Matzie138 t1_ix988n5 wrote on November 21, 2022 at 6:44 PM

Reply to comment by wkosloski in My fellow Canadians, I need help finding the perfect pillow. I am a side sleeper, sleeping on medium firm mattress by wkosloski

Try finding a massage therapist who is certified myofascial release. I had terrible pain along my spine between my shoulder blades. Tried physical therapy etc nothing was helping. I couldn’t turn my head or raise my arm up when it was bad.

Randomly found a Groupon for a massage place and went…oh my gosh. It was incredible the difference it made. I still go every six to eight months now and don’t have that problem any longer.

If you can’t find that speciality, sports med massage could work too.

wkosloski OP t1_ix9d2w4 wrote on November 21, 2022 at 7:16 PM

Thank you for the suggestion, I’m looking for one in my area right now because I need some relief asap

Matzie138 t1_ixd8lwu wrote on November 22, 2022 at 3:57 PM

I so hope it works for you. I didn’t imagine it would help like it did, just figured that at least the regular aches and pains would feel better!

For what it is worth, i had a coworker who had multiple back surgeries trying to fix her discs. Was only in her early 30s. Went to a different doctor and turned out she had arthritis in her back. They killed the nerve there and she’s been so much better. I had no idea that could happen (silly me I guess). She is happy but also frustrated to have suffered for years when her new doctor identified the issue immediately. Massage wouldn’t help something like that, but depending on the root cause, can be amazing.