hi there

i'm not sure how to formulate anything nor the right terminology but i'd like to get some sort of guidence before paying heaps of cash in going to a doc only to find out i'm at the wrong place or have to land up paying huge amounts of money for the wrong tests.

a few things about myself you may need to know: i'm a 28 yr old female, no history of heart ailments or diabetes etc. used to be a provincial swimmer but quit while i concentrated on my final year of school and just never went back. i have since tried going back but my sport-induced asthma and lower back complaints prevented me from persuing it. I have tried gymming but have found this to be rather boring, even with a personal trainer or gym partner. yoga and pilates give more pain than i benefit from. i have since started pole dancing, of all things, despite my better judgment. my occupation is helpdesk coordinator in the IT industry so i am predominantly in front of my pc most of the day.

i have the following concerns:
1. i've had lower back complaints since i can remember. the pain is located in the small arch of my back. x-rays, the last being in 2006, showed the very beginning stages of arthritis (ragged edges around the vertibrae). i have had a few times when i've been thrown into bed literally by sever back spasms that i could not lift my legs or sit in a car. x-rays at the time revealed that the natural arch that there should be in the back was rather straight, and this was caused by the spasms pulling the vertibrae together. i have quite a bit of stiffness in the lower back when sitting for too long, but doesn't feel like a muscular pain at all. trying to move the area to increase mobility is rather a challenging task. a yoga move that i have tremendous difficulty with is stretching the tummy muscles by arching the back while being on the tummy and pushing upwards using the arms. the only way i can stretch these muscles is lying on the back and bringing the legs over the head to roll the back rather. this i have little to no issue with. i am trying to fight all the pain by trying to build up enough strength in the core muscles that hopefully will decrease this pain. just most back exercises do cause more pain literally dead centre in the back. would a chiropractor be the best person to go and see for this?

2. doing leg curls hurts because it feels like i have a little bone or tendon or something that "pops" over the bone but behind the knee. not entirely behind the knee cap, but behind the side of the joint - not sure if that makes sense. i have the same sensation when doing tummy strengthing exercises by lifting the legs from the floor upwards, when this sensation is on the side of the hip / pelvis. to the point where i can lift my legs again for fear that it may just get worse apart from it being very painful too.

3. i have somehow injured my wrist too but i think this is purely due to lack of strength. when i flex my wrist, the pain is situated on top of the wrist in the area where all the little muscles run through to the rest of the hand. this pain also arises now when i gently press down on my hand to lift myself up from out my chair at the office too.

any thoughts / comments would be greatly appreciated, but my concern about my back is the biggest issue at the moment.

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