Feb. 2000: I landed on my back in a dive.
I couldn't touch my toes for 6 months. I
did not recieve any treatment. I healed
on my own in time.
June 2006: I was in back pain agony. My
chiropractor did x-rays. My back was
curved in 3 places; my neck---curved in
opposite direction it should be; thoraic
segment---curved to the right; lumbar
segment---curved to the left. The cause
was apparently poor posture! I recieved
chiropratic care three times a week for
three months and by october, I was pain
free! :d
dec. 2006: pain in the thoraic segment
has returned and keeps me awake at night.
Brings tears to my eyes when i'm working.
The next month I end up in the er begging
for them to do something. They didn't
bother with x-rays. The er doc said my
spine looked okay to him. I was given
pain medication strong enough to knock me
out and sent on my way.
Feb. 2007: my family doctor looks at my
spine and says I have inflamed spine
nerves for some unknown reason. I take
1000mg of anti-inflammatory pills each day
and place cold and hot bags on sore areas.
So far, i'm doing alright. Pain is
minimal.
my
questions: i'm only 21. Why do I
have inflamed spine nerves? Will I be on
anti-inflammatory pills for the rest of my
life?
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dietcoach
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 15 Feb 2007 Posts: 12 Location: UK
Re: Inflamed Nerves Posted: 02-16-07 14:07pm
I can understand your concern about not
knowing whether you will be taking
anti-inflammatory drugs for the rest of
your life.
I used to suffer from back pain and am now
pain free. I had been to see a doctor but
was told to take pain killers. I did for
a short while but I was looking for an
alternative to drugs and I found one. It
seems to have worked because the pain went
away and i've been pain-free for about two
years.
I don't know whether what I did would work
for you, but what if it did? If you would
like to know what helped me, you can send
me a private message. I don't want to
break the forum rules by going into more
detail here.
Dietcoach
littleli
wrote:
feb. 2000: I landed on my
back in a dive. I couldn't touch my toes
for 6 months. I did not recieve any
treatment. I healed on my own in time.
June 2006: I was in back pain agony. My
chiropractor did x-rays. My back was
curved in 3 places; my neck---curved in
opposite direction it should be; thoraic
segment---curved to the right; lumbar
segment---curved to the left. The cause
was apparently poor posture! I recieved
chiropratic care three times a week for
three months and by october, I was pain
free! :d
dec. 2006: pain in the thoraic segment
has returned and keeps me awake at night.
Brings tears to my eyes when i'm working.
The next month I end up in the er
begging for them to do something. They
didn't bother with x-rays. The er doc
said my spine looked okay to him. I was
given pain medication strong enough to
knock me out and sent on my way.
Feb. 2007: my family doctor looks at my
spine and says I have inflamed spine
nerves for some unknown reason. I take
1000mg of anti-inflammatory pills each day
and place cold and hot bags on sore areas.
So far, i'm doing alright. Pain is
minimal.
my
questions: i'm only 21. Why do I
have inflamed spine nerves? Will I be on
anti-inflammatory pills for the rest of my
life?
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san54
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 28 Dec 2003 Posts: 227 Location: Virginia
Inflamed Nerves Posted: 02-16-07 14:19pm
What you should have done when you first
injured you back was seek help then. Once
you hurt your back you will always have
some pain. I have injured my back at
least two or three times. I had a cracked
vertabrea, broken tailbone and I have a
congenital birth defect that if they fixed
I would be bent over for the rest of my
life. Plus you will develop arthritis in
your back and there is no cure for that,
just pain management. Sometimes these
alternative medicines or vitamins seem too
good to be true, I would check with a
doctor before I would do anything like
that. Especially if you have other
conditions that you are taking stuff for
may not work well together. Be careful
and tread lightly. Good luck.
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Hristos
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 10
Re: Inflamed Nerves Posted: 02-16-07 15:03pm
san54
wrote:
what you should have done
when you first injured you back was seek
help then. Once you hurt your back you
will always have some pain. I have
injured my back at least two or three
times. I had a cracked vertabrea, broken
tailbone and I have a congenital birth
defect that if they fixed I would be bent
over for the rest of my life. Plus you
will develop arthritis in your back and
there is no cure for that, just pain
management. Sometimes these alternative
medicines or vitamins seem too good to be
true, I would check with a doctor before I
would do anything like that. Especially
if you have other conditions that you are
taking stuff for may not work well
together. Be careful and tread lightly.
Good luck.
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Hristos
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 18 Jan 2007 Posts: 10
Re: Inflamed Nerves Posted: 02-16-07 15:38pm
I agree with the person that posted before
me in that you should have gone to the
doctor as soon as you had the trauma.
What's done is done now, but since you're
still young you need to take precautionary
measures so that your quality of life is
improved and your condition doesn't get
worse. Anti-inflammatories are good in
the short term to decrease general
inflammation wherever it may be but one
it's no way to live, and second they are
not good for gastrointestinal health where
they can cause stomach ulcers. You
need to be seen by a dc (doctor of
chiropractic) or an md to reevaluate your
case and see what the best route of
treatment for you is. In your case you
might want to go with the dc so that you
are not prescribed synthetic medicine and
you are prescribed natural alternatives
instead; which have little to no side
effects. Here is the website of the
american chiropractic association so that
you can find a good dc in your area. Www.Amerchiro.Org
good luck
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LittleLi
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 13 Feb 2007 Posts: 5 Location: Canada
Re: Inflamed Nerves Posted: 02-24-07 22:59pm
Thanks for your input you guys.
Hristos
wrote:
Www.Amerchiro.Org
Oh, I live in Canada. But I'll check back
with my chiro. Thanks!
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cindylou1212
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 01 Jul 2007 Posts: 1
Inflamed Spinal Nerves Posted: 07-01-07 14:25pm
Sorry to hear about your health problems.
I encourage you to look for all the
alternatives out there and take
reponsibility for your own well-being.
What works for some may not help you, so
keep an open mind. You may be interested
in researching Rolfing. It has saved me
and helped several people I know,
including someone who landed wrong in a
dive and had suffered from back problems
for many years. Don't give up on your
health. Pain medicine manages the pain but
does not solve the problem. Fortunately
the internet is here to help you with
finging a solution.
Good luck to you.
Thanks!