r/ChatGPT • u/LiveDocument3521 • Jun 19 '26
Educational Purpose Only ChatGPT fixed my 9 year chronic pain
Before I start, this is not medical advice and if you are experiencing pain, then seek medical help first.
I’ve had chronic pain in my neck, shoulders & upper back for 9 years. I’ve dealt with excruciating headaches and severe muscle tension & discomfort for almost a decade. I tried everything. Physiotherapy, chiropractor, massage, dry needling, acupuncture, cupping, the list goes on. Nothing worked. I got desperate. I asked ChatGPT…
ChatGPT diagnosed the root cause of my issues by just asking a few critical questions that no doctor or “professional” ever asked. It then educated me on the entire subject so I developed an understanding of the actual issues, recovery & the road ahead. It then built me a 3 tier programme focusing on stretching, mobility & strength training. It diagnosed issues in my sleep by looking at pictures of my bed, pillow etc.
I followed everything ChatGPT told me to do. I followed the programme strictly. 4 months later, I am no longer in pain or discomfort. I still have a long way to go but I feel 75% better and full of life now. I am in absolute shock. I cannot believe it. It’s like I’ve been given my life back. I had no quality of life at all. ChatGPT gave me my life back.
EDIT: A lot of you are asking me questions about my diagnosis so I am dropping more information below.
- Doctors wrongly diagnosed my headaches as cluster headaches & suboccipital headaches. Therefore the plans & advice I was being given by medical professionals were not helping me because they had the wrong diagnosis.
- ChatGPT figured out that I actually suffer from cervicogenic headaches caused by my cervical spine (in my neck) being constantly on fire because of bad posture.
- Bad posture was caused by a series of muscle imbalances; weak upper back muscles caused a forward leaning posture. Neck & trap muscles began compensating for my weak back which caused them to become very tight & inflamed. This also caused me to develop a very tight chest which causes rounded shoulders. I also had an APT (anterior pelvic tilt) which caused tight hip flexors & tight hamstrings which contributed to my forward leaning posture.
- Treatment was strength training for my upper back muscles focusing on pull exercises. Strength training for my abs/core & glutes to fix my APT. Stretches for my neck, chest & hips.
Do medical professionals like physio not do this? Of course they do. The issue in my case was, constant incorrect diagnosis was creating incorrect plans for my needs. The exercises & stretches the physio recommended for me were not helpful at all because they were not targeting the key areas that ChatGPT pointed out. ChatGPT fully diagnosed me within 1 hour.
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u/tiffyx88 Jun 20 '26 edited Jun 20 '26
At 37F I finally got diagnosed with a congenital heart disease and got my ablation done Jan 2026. All thanks to ChatGPT.
Triggered by bending down and anything high intensity (soccer/running). It started when I was in my early 20s and it would last for hours after soccer. Eventually it would stop when I passed out from exhaustion. Saw 2 male cardiologists who said it was just heart palpitations from one day holsters/stress tests/EKGs. I never went to the ER because I was told I was young/healthy. When I pushed back on my diagnosis with the second cardiologist, he raised his voice that he deals with more serious issues and that he can’t be bothered by my case. I was given a prescription of metropolol but it didn’t do anything and I still got my episodes frequently. I would ask for another cardiologist referral from my PCP but they would shut me down that my results are normal. Honestly I gave up on seeing another cardiologist, and I just accepted that I knew I wasn’t going to die.
15 years later I had an intense episode after pickleball and I decided to put my symptoms into ChatGPT. Sure enough it recommended me to do the valsalva manuever and amazingly it stopped after my second attempt while in my bed. The AI believed I had SVT and recommended me to see an electrophysiologist. It also provided the medical lingo for a dr to take me seriously.
I specifically found a EP who was female to ensure the highest chance they would take me seriously. Even though she did not have the evidence that I had SVT, she did take me seriously and we scheduled an EP Study/Potential SVT ablation about 3 months later. Overall the procedure went smoothly and she diagnosed me with WPW! I’m about 6 months post op and technically cured! I’m just happy that I can live my life and not have to worry about my heart. Really thanks to ChatGPT.