Herniated Disk question?

hi

I had 4 severely herniated disks in my back from over 20 car wrecks including being run over by a car.

The way my chiropractor explained it to me was that once someone is injured often they can get so well but each time just a little below normal due to being injured. I went from being in a wheelchair a lot for a year to 15 months to being able to walk again but it still years later hurts me a lot to stand and harder though I can work up to about 45 minutes is kind of hard too.

I will never be the same but I am so much better, A neurologist told me my back was severely herniated when the car ran over me and that I needed immediate surgery. I refused saying I would try conservative treatment with my chiropractor (cause I knew he fixed 3 previous herniations and that a government studies showed chiropractic to be the best treatment for back pain followed by exercise.

They were going to do one on neck injuries where chiropractic also excels but the AMA got it cancelled as they fared so badly in the first study)..the neurologist got angry when I refused surgery and yelled down the hall after me when I left.he yelled "you'll be back. I guarantee it..you will not be able to stand the pain"

Well, needless to say, I never went back. Chiropractors are wonderful..even when better though it is suggested you have occasion visits after recovered. Therefore, I would suggest that you try another chiropractor where you are.

I could never replace my wonderful chiropractor but if I did not have access and needed one, I would go to another one..just be sure they are trained with the palmer method. Who knows he might even have additional advise to offer. Some use supplements too.

Here are a few other suggestions besides getting in to see a chiropractor for a while.

take hot and cold showers on the area massaging as you do then..here is how to do them

Hot and Cold Showers: (the most effective way to move the blood and create circulation ) Once daily, you must do a complete hot and cold shower. You will start with hot water for 1 minute, then cold for 1 minute. Re-peat this 7 times so the shower should last about 15 minutes. Another time, daily, you can do a complete hot and cold shower routine again or a partial one just applying the water directly to the affected area. Make sure while you are doing both hot and cold showers that you pay special attention to the affected area and massage it vigorously. If the shower is impossible then use Hot packs and Ice packs. 8-1

also try an ointment

this is a good one but not as great as he suggests IMO

http://curezone.com/schulze/handbook/dtoil.asp you buy it at herbdoc.com

or try as*kisser (also called a*s kicker) by little moon http://www.amazon.com/s.html?ie=UTF8&node=3760931&... or tiger balm or something similar at the health food store

little moon also has some soaks on the same page with the body damage cream (scroll down for the cream)

also massage

I also had a torn cartilage in my knee which they said would hurt all my life without arthroscopic surgery which I refused and I went on Dr Richard Schulze's incurables program (from the save your life videos) for cancer and it fixed my knee (he is the same guy who sells the deep tissue repair oil)

I have the links to the free videos and manuals on how to do the program..email me if you want it.

so in conclusion

1 see a chiropractor

2 do hot and cold showers on the area while massaging it

3 use a herbal cream on it like a*sskisser or deep tissue repair oil

4 massage

5 continue your exercises

6 optional hot soaks with little moon

7 if all else fails do the incurables program

you might try some things like bone, flesh and cartilage formula

see these links for more help from the master healer who trained schulze

if making any of his formulas or using herbs, be sure they are organic or wildcrafted and take them in the form of a tincture not capsule (teas would be 2nd best)

http://www.herballegacy.com/ThesisExperiences.html

http://www.herballegacy.com/Purcell_Experience.htm...

http://www.herballegacy.com/Arthritis.html

http://www.herballegacy.com/Hoover_Experience.html

http://www.herballegacy.com/Sprains.html

http://www.herballegacy.com/Complete_Tissue.html

http://www.herballegacy.com/Nerves.html

While physical therapy may have been ineffective for you initially, there is a book by a physiotherapist which you may find helpful that may make you more aware of what you are encountering in your normal daily activities that is hindering your progress. The vast majority of these problems should be resolved within a couple weeks to a couple months...two years...especially in someone so young...is potentially encountering a barrier.

This book is a good suggestion for understanding what happens when you have a herniated disc and what you can do to understand, correct and prevent the pain.

Recurrent pain with a herniated disc is very common...but those who learn what to do to fix it themselves (which the vast majority of people can...without a chiropractor) are much more satisfied and obtain a higher level of funciton.

Check out: "Treat you own back" by Robin McKenzie...paperback available at most major bookstores.

Also, know that there are some stretches that should be done daily...if not several times a day...a concept covered in the book.

Also go to www.mckenziemdt.org

I had back "problems" for years. The surgeon found out one disk was gone, one disk was herniated and one vertebrae was broken and shifted out of place. They did the whole thing on me, physical therapy, shots in the back and finally surgery fixed it, thank god! I was in pain for years and my back hasn't hurt for years now.

If therapy can alleviate the pain then do that. If you cannot get to your therapist regularly then ask for a plan that you can take with you and do at home. It may not be as good but it should help and maybe enough to stretch out the time between treatments. I know your pain I wish you well. It can be fixed. Good luck.

I had a herniated disk at L5S1, I was on medication for it as long as I could but I had to end up having surgery. It's a whole lot better now. But I'm still on medicine for it but not as much and still some pain but not as much as before. Had you try ed physical therapy? Try using heating pad and hot tub soaks. If this doesn't help you need to talk to a neurotics.

See your health care provider as soon as possible. Conservative treatment, including physical therapy and anti-inflammatory drugs, is often successful in relieving pain from a herniated, or "slipped," disk. Unless the pain or numbness is severe or nerve function is impaired to the point of weakness of your leg muscles, you should try those alternative for two to three months before resorting to more invasive techniques such as local cortisone injections or surgery. And good luck.

Spinal surgery is a last ditch effort to alleviate unbearable pain.

More than one patient has ended up in worse pain after surgery than before. This must be a decision weighed carefully against the risks.

A chiro might be able to help manage chronic pain, but you may need nothing more than a muscle relaxant and pain killer from your physician.

Stay away from surgery. Its not a guaranteed answer for this type of disorder.

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need the surgery to fix