Chronic Soreness/Tightness Right Side of Body

Mj1990 wrote:

I had the same problem, no one could understand, they think I’m making it up. After going to the emergency room, urgent care countless times, and found nothing, I finally went to the chiropractor after a year and a half of feeling this way. I felt severely disabled, they found that I had a atlas misalignment, which throws your whole body off. Learning about this has changed my life. You need to get it checked. I wAs so depressed and felt like I couldn’t go on in my own body.

Mj1990,

Did all of your pain and the problem completely go away when you had your atlas realigned?

I'm so glad I found this thread! I've been searching the net for over a year trying to figure out what's wrong with me! My doctor has been rolling her eyes at me telling me my pain doesnt make sense! I'm losing my mind!!

I hope we can all find a way to resolve this!

Hi all!

There are so many similarities between what we all experience! I have been dealing with pain since 2004 (16 years)! It all started after I ran a marathon. Pain started in my hip joint and over the years it has spread up and down my body. My lower back, right QL started getting super tight, then right TFL, IT band, right psoas and illiacus, right adductor, right quad and knee and is now affecting my right foot as well. Years down the road I also began having pain in my right shoulder which was diagnosed as a tear and impingement. To add to that I also have pain upper/middle back only on my right side. I have a tight neck on both sides, but that is the only part that's on both sides of my body.

Since the marathon, I have been trying to stay active. I weight lift (not heavy) and still run once in a while but I pay for it the next day when I get pain. There was a period of about 3 months when I didn't exercise and it hurts as well, so rest didn't help any. I have no other health condition that could have contributed to this. Pain gets worse if I am stressed, anxious or if I didn't get enough sleep. It also seems to decrease when I'm on vacation so that makes me think it's stress related. I am right handed so maybe that's contributing as well.

I have seen many specialists and they all have different diagnosis, from anterior pelvic tilt, unstable SI joint, unaligned atlas, weak pelvic floor, weak right glute and psoas, tight right psoas, to emotional trauma from the past and it's all in your head. MRIs show nothing except for a little big of inflammation, a tiny tear on my hamstring which said was nothing and my shoulder is impinged. I have done lots of PT, massage, chiro, acupuncture, Prolozone injections, foundation training, strength training, meditation, NKT, trigger point therapy, graston technique.

What helps? I love my foam roller and yoga balls to release the tight muscles and I try to activate the "sleeping muscles" which seems to help. I love getting deep massages and feel amazing after a chiro treatment (I just found a good one that adjusted my atlas). Nothing lasts very long though, so have to keep doing daily exercises.

Most of the time pain is not severe, maybe 3-4 out of 10 so I just deal with it on daily basis. My original goal was to get out of pain completely, but at this point I am just trying to manage it as best as I can and figure out what helps it and I would like to get to a point where I don't have to worry about getting a hip replacement when I'm older!

My best guess is that my body is a master of compensation. One muscle got lazy long ago, when my alignment was off and my body compensated and learned how to activate other muscles to help keep the body upright. I didn't do the "right" treatment from the get go and the compensation spread affecting other muscles.

Wow, had no idea this was this common to warrant its own forum. I've had right sided musle tightness my entire life. Joining now.

I’ve been dealing with this for 11 months ?? I feel like I’m going crazy!! All dr say it’s anxiety...it’s now becoming anxiety

Hello everybody!

I'm experiencing this exact same thing and it is very debilitating so I empathize with you all. My pain is all through the left side of my body. X-rays have shown that I have a straightening of the cervical spine. Also looking at my back my LEFT shoulder is slightly higher than my right. Have someone take a picture of you and draw a straight line across to see if you have this. If you have right sided pain I believe that your right shoulder will be higher than your left. I haven't found a cure yet, but cannot do any exercise right now besides walking and yoga.

Doing yoga I find that my left side is WAY tighter than my right side and I will continue to work on stretching and keep you guys updated. It has gotten a little better, but it has not fully healed. STAY HOPEFUL.

I just had surgery two weeks ago for carpal tunnel release (only stating this in case anyone else had the surgery and have had the same issue) Last few days I've noticed my muscles have been getting extremely tense on my right side only. It is becoming unbearable. I'm not sure if it's the same thing or not but it gets so tense I have issues moving my ride side especially my right arm. Did you find out a cause? Any suggestions on how to relieve? I've done stretching, massages (vibration and deep tissue), I've tried everything. I can't sleep, eat or really anything because of this pain.

I am NOT a runner, I have a farm and work as a massage therapist. I have these exact same symptoms and issues...going on 2 years now. It is becoming debilitating and restricting my daily activities. MRI is clear, doctors have said its all soft tissue...massage helps but doesn't fix. I stretch daily and that seems to have slowed the progress. Has ANYONE else found any answers?

I had a herniated disc and after a second cortisone shot things fell apart. That was over 20 years ago. My left side is loose and painless and feels young. My right side feels like a band is pulling my shoulder down and pulling my right foot up. My left arm hangs loose by my side. My right arm sticks out beginning at my armpit and actually twists out at the elbow. My right foot and toes are bent upwards all the time. Face pain, headaches, burning and spasms are daily. After 20 years, numerous specialists, pain clinics (even a renowned one) - I still have no answer. It's only manageable because I'm not working. Hope others have better luck.

Absolutely fascinating.

Make sure your case gets published/passed on to medical journals.