Backpod advice (curved spine)
For the past two years I’ve been dealing with really intense pain that comes and goes around my sternum and middle chest area, and like a lot of people, my first thought was that something was wrong with my heart. After multiple doctor visits, tests, scans, and blood work, everything has come back normal.
Finding this subreddit was honestly a bit of a relief, because so many of my symptoms line up with Costochondritis; sharp, tight chest and back pain, discomfort along the side of my ribs, itching, numbness, and pain that runs into my arm and fingers.
I’ve been debating trying a Backpod, but I do have some concerns about whether it’s actually suitable for me. I don’t want to end up doing more harm than good. For context, my back pain first started as a teenager from which I was diagnosed with a spinal curvature caused by a significant leg length difference, so my spine leans slightly to one side (if you’re looking straight on from behind). The doctor at the time advised that as I got older I’d develop further problems, and I’m wondering if this is what I’m experiencing now.
I guess my question is, does anyone else have a similar situation to my own and have you found that the Backpod helped at all, is it still recommended or could it potentially make things worse due to the way my back is aligned?