Lower Back Pain!

Forget the surgery until you have exhausted ever know method
known to man and woman. Seen it and it usually doesn't help.
Can you say "arthritis. they opened me up and let it in"?

See a Chiropractic Doctor and a Physiotherapist for proper
exercises and spinal alignment.

Sciatica is only a common nerve problem and it comes out two
places in the spine. The rest of the alignment problems will
not affect it.

For almost immediate relief get yourself an inversion
machine and build up to 4-5 minutes per night before bed.
Put an icepack on the afflicted joint right before falling
asleep to reduce disk swelling. Drink lots of water to
rehydrate the disks. Do NOT get an operation as the disks
can mostly contract again like a swollen bruise does once
the problem is corrected.

Take care of it and in a few years you will have forgotten
about it and gotten on with your life. You have to modify a
few ways you do some things but you can do it. Do it all,
pamper yourself.

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I just don't know what to do but I am going crazy.

I have had on and off back-pain since 1994. I am 36 years
old and have no idea what may have caused the onset in the
first place. There are occasions when my entire lower back
will seize up and at that point, it takes me 3 or 4
minutes to roll over in bed! This complete sieze-up has
occurred about 4 times since 2000 and each time, after the
initial onset, the recovery is a couple of weeks where I
can gradually, get up more easily, them move around more
easily, etc but I am typically laid up for 4 straight days
when it first comes on.

Right now, I am in pain when I sit upright, or when I
stand from a sitting position. Once I get up and slowly
stretch my lower back by leaning arching my back a little
bit, I am fine (as long as I don't bend over).

A couple of years ago, I went to an osteopath and on my
first visit, I was a new man! This lasted for about a year
or so where I had almost no indication of pain at all
doing anything including bending over, lifting, etc. Then
my situation came back and the last time I went to see him
in Sept 2003, he was not able to perform the same magic.
He had said that my S1 joint was frozen or something like
that but he wasn't able to fix it the last time I went.

Just a couple of days ago, I went to an orthopedic doctor
and he said that my muscles are weak and that is what is
causing all of my problems. I have tried to exercise
during times of good back and quite often, the execises
would aggravate my situation so I would no longer have a
good back so of course, I would discontinue them.

I just don't know what to believe because if my problem
was caused by weak muscles, why is it that on my initial
visit to the osteopath, I was completely cured for a long
while??? I just want to have a normal back. I mean, I
can't do anything anymore. I can't swing a golf club, run
around (without being very aware of my movements)... I am
36 and I have a lot more living to do and I would like to
have a decent back! I would even contemplate surgery on a
bulging disk (that I do have according to an MRI) but it
seems that if there is no sciatica, there is no disk
problem (right? comments please...).

Anyway, does anyone out there have a similar story or want
to throw some advice my way?

Thanks Bob

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I just don't know what to do but I am going crazy.

I have had on and off back-pain since 1994. I am 36 years
old and have no idea what may have caused the onset in the
first place. There are occasions when my entire lower back
will seize up and at that point, it takes me 3 or 4 minutes
to roll over in bed! This complete sieze-up has occurred
about 4 times since 2000 and each time, after the initial
onset, the recovery is a couple of weeks where I can
gradually, get up more easily, them move around more
easily, etc but I am typically laid up for 4 straight days
when it first comes on.

Massage, Acupuncture, Yoga, and/or Physical Therapy may have
the solution to your condition. If your muscles are weak,
the latter two may be appropriate, but seek an experienced
practitioner/instructor. Massage is very low risk and likely
to make you feel a bit better.

Acupuncture is often used in conditions like yours. If your
disk is too damaged, it may be of no practical use. However,
lots of people report good results and the National
Institutes of Health finds value in it.

I went through the lower back pain when I was 34, after two
rear end collisions, just two months apart.

In the beginning I went to a Chiropractor almost every day,
for a year. The adjustments felt good, but were short lived.
After a year a disk ruptured with intense sciatic pain. The
Chiropractor sent me to an ortho doctor who kept me home
flat on my back for 3 months with muscle relaxers, pain and
anti inflammatory medications.

