Tara Said:

Pain mgt/back disc hernations/ At wits end! How do I decide on what is best in terms of treatment modalities?

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I lived most of my life in pain, fell out of a car when I was 3 and hit by another when I was 7. My body was in bad shape and spent over 30 years in p.t, chiropractors and acupuncture. None of it was of any real help. Then I got into muscle releasing and I finally found a way that took away the pains my body had in it all those years. For your back it's all about the muscles, nothing else back there that can carry pain except the nerves directly and if it was them you would be in the ER right now. That leaves bones and muscles and bones have no feeling sensors in them so you are left with the muscles. Once you release the muscles you should be pain free. That you have been in this pain for so long it is probably going to take a week or two to get them all released and to keep them in their new home. I would also go for a minimum of 3 times a day for the first week and once for the second although more is ok too. Here are the releases to do:
For your neck:
place your hand alongside your head and push your thumb in under your ear and place it on the muscle there. Take your fingers and place them on the back of your neck on the muscles there. Press them together and hold a good amount of pressure on them. Then relax, take a deep breath an happening, the muscle going limp under the pressure. Continue to hold until the entire muscle has gone limp.
Back:
Place your left hand on your left knee. Place your right hand over your left shoulder and with your fingertips find the muscle next to your spine. Press on it and hold. Relax, take a deep breath and exhale and don’t tense up any part of your body. After about 30 seconds there should be a release happening and when it does slowly lower yourself forward onto your right leg. If you can lean over the outside edge of your leg it will be better for your release. Continue holding for a total of one minute. Then release but rest your body there for one minute longer. Then reverse and do the right side.
I added the neck because they are so closely related that one can affect the other but concentrate more on the back.

Clara Said:

What is this mysterious vision problem?

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The double vision you get when you have both eyes open is probably due to your eyes not being perfectly straight. A pediatric ophthalmologist (medical doctor who specializes in strabismus (misaligned eyes) in children and adults) will be able to recommend appropriate treatment for you- whether you decide no treatment as it doesn't bother you very often, prisms to align the images and hopefully eliminate the diplopia (double vision), and/or surgery. This link will help you find a pediatric ophthalmologist:
http://aapos.affiniscape.com/association…

The shadowy double vision present with just one eye open may be from uncorrected astigmatism (which may be helped with glasses), dry eyes from not blinking as much when you're on the computer (a fairly common thing), lack of sleep, early onset cataracts, etc. You may consider seeing an ophthalmologist about it.

Sorry I don't know much about your other medical issues. And as is easier said than done, it probably wouldn't hurt to eat right, exercise, get adequate sleep, and use proper personal protective equipment at work/school (ie safety glasses when you're supposed to use them etc).

Good luck!

Willard Said:

My mom has chronic backpain, I need some suggestions to help her?

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First off, toss out the pain killer addiction and all that malarkey, it is propaganda.

I am a chronic pain suffer due to full body rsd, sciatica, deteriorating discs, etc. I take pain meds and have for over a decade. There is no addiction here. Druggies get addicted and are addicts. People using it for pain do not get a high from it. While your body can become dependent on some meds, it is not an addiction.

Baclofen should help her back pain greatly, or flexeril can as well. Pain wise it is a stuck place for anything long acting since the fed gov forced drug company to change release mechanism for oxycontin to stop druh addicts from over dosing and dying, who cares, let them die, lol. Because the new med no longer works for pain patients any more!

She could try tonic water for the quinine in it, it helps control muscle spasms in turn relieving some of the pain.

Gary Said:

Any suggestions for back pain relief?

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Hi Chelsea,

Well the first thing I would ask is what type of bed are you sleeping on? Have you tried something as simple as an air mattress?

I know that sounds strange, but I have been suffering from a similar problem for years and have tried all sorts of beds and the one that best suits me is a plain old air mattress. It is one of those large queen size ones. Make sure that you have it up off of the floor though or else it could get cold at night.

The other thing that I found that helped was getting rid of a few pounds. I have no idea of your weight and wasn't implying that you were over weight or anything, but that's what helped with me. I also started walking and getting some low impact exercises.

I would use drugs as a last resort if I could as they will only mask the problem and not get at the root of your problem.

Doctors are like friends, if you aren't happy with one go and get a new one.

Good luck.

Ruben Said:

How can I treat spinal stenosis and 3 bulging discs without surgery effectively?

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In view of your persistent symptoms despite conservative treatments ,and also involvement at three disc levels.. surgery is advised strongly before any permanent damage occurs.

Lisa Said:

Spider veins....help?!?

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The surgery reduces the spider veins but sometimes doesn't make them completely go away. I have some too, and I'm only a teenager. The surgery is kind of expensive, but you can get a special type a shot inserted into your spider veins, and it will make it go away.