Thoracic Back Pain. Please help me.

[asha]

Guide yourself from a kyphotic sitting posture to an upright sitting posture by anteriorly rotating your pelvis and increasing your lordosis. Then let go 10% and maintain this for a few minutes. Initially it might give you some new pains which should subside in a week's time. if these do not help you, do let me know and I will try to locate someone close to where you are, so that you can be mechanically diagnosed and helped.
Asha

[Judith Mollet]

You don't say if you've had any consultations with rheumatologists; x-rays, any other screening just to make sure we are dealing with a postural problem with joint laxity rather than an on going "sub clinical" inflammatory condition. Not that I want to scare you but all that stuff is useful just to know it's, as far as one can tell at present, nothing serious. Do you do any serious/less serious sport? General fitness? Weight +/- height+ -?
As has been said, we have to live optimal posture in everday life and reprogramm our posture as just doing the core stability and still slouching doesn't work. Despite being a physio of many years I'm going to suggest you head in the direction of Alexander Technique to help your postural awareness and help your back problems. Most physios will suffer back pain at some stage in their working lives. It's a tough profession to follow. A friend of mine went through a really bad spell and as a physio, we tend to go to a physio, sounds OK! But when it doesn't help as much? where then? My friend discovered Alexander, and to cut a long story short ended up qualifying in Alexander Technique too. Back pain relief included. Now she has a different approach to postural pain issues which "physio only" practitioners can benefit from too. If you want more information let me know, my contact is n Derbyshire but will know other double qualified physio/Alexander-people.

[laylathornton]

hi
I've only ever seen my GP and a physio in general outpatients. I don't do any sports (except for wii fit ) I'm 5ft 7" and roughly about 9 stone 10lbs.
The Alexander Technique sounds really interesting as a student and a patient! Some more information on that would be really good if I'm not putting you out too much?
I'm currently at university in York however I live in Hull during non-term time, if that makes any difference?
Thank you so much for taking time to reply and help!

[laylathornton]

The alexander technique is unfortunately way too expensive for a student to afford, I can't afford one session never mind enough for it to treat more back with effect, so anyone with any other exercises could help? Please do!!!!

[Judith Mollet]

Then it's tough, but you have to go to someone in the NHS for treatment! And you've already had something in general outpatients which doesn't seem to have given you relief (I've no idea how qualified/experienced your physio was) you could ask around and find some specialised physio in the area you are during term time. Is there a student health center in York which could refer you somewhere? Remember also that there are physios who do alexander as well and maybe there's a loophole there for less expensive treatment, within the NHS. Answers with exercise suggestions on a web site can't replace eyes-on-hands-on-look for red and yellow flags assessment. All sorts of exercises can be appropriate for back problems. All sorts of hands on techniques can also help. Various electrotherapies could help in addition to hands on.......One size does not fit all. A physio must address the fact that you seem to have a longstanding problem, it affects your life and a physio should look at "all of you" and the chronic pain problem..not only exercises.
keep us posted, I'm sure you'll find help but you will have to ask, there must be senior physios and tutors around during a university course for physiotherapy or am I way off there??
keep us posted!