Back Pain Massage

I had the upper back of mild to moderate and mid-shoulder pain on and off for at least a few years. My neck pain and often. I am 25 year old student who spends much time sitting at a computer. I know that my attitude could be better, but it is hard to keep sitting in front of a laptop. So my question is, do you think I should see a chiropractor, massage therapist, physiotherapist or that? I think my muscles are almost always very close, but I had some shooting pain in the upper mid-back and some mild tingling down my arm (rarely). I hear from people who have visited one of these specialists. Thank you!

Illumina Hi,
This question is very close to me that I had back pain for many years and have been through all the ways you mentioned. I went through back surgery as well. This is not funny in every sense of the term.

The first thing I would say is go to your GP first be examined to determine what the cause is and what damage may have taken place. Get advice from a place like this is not in your best interest.

That being said:

If you experience tingling of any kind which could be a pinched nerve or a lack of movement. neuronal damage can be very serious problem! Chiropractic services can help, but is not a guarantee that some chiropractors use very different methods and each person has different results. Some methods of Chiropractic Research to be useless. My experience has been about fifty-fifty. Now I'm in a place where a chiropractor can not really offer me much help. Your response to this type of treatment may lead to a disappointment. Get a first assessment and a referral.

While a massage therapist can help alleviate some of this discomfort and pain in the short term there may be more complex questions muscular or nervous here and a massage therapist (even to the point shiatsu or deep tissue massage) could not be able to truly "fix" the situation. This may end up delaying the inevitable visit to a specialist after all is said and done.

A massage course feels good when you have tight muscles! :)

After surgery and seeing my primary care physician, I have now found that physical treatment is best for my case (which is really all the advice I can give, after all, my personal experience) and can be for you in the long term. Physical therapy is not only about the therapy that you receive on the table when they use their "machines" on you to relieve pain (ie, laser, electro-stimulation to improve circulation and heat ultrasound, etc.) you are taught to start some beneficial exercises that will help repair your range of motion and restore some of the muscles, through exercise, which will restore your health long term. This fitness term is IMHO more beneficial than learning to change your lifestyle to a more health-conscious. Staying fit and active is always better for all continued well-being, anyway. The exercises they teach you specifically at assisting the recovery and keep you stronger and able to fend off potential injuries in the future. It just takes work on your part and continued willingness to operate on your own time.

Who cares for my opinion about the therapies you mentioned, but there is another as well. Once you have had your doctor's visit, it can also refer you to a pain clinic. There is a clinic that can start drug treatments to relieve your pain specific anti-inflammatory, analgesic and other possible methods. It is usually a more serious approach that if such a reference could indicate serious and long-term injuries that can allow you to b.