I cannot find my previous post for my recent flare up. My PT believes my neck is causing my arms to feel like tennis elbow. I have always experience left sided pain bit was very tolerable. For a month and a half I have had a flare up to my extreme pain of handling it this is why I am in Physio. My right side is the worst feeling like really bad tennis elbow,exact same symptoms with the outer little bony structure is so very nerve sensitive. My Pt does not believe in tens or ultrasound. I am hoping to find someone that has experienced this for something I can do to relieve this. My pt does manipulate my neck and for an hour take the intensity away. It is a relief,and I do the chin exercises he gave me in between my 2 days a week with 2 sessions left. What am I going to do? My history: C5/6 disc fusion with plate,C4/5,C6/7 small disc protrusion,stenosis with moderate narrowing, and bone spurs. I had this ongoing for 10 years undiagnosed from complaining since 2002. I drove a forklift 8 years,with one day having a very sore neck,and both shoulders. I am used to my pains ongoing,but this flare up is my worst since Sept.28,2012 disc fusion. Is there a medication to help relieve this besides narcotics. I want to feel what is happening,not mask it. Yes,I do take pain meds.but not will to mask it more. I do not know what I can and cannot do to help this subside. My PT is talking central sensitization,I kind of agree to a point. This is a bad flare up that I am desperate to subside for almost 2 months now. I feel my right side is get worse,not better. I only have an hour relief from pt,and this manipulation he does,which I cannot do on my own,or I would. I am fearing after my last 2 sessions. I am trying to relax,ice,heat and I do put my tens on for it will not hurt. I ask him what I can take like Gabapentin,and he says no,but does agree with the narcotics' to relax me. Please someone help!!
I am in a desperate pain mode of relief of long term,I am grateful for the hour he does give. Also,he dis not want to see my MRI results I brought with me. I fear he is stuck in pushing this central sensitization mission he is studying and not really knowing what is going on.