for those who have suffered from back pain/injury

[Arioch]

Well, the guy from the Dead Doctor's Don't Lie tape does tend to exaggerate more than a little. There is no doubt that the absorption is far superior to even chelated minerals.

 

[Mezzanine]

hmmm...Kronkette: you have a cute belly..yum....umm..where was I?? oh yeah, back pain: I have had extreme back pain for 4 months- haven't lifted since it started. I have what I think is either Sciatica or Periformis Syndrome- realy fucking painful! I used to run 3-5 times a week on dirt and I switched to a hilly paved park-I was doing sprints, which I dont think my body was ready for. Then I started climbing up a local mountain once a week which couldn't have helped my back- then I drove across the country(long rides are bad for the back) and to top it off my last job was at a call center so I was sitting all day long. All these factors combined and I think caused what I currently am experiencing. I hate not being able to workout- my waist has gone up to 34.5" and I have lost a bit of muscle although at this point I just want to get better so I am not in daily pain. I have lower back pain on most days with a horrible pain shooting down the back of my thigh-OUCH! Then it goes into my calf sometimes too, I have tried stretching,light exercise like pushups,ice,heat- nothing really helps. I am going to the doctor Thurday, I cant take the pain much longer, so annoying. The only time I am relaxed is after sex. I need to work on my flexibility, that is one thing this back pain has made me think about- I want to try yoga or something. I feel so stiff and not in a good way.hehe. Anyway, look into periformis syndrome, allot of people get it and dont realize it. Be careful what surface you run on. I am only 28 and I feel like an old man, this sucks. When I get this fixed I have vowed to myself to get diesel ASAP!!!!

 

[rez]

All these factors combined and I think caused what I currently am experiencing. I hate not being able to workout- my waist has gone up to 34.5" and I have lost a bit of muscle although at this point I just want to get better so I am not in daily pain. I have lower back pain on most days with a horrible pain shooting down the back of my thigh-OUCH! Then it goes into my calf sometimes too, I have tried stretching,light exercise like pushups,ice,heat- nothing really helps. I am going to the doctor Thurday, I cant take the pain much longer, so annoying. The only time I am relaxed is after sex. I need to work on my flexibility, that is one thing this back pain has made me think about- I want to try yoga or something. I feel so stiff and not in a good way.hehe. Anyway, look into periformis syndrome, allot of people get it and dont realize it. Be careful what surface you run on. I am only 28 and I feel like an old man, this sucks. When I get this fixed I have vowed to myself to get diesel ASAP!!!! [/B][/QUOTE]

i know your pain!!
its been a month without gym! cant believe it. A gym junkie with no gym is like a beach w no water!! its been hell...but i think im getting better..and i cant wait to get back to it...

all i can say is thank f&1@ing gawd its WINTER!!

 

[Sapphire]

I hurt my back in a car accident 8 months ago and I still need to make sure I stretch every day or it becomes stiff. Don't just sit around too much try to do really simple stretches for your lower back. My therapist had me simply lay on my back, legs straight and pull one knee up to my chest for 20 seconds, repeat on other side and then pull them together. Also, some others to strengthen the lower back like doing bridges. It has definately helped and I find that if I don't do anything or don't workout...it's much worse.

Seeing the doc is a good idea in case it's more than just a muscular condition like mine. Good luck...hope you're feeling better soon. I know how you feel

 

[Kakdiesel]

Ok folks. The quackwatch website? LOL..Dr. Stephen Barrett, MD who created that website has been in debate with chiropractors for years. I suggest somebody to go to their local library and look up Dr. Ian Grissam, D.C. and Dr. Stephen Barrett's, MD, tape on a talk show when they debated the chiro/medical issue.

the reason why the AMA (american medical association) hates chiropractors is because we take their business from them. Its a money thing. Its not about if they care about your health or they believe they are actually better for you or that chiropractors do not help--its a money thing. Always has been. Pharmaceutical companies, Washington, D.C. policiticans, FDA, they all make money of the general american public being ignorant.

Ask any physicist. or neurologist. or physiologist. Chiropractic is more scientifically based than medicine.
we allow the Central Nervous System to work optimally. And guess what? your CNS controls EVERY FUNCTION in your body.

Do you really think that your head hurts because your brain ran out of aspirin so you have to supplement it with some more?

Do you really think nature gave us too many organs and not enough drugs?

cmon, ask yourself these logical questions..

 

[Arioch]

FWIW, I do not like doctors either, just so you do not think I am discriminating.

And yes, I am familiar with Barrett.

 

[aurelius]

i hurt my back last thursday...i dontknow how, but after my run in the AM i felt a slight 'twinge' in my lower back.

I have some experience with back pain. If it´s not congenital, then something you´ve been doing over a period of months or years lead up to this incident. After the pains subsides you must address this issue or risk a repeat performance of this thread.