-I can't stand to see her in pain. Please-Please!!!Any suggestions????

Is your daughter over-weight? Is she an athlete over-using her bones and joints?

Jen is 5'3 and 118 lbs and hates sports. I don't know what more to do for her.

Has your daughter been checked out for abdominal adhesions (cannot remember the proper term). Has she been seen by a Chiropractor? (not usually generally recommended by the medical world) but I've seen good results. Also there are physiatrists- Dr's who deal with back pain, etc. There are many exercises that might help her that these above named medical people might be able to recommend for her to try. She might be having spasms from her normal growth, in the back and stretching exercises or isometric exercises might be very beneficial to her. If all the tests have been negative, then I'd tend to believe it might be what I've suggested above. Good Luck with her..

I had a chronic sore back for a number of years and I found relief using the "Feldenkrais Method". It has been over 5 years now and I have not had any recurrence.

Here are some reference links:

http://www.feldenkrais.com/faq.html


http://www.feldenkraisinstitute.org/

I hope something here will help!

Dwight

Does she wear a heavy bookbag on her back?
Many kids nowadays do, and are ending up with back problems.

I too have known several people who got relief from chiropractors (including a girl with heavy bookbags!).

My sister used to have agonizing pain.. it was joint and bone pain from her growth... because she gained so much height in a few years she was in constant (and unmanageable) pain.

Back pain? ug.

IN my school, plenty of my (teenaged) friends AND I have had back pain at some time or another. I'm not saying that it ISNT one of the other causes lifted above... but it could be one of the ones I list here.

BACKPACK: #1 cause of back problems in teens. When I come home, my backpack can weigh up to 60 pounds, and I am forced to carry it ALL DAY. (have to have the books, and locker at isolated end of the school)... If you add carrying a large musical instrument (trombone, trumpet, large stringed instrument) with that, or a sports bag, etc... you've compounded that with extra pulling on one side.

Some kids around here carry "one shoulder" bags, resembling large purses. Apparently most of their books can fit in there, but i have no clue how. Anyway, I've seen them go through the halls, leaning the way opposite of their bags. its kinda funny to watch them teeter back and forth like that, but think of how its making their backs shape! Over an extended holiday (xmas and newyears), do not allow your kid to carry ANY type of backpack, purse, or whatnot. Just to see if she feels better. If she does, (like some in MY school) she can get some sort of thing worked out with her docter and school that can get her "extra" lockers throughout the school, or a double set of books so she doesnt have to carry them home each night.

#2. Overweight. But she is not overweight.

#3. Mattress. My best friend was going to get tests like yours was.. it turned out that she was getting very poor sleep because of her mattress(they had had it since before she was born- it was in bad shape, firm in some places and sinking in other parts) and they got her a new one. Within a week the majority of her back pain disappeared. This MIGHT be the problem you have?

Trust- i'm not a doctor, but Geez, my back hurts right now... and i'm not even old yet!

I have a slight case of scoliosis. My right shoulder is probably a good 2 inches lower than my left shoulder, but most people don't even notice until I tell them. Anyways, in me, it's caused a lot of neck pain. Pretty much everyday my neck hurts and into my back a little. Is this even a possibility in your daughter? Have you been to a doctor that could diagnose this? There's three good ways to tell sometimes. #1. Just simply stand your daughter a few feet away from you and tell her to stand as she always does. If there's enough of a curvature in her spine, you'll notice whether one of her shoulders is lower. #2. Have her stand right infront of you and tell her to turn around (facing away from you). Tell her to lean over as far as she can, with her feet together. Take your pointer and index fingers and run them down her spine (each finger on one side of the spine). You could notice a curve that way, but sometimes only a doctor can notice this. That's the first test most doctors will even do. #3. I've never tried this but have heard it works. Tell your daughter to lay down on her back, feet together. Sometimes a person's leg seems longer than the other. If one foot seems to extend longer than the other, scholiosis could exist.
Anyways, you know I'm not a doctor, but I DO knoe that scoliosis can cause neck and back pain.