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Originally Posted by MattyC
Hello CP here's the deal,
I am 23 and have had chronic back pain since a hockey injury when I was 16. I have gone through physio, massage, chiro, have seen xrays (nothing) and was just told that my recent MRI showed nothing. I know how I feel and I know that at 23 I shouldn't be almost getting sick from back pain sometimes.
My first thought now is acupuncture, but I am pretty much open to anything. Does anyone have any recomendations for practioners or other methods? I'm not living with this for another 60 years.
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Don't get me wrong, I love me some acupuncture, but I seriously doubt that's going to give you much more than a temporary reprieve from pain if you have a real injury.
The Sport Medicine Center at U of C is really excellent. I've had a couple of different issues that mystified more than one doctor that got solved there. They're trained in physical therapy, massage, acupuncture, etc. and will know more about soft tissue damage (which you may have since your xrays show nothing) than your average massage therapist or chiropractor.
It can be pricey but I don't know what's more worthy of your dollar.