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Q: painful back
asked by: mnm2577 on March 17th, 2009
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i'm 29y/o. And really need some opinions. Got mri of lumbar spine and it showed disk bulge at l4-5. If it was a small or mild one would that be noted? Went to Dr. to get results and told him my symptoms. Which are= Starting at the cervical spine area. My upper back (most of the time) feels like i have a heating pad on it. The heat extends from the top of my shoulder to below my shoulder blades. The heat happens when i lean against something (couch, sitting in a car, etc.) It does not feel hot to the touch. When i sneeze and sometimes when i cough i get heartburn like feeling in my chest and back, Throbbing pain in my arms, and my hands go numb. I get numbness feeling and swelling in my hands often but especially while in bed and no specific postion. Sometimes i wake up and can't open my hands. My back feels like it is in a constent muscle spasm and tight. I have had my fiance massage it to try to relieve the pain and tightness but when he reaches certain areas in my back he could give me heartburn like feeling, make my arms and hands ache go numb get throbbing, and put me in a lot of pain.
Thoracic spine, I have about a 4 inch spot along my spine when lightly touched it feels like it is badly bruised. Lumbar spine, If i sit or stand for approx. 30 min. sometimes longer my lower back (right above my tailbone) swells, it is very painful, and even sometimes has a light black and blue look to it,sometimes it is hard to get up from a sitting position. My legs throb and cramp sometimes.
After he heard my symptoms and gave me an exam he KNEW i was in pain and ven more pain then when i came in due to him pushing on certain areas in my back. Now he wants me to get two more MRI's of the cervical and thoracic spine and go to a orthopedic surgeon. My problem is, I dont have health ins., don't have a job due to missing work from being in pain, and my fiance is collecting unemployment due to being laid off in Dec. So we can't afford to do all this. But i would like to know what is going on with me??? If anyone has similar symptoms or has any clue to what might be going on please please let me know. Thank you
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kinetico
replied on April 17th, 2009
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painful back
Hi there

Back pain is often caused by muscles not functioning properly.
People generally have the idea that the spine holds up the body, but it is muscles that hold up the spine!
If the latissimus dorsi muscle malfunctions, for instance, it pulls the thoracic spine lateral, until a subluxation occurs at T8. This muscle runs from T8 all along the spine to L5 and from there to the front of the humerus.
It is the same with all structural muscles. That is why they are called 'structural muscles'. They hold up the 'structure'.

The Muscles are energised by meridian energy.
If the stomach meridian goes into under energy because of an allergic reaction, the muscles related to the stomach meridian go into under energy as well. These muscles are PMC (pectoralis major clavicular), neck flexors and extensors, Sternocleidomastoid, levator scapulae, bracchioradialis, all the TMJ muscles, like masseter, buccinator, temporalis, internal and external pterygoids, to name a few.
Allergies affecting the stomach also affect all these muscles.
And that is just one organ reacting to allergen!
The large intestine reacting to allergens will affect hip stabilisers like the hamstrings, tensor fascia late, quadratus lumborum, creating an instability in that region which causes spinal problems in the lower back.

The large intestine also controls the energy to the muscles at the back of the eyeball.
Allergies cause these muscles to malfunction, pulling the eyeball out of alignment leading to visual problems.

Small intestine meridian controls the abdominal muscles like abdominus rectus, oblique, and transverse, and the quadriceps.
If the quads are malfunctioning it weakens and tightens up, causing problems climbing stairs and knee problems, and so on.

I hope all this is not too complicated.
You sound like an intelligent person.

The only reasons animals don't have the health problems that humans seem to be suffering from is the fact that they eat what they are supposed to be eating and nothing else until they get in close proximity to humans, eat what we reject, and become sick.

It would be interesting to find out how long a cow would survive on pasteurised and homogenised milk. I heard 6 weeks but haven't been able to find any research on it.
No money in it I guess.

Go and see a Kinesiologist in your area. They are trained to test muscles and find out what causes the malfunctions.
They do not work with symptoms but look for the causes of your pain. You'll find them in your phonebook. They are doctors, dentists, veterinary surgeons, masseurs, physiotherapist, chiropractors. sports therapist and even scientist like Bruce Lipton and Prof. Steve Rochlitz, to name a couple.
Steve dveloped a testing system called HEBS (human ecology balancing systems), which helps people like you!

Do this and get rid of your pain!

And avoid anything that comes out of a cow.

Good luck

Kinetico
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jdum
replied on April 26th, 2009
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Vitamin D deficiency is very common, I suggest you read up on it if you haven't already. Vitamin D is essential for musculoskeletal growth and function and having too little of it may cause or worsen pain.

A good source of information on vitamin D is http://www.vitamindcouncil.org/
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