Then I went to physical therapy to learn new stretching
exercises and new ways to move/pick up objects that would
help me get back into life. It didn't get all better
immediately. I had episodes of back muscles seizing up bad.
Finally the ortho doctor told me that this was as good as
it's going to get without surgery. The doctor said jogging
and high impact exercises were out. He also said that for
the rest of my life I should not stand too long.....sit too
long.... bend too long....squat too long....lift too
long.....walk too long.

I did have to change jobs and find new places to work
where I wasn't at a desk looking down all day (my neck
would also seize up). I think the greatest help was
changing positions often. It warded off the muscle strain
from being in one position too long. Also sleeping with a
pillow between or underneath the knees helps avert muscle
seizing while sleeping.

Please check back and let us know how you are doing and
tell us about the things which have assisted you. It can
get better!

Coleah

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I just don't know what to do but I am going crazy.

I have had on and off back-pain since 1994. I am 36
years old and have no idea what may have caused the
onset in the first place. There are occasions when my
entire lower back will seize up and at that point, it
takes me 3 or 4 minutes to roll over in bed! This
complete sieze-up has occurred about 4 times since 2000
and each time, after the initial onset, the recovery is
a couple of weeks where I can gradually, get up more
easily, them move around more easily, etc but I am
typically laid up for 4 straight days when it first
comes on.

Right now, I am in pain when I sit upright, or when I
stand from a sitting position. Once I get up and slowly
stretch my lower back by leaning arching my back a
little bit, I am fine (as long as I don't bend over).

A couple of years ago, I went to an osteopath and on my
first visit, I was a new man! This lasted for about a
year or so where I had almost no indication of pain at
all doing anything including bending over, lifting, etc.
Then my situation came back and the last time I went to
see him in Sept 2003, he was not able to perform the
same magic. He had said that my S1 joint was frozen or
something like that but he wasn't able to fix it the
last time I went.

Just a couple of days ago, I went to an orthopedic
doctor and he said that my muscles are weak and that is
what is causing all of my problems. I have tried to
exercise during times of good back and quite often, the
execises would aggravate my situation so I would no
longer have a good back so of course, I would
discontinue them.

I just don't know what to believe because if my problem
was caused by weak muscles, why is it that on my initial
visit to the osteopath, I was completely cured for a
long while??? I just want to have a normal back. I mean,
I can't do anything anymore. I can't swing a golf club,
run around (without being very aware of my movements)...
I am 36 and I have a lot more living to do and I would
like to have a decent back! I would even contemplate
surgery on a bulging disk (that I do have according to
an MRI) but it seems that if there is no sciatica, there
is no disk problem (right? comments please...).

Anyway, does anyone out there have a similar story or
want to throw some advice my way?

Thanks Bob

Said it befdore & I'll say it again. I would first try
massage therapy by way of Clair Davies' book "The Trigger
Point Therapy Workbook", subtitled "Your Self-Treatment
Guide For Pain Relief". specifically Chapter 8. He uses a
different message technique than either Bonnie Prudden's
"Myotherapy" or the Oriental form of "Accupressure".

Although I'm not bothered by chronic pain at all, I do
occasionally get acute pain from overexertion, including low
back pain, knee & shoulder pain, I find that I can eradicate
all amazingly quickly by using the instructions in Mr.
Davies' book. And beyond the book's very modest price, it
doesn't cost me a dime. You can possibly even first check it
out from a library.

I will say it again. Do it all!

Get accupunture for the pain, chiropractic for the
allignment, massage for the relaxation and to allow your
muscles to relax to where they should be and physiotherapy
to strengthen the muscles and hold things in place.

Do it all if you don't like pain.

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Said it befdore & I'll say it again. I would first try
massage therapy by way of Clair Davies' book "The Trigger
Point Therapy Workbook", subtitled "Your Self-Treatment
Guide For Pain Relief". specifically Chapter 8. He uses a
different message technique than either Bonnie Prudden's
"Myotherapy" or the Oriental form of "Accupressure".

Although I'm not bothered by chronic pain at all, I do
occasionally get acute pain from overexertion, including
low back pain, knee & shoulder pain, I find that I can
eradicate all amazingly quickly by using the instructions
in Mr. Davies' book. And beyond the book's very modest
price, it doesn't cost me a dime. You can possibly even
first check it out from a library.

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I just don't know what to do but I am going crazy.

