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I agree. Chiropractors are jokes. C’s and D’s in undergrad = D.C., not M.D.IME, Chiropractors are a JOKE. Find a good Physical Therapist with a masters degree.
2 bad discs here...back pain for years. Short term- Advil or Motrin.
I've heard "Core" for years and did situps and a bunch of what I THOUGHT were core exercises......
I met a good PT that taught me THE exercises to do. Its your inner core....situps don't do it for those.
So heres a test.
Stand up straight with your best posture
Put your hands on the inside of your hips pushing with your fingertips into your abdomen.
Now pull in your stomach trying to feel the muscles behind your abs.
While holding that do it again pull in your stomach while exhaling hard with a big hard and loud "HUH" exhale.
Now you feel the muscles needed for a strong core. Try walking around with them, breathing, etc....even 'strong' friends don't have well developed inner core...and these are the muscles that keep your spine in line.
The other thing [one of my many 'problems'] is your spine should flex like a chainlink fence. Mine hinges in one spot in my lower back....whatdoyaknow, its the spot where I have the 2 bad discs. So flexibility is another key.
A good Physical therapist and a stretching routine is my prescription. /grin
Long ago I was suffering from back pain. I tried so many thing like warm press, cold press , yoga. It not worked for me. After advice of one of the my friend I taken one medicine . It started giving relief to me after few days. And finally I got relief from the back pain.
You must try soma medicine for back pain. I have used this medicine so many times during back pain . I found its very good for to get relief from back pain.
About the only advice I can give is to do everything you can to avoid surgery. If it’s simply the case of them going in and cleaning up around a disc to relieve pressure on a nerve, it isn’t that bad and you won’t have any lingering side effects from it. If you wind up having a fusion done it’s a long recovery. It may relieve your pain to some degree, but you’ll have back issues from then on.
Hello. I have been struggling with back pain since November, I have seen several people for course of treatment and nothing is working. Short story below:So I've had lower back issues in the past but have been seeing a chiropractor regularly and doing strengthening excercises for my back to reduce the chances of any issues while hunting.
I spent most of Monday and Tuesday doing maintenance on my truck and yesterday afternoon my lower back caught and went into major spasms. Immediatley went to the chiro and got on ice and ibupropen, but am sitting here now looking like the hunchback of ND trying to get it to let go. Meanwhile, the rear diff is drained and the cover is off, and I need to button things up from the belt change and still change oil and trans fluid. My plan was to leave this weekend but that is up in the air.
Does anyone have any tricks that might expedite the healing? Maybe a shot (whiskey included), stretch or something to move this along???
Hello. I have been struggling with back pain since November, I have seen several people for course of treatment and nothing is working. Short story below:
Went to Docs, MRI scan (eventually) MRI show L4/5 has slipped resulting in bulging disk, treatment offered = stretching (stretching) and surgery (which they won't offer me)
Went to a chiro - 8 weeks, lots of money, no improvement, not even slightly.
Went to a different chiro (comes highly recommended) too into his climbing to get regular appointments, yet again no improvement.
Went to a few physios and massage therapists - pain eased for a day or so but then back with avengance!
I have tried, resting, ice, stretching, climbing, doing nothing, ...... (the list goes on)
We're now in March and I'm supposed to be going away in May (climbing)
Can anyone help? The pain is getting worse and having knock on effects in the middle of my back, shoulder and neck.
You need to find out if your spine is under compression or your back muscles are weak.
Generally if you sit all day at a desk.... your low back muscles are weak and you have poor posture which allows the bulging of a disk. If this is the case you have to get active with jogging, yoga and weight training.
Squat University has a bunch of videos that can show you the exercises you need to help fix the weakness
Yoga helps because it increases flexibility AND strength. its not just for hippies and monks.
See pain management dr. Ask about 'RFA' Radial Frequency Ablasion. Basically long very thin needles inserted into the problem nerve and burn into. It is about 1/2" and they grow back. Also my Dr put me on pregabolin. It is an anxiety med but blocks nerve pain. worked very well for me.So I've had lower back issues in the past but have been seeing a chiropractor regularly and doing strengthening excercises for my back to reduce the chances of any issues while hunting.
I spent most of Monday and Tuesday doing maintenance on my truck and yesterday afternoon my lower back caught and went into major spasms. Immediatley went to the chiro and got on ice and ibupropen, but am sitting here now looking like the hunchback of ND trying to get it to let go. Meanwhile, the rear diff is drained and the cover is off, and I need to button things up from the belt change and still change oil and trans fluid. My plan was to leave this weekend but that is up in the air.
Does anyone have any tricks that might expedite the healing? Maybe a shot (whiskey included), stretch or something to move this along???