Question
Dear David,
     Lately I have been having a lot of trouble with pain and tightness in the muscles in my back...around the area of the bra strap...I am so tight in these muscles and all the way up into my neck ...they feel as though they have gone rigid,I am waking up with severe stiffness and pain.
    My breathing seems to be from high in my chest as well.Could vertebrae being out cause this?...My friend tries to massage the muscles down and when she does there is a lot of cracking that comes from the shoulders...my ribs feel as though they are pulled up around my shoulders and this makes for tightness across my chest.
      What would cause this to happen?...my friend cuddled me tonight and it made my back crck in about 4 different places  and now i ont kow if it is my shoulders or vertebrae that is the problem ...I also have trouble with my Archilles tendons...when i lay on my back,heels resting on the bed ,I wake up with weakness and pain... they feel like they will break when I stand up ...everything  just hurts so...what could be causing this?I walk for an our every night rain ,hail or shine...could this all stem from having vertebrae out?..Please if you can help me figure this.
     Bless you .

Answer
Marj:

Thanks for writing!

This is indeed a terrible pain. It is caused by a tension in your dura mater, the covering over your brain and spinal cord. It is a nerve pain.

This is very similiar to the type of pain that would be produced if one was being stretched on a rack.

The only way I know to stop it is to go to a good chiropractor. Go to www.sorsi.com and/or www.icak-usa.com and see if you can find one near you. They can take the tension out of your nerves.

I would not call it a vertebra out of place, it is much more than that. This is a true brain and spinal cord compression and must be taken care of properly.

Let me know how it goes.

Dr. Rozeboom