I have had on and off back-pain since 1994. I am 36 years
old and have no idea what may have caused the onset in the
first place. There are occasions when my entire lower back
will seize up and at that point, it takes me 3 or 4
minutes to roll over in bed! This complete sieze-up has
occurred about 4 times since 2000 and each time, after the
initial onset, the recovery is a couple of weeks where I
can gradually, get up more easily, them move around more
easily, etc but I am typically laid up for 4 straight days
when it first comes on.

Right now, I am in pain when I sit upright, or when I
stand from a sitting position. Once I get up and slowly
stretch my lower back by leaning arching my back a little
bit, I am fine (as long as I don't bend over).

A couple of years ago, I went to an osteopath and on my
first visit, I was a new man! This lasted for about a year
or so where I had almost no indication of pain at all
doing anything including bending over, lifting, etc. Then
my situation came back and the last time I went to see him
in Sept 2003, he was not able to perform the same magic.
He had said that my S1 joint was frozen or something like
that but he wasn't able to fix it the last time I went.

Just a couple of days ago, I went to an orthopedic doctor
and he said that my muscles are weak and that is what is
causing all of my problems. I have tried to exercise
during times of good back and quite often, the execises
would aggravate my situation so I would no longer have a
good back so of course, I would discontinue them.

I just don't know what to believe because if my problem
was caused by weak muscles, why is it that on my initial
visit to the osteopath, I was completely cured for a long
while??? I just want to have a normal back. I mean, I
can't do anything anymore. I can't swing a golf club, run
around (without being very aware of my movements)... I am
36 and I have a lot more living to do and I would like to
have a decent back! I would even contemplate surgery on a
bulging disk (that I do have according to an MRI) but it
seems that if there is no sciatica, there is no disk
problem (right? comments please...).

Anyway, does anyone out there have a similar story or want
to throw some advice my way?

Thanks Bob

I would go get a MRI and go from there. When you get the
MRI, get a copy of the Radiologists report. It will most
likely be very enlightening. Let us know when you get
that done.

r

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I just don't know what to do but I am going crazy.

I have had on and off back-pain since 1994. I am 36 years
old and have no idea what may have caused the onset in
the first place. There are occasions when my entire lower
back will seize up and at that point, it takes me 3 or 4
minutes to roll over in bed! This complete sieze-up has
occurred about 4 times since 2000 and each time, after
the initial onset, the recovery is a couple of weeks
where I can gradually, get up more easily, them move
around more easily, etc but I am typically laid up for 4
straight days when it first comes on.

Right now, I am in pain when I sit upright, or when I
stand from a sitting position. Once I get up and slowly
stretch my lower back by leaning arching my back a little
bit, I am fine (as long as I don't bend over).

A couple of years ago, I went to an osteopath and on my
first visit, I was a new man! This lasted for about a
year or so where I had almost no indication of pain at
all doing anything including bending over, lifting, etc.
Then my situation came back and the last time I went to
see him in Sept 2003, he was not able to perform the same
magic. He had said that my S1 joint was frozen or
something like that but he wasn't able to fix it the last
time I went.

Just a couple of days ago, I went to an orthopedic doctor
and he said that my muscles are weak and that is what is
causing all of my problems. I have tried to exercise
during times of good back and quite often, the execises
would aggravate my situation so I would no longer have a
good back so of course, I would discontinue them.

I just don't know what to believe because if my problem
was caused by weak muscles, why is it that on my initial
visit to the osteopath, I was completely cured for a long
while??? I just want to have a normal back. I mean, I
can't do anything anymore. I can't swing a golf club, run
around (without being very aware of my movements)... I am
36 and I have a lot more living to do and I would like to
have a decent back! I would even contemplate surgery on a
bulging disk (that I do have according to an MRI) but it
seems that if there is no sciatica, there is no disk
problem (right? comments please...).

Anyway, does anyone out there have a similar story or
want to throw some advice my way?

Thanks Bob

I would go get a MRI and go from there. When you get the
MRI, get a

copy

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of the Radiologists report. It will most likely be very
enlightening. Let us know when you get that done.

r

If you have a bulging disc, then you have a chance for
sciatica. Talk to you back doc about treatment options.
There are many new things that are happening in that area so
putting off surgery for as long as possible is a good idea.

r

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