Well, I'm 2.5 years post op, and still having issues with muscle spasams. It's something that has given me issues for thirteen years, well before my scoliosis was even noticeable. Since my surgery, my spasams have only increased.
If I do physical therapy every six months, I stay in decent shape. But at this point in my life, working full time and in college full time, I just don't have an hour and a half or two hours three days a week to spare, so i need to look for other options.
The medications my GP have given me aren't very effective and I won't take narcotic pain meds long term. The pain relievers help some, but the muscle relaxers which formerly seemed to help no longer seem to do anything but make me sleepy.
Over the past few weeks the spasams have become steadily worse. I'm not sleeping well because I can't get comfortable and I'm finding that between being busy, tired, and sore, I'm starting to get depressed. So obviously I need to do something.
When I was first diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 19, it was by a chiropractor. After seeing him for some time with no results either in pain reduction or curve reduction, I saw a sports medecine doctor who put me in physical therapy. During that time (6 or 7 months), I went from a pretty minimal curve to 52 degrees. Sports medecine doc suggested doing trigger point injections but the rapid increase in my curve (especially for somebody my age) was really unusual and worrisome So I ended up finding a scoliosis surgeon.
I've done physical therapy a few times since my surgery, and the results have been good. But last about six months and it's so time consuming, so I really want to look into other options.
Anybody have any experience with trigger point injections? At this point I'm really considering them. But... I only know one person who's had them done, and that was only a short while ago. How effective are they in the long run?
Any other suggestions?
If I do physical therapy every six months, I stay in decent shape. But at this point in my life, working full time and in college full time, I just don't have an hour and a half or two hours three days a week to spare, so i need to look for other options.
The medications my GP have given me aren't very effective and I won't take narcotic pain meds long term. The pain relievers help some, but the muscle relaxers which formerly seemed to help no longer seem to do anything but make me sleepy.
Over the past few weeks the spasams have become steadily worse. I'm not sleeping well because I can't get comfortable and I'm finding that between being busy, tired, and sore, I'm starting to get depressed. So obviously I need to do something.
When I was first diagnosed with scoliosis at the age of 19, it was by a chiropractor. After seeing him for some time with no results either in pain reduction or curve reduction, I saw a sports medecine doctor who put me in physical therapy. During that time (6 or 7 months), I went from a pretty minimal curve to 52 degrees. Sports medecine doc suggested doing trigger point injections but the rapid increase in my curve (especially for somebody my age) was really unusual and worrisome So I ended up finding a scoliosis surgeon.
I've done physical therapy a few times since my surgery, and the results have been good. But last about six months and it's so time consuming, so I really want to look into other options.
Anybody have any experience with trigger point injections? At this point I'm really considering them. But... I only know one person who's had them done, and that was only a short while ago. How effective are they in the long run?
Any other suggestions?
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