OT but need opinions

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

thefrogprincess · Jul 15, 2007

Since Feb. I have had this annoying pain that kinda goes around my right shoulder blade. At first I thought I had thrown my back out, it really felt like that's what it was! The chiropractor wasn't any help, so I went to the doctor (but wasn't able to get in to see my regular GP). He was no help. He said it was a muscular strain and that it would go away on it own. Well, it didn't, so I saw MY doc who refered me for physical therapy. She thought it was muscular too, but said that sometime these things just won't loosen up on their own. The physical therapist thinks I am have compression on the nerves that run between C 5 and 6 in my neck. That actually makes a lot of sense to me, it fits with my symptoms. But in order to make it feel better I have to work out so hard that I can hardly move the next two days. Needless to say this is kinda putting my life on hold. I can't cook, clean, Brian had to help me get dressed this morning!

So my question is, do you think I should just stick it out with the physical therapy, or go back to the doc and see if there is another option? I should mention that I have NOT had an MRI so I do not know exactly what is causing the compression. It could be a spur, bulged disc, or the vertebrea smashing together.

Diane · Jul 15, 2007