Question
hi i am male 20 years of age and have been experiencing a weird pain that has worried me for about 3 years. it all started at college when i was 17 i noticed this small pain in my soft muscle area between my collor bone but its like the pain has spread ? i would describe the pain as a tightness,as if somone was streching an inflamed muscle . ?? if i bend my back and twist at the same time it runs along that muscle from the shoulder blade all around to my rib ? it is now at my lower back .but is uncomfterble it feels a little releif when i get in a hot bath for short time ? then it comes back i feel tired all the time ? but im not sure if its anxiety ? im worried i just want it to go i have seen doctor so many times i have had around 4 blood tests in the last 4 months and it has all come back fine also had urine  test and also it was sent to lab but nothink as all come back fine ? and also experiencing nausia its horrible the pain when it moved to my lower back aswell i noticed it runs down my buttox and in my leg ??? my doctor said that is a trapped nerv some how i think all this is connected anyone know please helpppp

Answer
Dear Laine,

You need to go to a chiropractor and have this examined.  I hate to sound petty, but medical doctors are no good at this soft tissue injury stuff. Even research conducted at medical schools has proven this time after time...medical doctors excell at pathology, serious trauma, and sickness based care but they mostly get no education on the proper examination and diagnosis of musculoskeletal related injuries or dysfunction.  This is where the chiropractic profession truly shines.

The fact that this has been progressive for years and your medical team cannot find any problems only proves my point.  I would suggest that you find a local chiropractic physician who had some training in sports injury and schedule a consultation or an appointment.  The reason I say a sports injury trained chiropractor is that they are even more advanced in their diagnostic and treatment abilities relating to muscle injury, and radicular (radiating) pain.  This is because most sports programs focus on these types of injury and getting the patient back into functional action asap.

I would first check out the website of the American Chiropractic Board of Sport Physicians.  www.acbsp.com  If you cannot find a certified doctor close to you, then check out local web-pages as well as the yellow pages for doctors who treat primarily sports related injuries in their practices.  If you still cannot find one, ask family, friends, or a local personal trainer about chiropractors they have visited and trust.  Then make the call.

Respectfully,
Dr. J. Shawn Leatherman
www.suncoasthealthcare.net