back pain sufferers

[kronic]

i had my spinal docter give me an epidural this morning consisting of ladicane and cortizone, the dart was a 22gauge and about a foot long, i didnt feel anythig because my back was numb. my back feels great, i have had cronic back pain for years. The only side was a tiny headache and my bloodpressure dropped a little, and at first my feet were getting heavy. so if anybody has back pain ask your docter about this.

 

[PerfectRep]

The relief may be very temporary. Usually, the epidural will be sufficient for moderate back pain, but if you've been a chronic sufferer for years you'll probably end up under the knife sooner or later. If it's low back pain, decompressive lumbar laminectomies are a piece of cake to rehab. A fusion will is another story. Glad you got some relief anyhow.

 

[primetime21]

back pain

I had sciatica a few years back and couldnt do anything for a while. all the physical therapy did nothing for me. I then read a book that most (not all) back pain is caused by mental and not physical problems. While most of you will chuckle at the notion think about this. A study was done a while ago that reported that if tests were run on 100 people you find a large portion of them had herniations and other back problems. Yet, many would have no pain. A dr at NYU has cured many people with many forms of back problems. What you have to do is, first realize that the problem is not physical (even if your chiropractor or orthopedist insists otherwise). Then think about what emotional problems (wife, kids, work etc) you may have been dealing with at the outset of the back pain. Then eveytime you feel the pain remind yourself that the pain is in your head and not in your back. This will not work overnight but it will eventually work.

Further, many people who have SURGERY to repair back problems end up have the same problem shortly thereafter. People that go to chiropractors are forced to return over and over again. These people are not treating the real cause of the pain. ANd dont get me wrong the pain is very real. However, it is caused by the brain restricting blood flow to certain parts of your body. (the book describes it in more detail).

After reading the book, i went from not being able to jog to lifting weights and i am now in better shape then i have ever been.

I forgot the book and the Dr that authored it but will post it ASAP.

 

[Trevdog]

I got an epidural steriod injection after I was hit by a car and had chronic low back pain from a spodylolisthesis at L4. My dad is a doc and one of his partners gave me the injection.

They want to put the medicine in the epidural gap, and they do this by using a "loss of resistance" technique. This means that they have to push hard through the cartiledge and when the needle penetrates it and is in the "gap", the resistance lessens.

Well, about 1 time in 100 they don't feel a loss of resistance. This happened with me, the needle went in too far, and punctured the membrane that holds the cerebral / spinal fluid in, which surrounds the spinal cord. When this stuff leaks out you have very bad headaches - "spinal headaches". Lying down helps to relieve it, but it won't go away until the hole heals up. The problem with me was that the catabolic steriods they had injected kept the hole from healing. Eventually, they gave me 2 "blood patches", which is when they take some of your blood and inject it into the gap so that hopefully the platelets will get into the hole and heal it.

It finally worked after about 6 weeks, but those 6 weeks were miserable.

This procedure is worth a shot if you have low back problems, but it is not without risks.