By: Jeannie

Jeannie — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:50:29 +0000

I have been to 19 different doctors, 3 Chiropractors, and countless physical therapists. I’ve had accupuncture, and all of the tests imaginable. Of course they always start with an MRI (I’ve had 3 of them), which is a very expensive procedure and they showed nothing. My back hurt so badly that I was screaming and rolling around on the floor in pain. It was a very wise anesthesiologist who found the problem while doing a diskogram. A very painful procedure which recreats the pain so they can pin point the problem. It was 3 herniated, leaky disks. There is a very clear picture of the fluid going right up the nerve root. No surgury is available for me. I’ve been on oxycontin for 5 yrs. I know it is a dangerous drug but I would rather drink the blood out of a chicken than live with this pain. My lifestyle is non existant. Any excersise at all puts me in such pain that I have to lay flat for three days. My advice, if you even think you might have a problem, get it checked out and do everything else first before you start the meds.

By: Maurice

Maurice — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 08:32:27 +0000

The most common cause of back pain was not mentioned. It is mechanical , which is to say some of the joints in the back are not functioning properly. This can exist without pain for a long time before “sudden” pain strikes just like having a cavity for a long time before a “sudden” tooth ache. It is because the problem is mechanical that “In up to 85% of sufferers even the most extensive medical examinations and testing fail to reveal the exact cause of the pain.” An MRI and most medical testing is not a functional exam and therefore the underlying problem is nor detected. Why is herniated disc surgery known to produce such poor results? When researchers took 100 pain free patients and gave them MRIs 38% had herniated disks. Just because you have one doesn’t mean it’s the cause of your pain. Just working on the muscles will not unlock the joints and contrary to some therapists approach, you can not exercise dysfunction to functional. First the joint dysfunction/fixation/subluxation must be unlocked, then exercise will be beneficial.Trying to do thr exercise first often makes people worse. The most common mistake people make in treating low back pain is to use heat on the spine. If there is inflamation, and there usually is, heat will make the joints swell and although it feels good at the time you will be worse the next day. Stay as active as possible; if you go to bed with your back pain for more than 2 days you will only become stiffer and weaker. When all the MDs could not find the cause of my pains a good chiropractor found and fixed the dysfunction and eliminated the cause of the problem eliminating the headaches and back pain. Ask folks you know who the good ones in your area are.

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