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Question
On any given day, there are at least 10 lumps/knots in my
lower back, along my spine and the top of my shoulder
blades.I first noticed them in 2005. Since then, they come
and go and the severity varies. For the last 3-4 months they
have not gone away and seems to be getting worse. By worse,
I mean bigger and multiplying. What is causing this? Stress?
Could it mean something serious?
Leslie,
Fatty tumors or lipomas are fleshy, thick, football-shaped lumps that sit under the skin. They do not come and go. Either you've got them or not, and they usually just get bigger over the years. Taught/tender muscle fibers can feel like a lump, but more so like a knot, are not under the skin, but burried into the muscle or at the border between the muscle and the connective tissue that surrounds the muscle. These can come and go. Postural stress and strain to the joints can provoke these. If you had something serious, it likely would have had serious effects over the last 4 years. Go and find a good chiropractor to get these things checked out. If it's just muscular knots, they can be worked out most easily with Graston Technique (see: www.grastontechnique.com).
Hope this helps.
Dr. G
www.drgillman.com
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21 Years in practice: I can answer any question regarding chiropractic and sports medicine treatment. Mostly, I can help the unknowing public understand what is safe, valid, reasonable and evidence-based, and what kinds of unscrupulous chiropractors and fraudulent methods to stay away from. I have an advanced specialty degree in Chiropractic Sports Medicine. I have experience treating elite and Olympic athletes.
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Experience:
- 21 years in practice;
- Pan American Games, 2011: Official Medical Staff for the Pan Am Games.
- Beijing 2008 Olympic Games: World Olympians Associan and International Sports Chiropractic Association Healthcare Team;
- International Chiropractic Sports Sciences Diploma;
- Official Provider: Jamaican Track and Field team for Penn Relays (2009-2011)
- Experience with USA Gymnastics Healthcare team and International Powerlifting Association Medical Staff;
- 300 hour chiropractic sports medicine diplomate degree (DACBSP); International Chiropractic Sports Sciences Diploma (ICSSD)
- Healthcare Consultant: Century, Ty-Wood Corp. Holliston, MA (2005-2007)
- Team Chiropractor: Boston Bulldogs USL D-3 & Boston Renegades USL W-1 League (1999-2004)
- Independent Examiner: Scope Medical and The Physician's Network
- Professional/Clinical Monitor: Affiliated Monitors, Inc.
- Board of Directors: MetroWest Chamber of Commerce (Massachusetts)2000-2006
- "The Impact of Chiropractic Manipulative Therapy on Chronic Recurrent Lateral Ankle Sprain Syndrome in Two Young Athletes" J. of Chiro Med , Fall 2004
- "Work Related Injury;" The Hanover Report, June, 1993
- "Long Lasting Analgesic Effect of Oxymorphonazine in Rats;" Agonists and Antagonists III, n.7675, 1985
- BS Biology, Doctor of Chiropractic: Northwestern College of Chiropractic,
- Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians (DACBSP)
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Doctor of Chiropractic Diplomate: American Chiropractic Board of Sports Physicians
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