Spinal column painful to the touch - Neuropathy Message Board

mb100 · 03-14-2006, 06:28 AM

About an inch off center, in the heavy muscle along my spinal column, I have what I call hot spots. My girlfriend found them while rubbing my back. When she finds one it about brings me up off the floor. It's kinda like a burning, electric shock. They go from lower lumbar, to upper thoracic. Both sides. They are intermittant though, sometimes they totally disappear, or theres only 1 or 2.

Anyone ever experienced this, or even heard of it???

Thanks, Mike

mb100 · 03-15-2006, 07:04 AM

Hi Painallthetime,

Thanks for answering. I've had cervical and thoracic fusion's done. Nothing pops up, it has to be pushed on to be felt. If it's from nerve endings healing they're sure takin their time, My thoracic fusions were done in 79 and 82 and cervical in 04. I am waiting for an answer from a guy that said something about trigger points. I've heard of them, but I dont remember what it was.

I thought I heard one time about swelling of the spinal cord causing something like this.

I'm in pain all the time too. Unless I find that perfect position and hold it, but then I start to stiffen up ya know?

I got used to the pain, and learned how to avoid it some. I'm down to takin neurontin 200 mg per day, and ibuprofen 1200 mg as needed, maybe twice a day. I hope your's get more tolerable too!!

Take it slow......Mike

mb100 · 03-16-2006, 08:32 AM

Hi Pain,

Go to the spinal cord problems board and read the thread titled hot spots. I asked the question there and you should read the answers. It sounds more like what you experienced.

Best of luck....Mike

mb100 · 03-16-2006, 08:34 AM

Actually that is the "Spinal Cord Disorders" board.