It sounds like you haven't found a good chiropractor yet. My chiropractor did show me my x-rays, as a matter of fact, I have them on CD! I've also got problems with my neck due to severe kyphosis (my spine rounds forward). I did find a wonderful chiropractor, after going to four losers who saw me as a meal ticket, rather than someone who wanted to be free of pain. My first problem was in my low back, for that he did some manipulation but mainly he sent me to a Pilates mat class - that changed my life. After living with moderate to occasional severe lumbar back pain for sixteen years I finally found relief by rebuilding my core muscles. I started in 1999 and now I'm an instructor.
I developed the upper back pain probably from sitting in front of a computer for a living, plus I have this darn kyphosis and arthritis in my thoracic spine that's pretty painful. My spine is just about c-shaped up there, and then my neck goes up from there - I am constantly fighting to keep my head from going forward. He's told me that without Pilates I'd have a hump on my back by now.
I'm not telling you to run out to find a Pilates class, because it sounds as though you need the structure fixed first. I can't see from here (the reply window) where you're located, but there must be a larger city nearby where you can find a good practitioner. Don't give up, there is someone out there that can help you.
I developed the upper back pain probably from sitting in front of a computer for a living, plus I have this darn kyphosis and arthritis in my thoracic spine that's pretty painful. My spine is just about c-shaped up there, and then my neck goes up from there - I am constantly fighting to keep my head from going forward. He's told me that without Pilates I'd have a hump on my back by now.
I'm not telling you to run out to find a Pilates class, because it sounds as though you need the structure fixed first. I can't see from here (the reply window) where you're located, but there must be a larger city nearby where you can find a good practitioner. Don't give up, there is someone out there that can help you.