sweety-b
09-04-2003, 04:05 AM
Ever since I went to trial to sue for back injury from a car accident, I have been more concerned for my condition I believe to have had since birth. I started remembering all the pain I would go through in my younger years. I would feel this "locking" kind of pain where it hurt if I moved. My dad would have me lay flat on the floor with my feet up on the bed. Since this accident, which may actually have been a godsend, I have actual x-rays of this condition I never even knew existed before then.
I've been wondering how others with scoliosis are living their lives? I wish I knew the degree of the curve in my spine, but I feel awkward, physically. My upper body is noticibly skinnier than my lower body, which is more meaty (lol, yeah, good choice of words). In this one picture of me at age 16, I'm wearing this long tight-fitting red dress, and I could see that I wasn't "lined up". I slouch a lot, I constantly have to strech the kinks out of my back throughout the day. I hear a cracking noise when I do this. I ran track for 2 years but I was stuck on JV, so I now blame it on my back condition--lol, just kidding, but I did feel pain at times and didn't know why. The right side of my back doesn't feel even with the left side, and I think that my left leg may be slightly longer than my right because of it?? Some notice it (like an old h.s. track & field trainer--I thought he was crazy), others don't. I have trouble standing up in one place for long periods of time because I start to feel pain and stress on my lower back. This was embarassing at this job where everyone was standing up and I had to ask if I could sit down... ofcourse you know I got looked at wierd by a lot of people (some who gave suggestions on what kind of shoes to wear), and I had to keep asking the same thing with each supervisor or Manager I came in contact with. I had a hard time standing up doing the dishes and what made it worse where my parents who didn't believe me.
I can get through the pain, but it hurts when everyone around you sees you as nothing as an excuse giver, because you don't look "crippled" in their eyes. How do you guys deal with it?
I'm back in the gym now and hope that it helps. According to a doctor I saw 5yrs ago, there is nothing I can do about it other than back excersizes and stretching.
I've been wondering how others with scoliosis are living their lives? I wish I knew the degree of the curve in my spine, but I feel awkward, physically. My upper body is noticibly skinnier than my lower body, which is more meaty (lol, yeah, good choice of words). In this one picture of me at age 16, I'm wearing this long tight-fitting red dress, and I could see that I wasn't "lined up". I slouch a lot, I constantly have to strech the kinks out of my back throughout the day. I hear a cracking noise when I do this. I ran track for 2 years but I was stuck on JV, so I now blame it on my back condition--lol, just kidding, but I did feel pain at times and didn't know why. The right side of my back doesn't feel even with the left side, and I think that my left leg may be slightly longer than my right because of it?? Some notice it (like an old h.s. track & field trainer--I thought he was crazy), others don't. I have trouble standing up in one place for long periods of time because I start to feel pain and stress on my lower back. This was embarassing at this job where everyone was standing up and I had to ask if I could sit down... ofcourse you know I got looked at wierd by a lot of people (some who gave suggestions on what kind of shoes to wear), and I had to keep asking the same thing with each supervisor or Manager I came in contact with. I had a hard time standing up doing the dishes and what made it worse where my parents who didn't believe me.
I can get through the pain, but it hurts when everyone around you sees you as nothing as an excuse giver, because you don't look "crippled" in their eyes. How do you guys deal with it?
I'm back in the gym now and hope that it helps. According to a doctor I saw 5yrs ago, there is nothing I can do about it other than back excersizes and stretching.
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KeithEugeneW
09-04-2003, 09:34 PM
Hi Sweety,
I had (and have) the same problem with scoliosis, mine is a little over a 30 degree bend to the left about half way up my back, my right leg is 1 inch shorter than the left, which I found out when I was in my late 20's! I have the same crunching and cracking sounds and standing for more than 15 or 20 minutes in one place is enough to drive me nuts. I shift my weight from one leg to the other back and forth trying to stay comfortable and after a while it just is to the point where I want to lay on the ground on my back. I was told the same thing, that unless it gets radically out of whack where it starts to affect your breathing or circulation, there's not a whole lot that can be done. If it's caught during childhood development they can put you in a brace of some kind to help straighten it as it is still growing, but once you hit late teens or so, it's too late. I found out I had it when I was 17 and it was only mildly uncomfortable at that time. Now it bothers me a lot more. It really bothers me when I have extra weight on, so keeping as fit as possible and keeping the back muscles strong is about the best thing you can do. The discs in my back are fine, the only lower back problem I really have is that I fell one time and didn't realize I cracked a lumbar vertebrae near the bottom (don't remember which one) where the tail fin (for lack of a medical term) comes off and down, and it allows the vertebrae to slide forward some because the crack never healed correctly. There is a term that I don't remember, that starts with spond.... something that describes this. I get an occasional psiatic nerve twinge out of that, but nothing serious. My neck on the other hand, has nothing but rapidly degenerating discs. The two bottom ones are the worst (C5-6 and C6-7) as they are ruptured and almost totally disintegrated now, and the ones above it are degenerating fast at varying degrees. I don't know if the scoliosis has anything to do with that problem or not.
I can relate well to what you are experiencing, I wish I had something good to tell you that would help other than keeping in shape and keeping the muscles strong in your back. I know hot showers and whirlpool baths help me a lot, as does applying one of the deep penetrating heat rub products. If you have someone who is generous enough to give you soothing back massages, I encourage you to take advantage of that. Heck even if you don't have scoliosis, I'd encourage that! :D
Keith
I had (and have) the same problem with scoliosis, mine is a little over a 30 degree bend to the left about half way up my back, my right leg is 1 inch shorter than the left, which I found out when I was in my late 20's! I have the same crunching and cracking sounds and standing for more than 15 or 20 minutes in one place is enough to drive me nuts. I shift my weight from one leg to the other back and forth trying to stay comfortable and after a while it just is to the point where I want to lay on the ground on my back. I was told the same thing, that unless it gets radically out of whack where it starts to affect your breathing or circulation, there's not a whole lot that can be done. If it's caught during childhood development they can put you in a brace of some kind to help straighten it as it is still growing, but once you hit late teens or so, it's too late. I found out I had it when I was 17 and it was only mildly uncomfortable at that time. Now it bothers me a lot more. It really bothers me when I have extra weight on, so keeping as fit as possible and keeping the back muscles strong is about the best thing you can do. The discs in my back are fine, the only lower back problem I really have is that I fell one time and didn't realize I cracked a lumbar vertebrae near the bottom (don't remember which one) where the tail fin (for lack of a medical term) comes off and down, and it allows the vertebrae to slide forward some because the crack never healed correctly. There is a term that I don't remember, that starts with spond.... something that describes this. I get an occasional psiatic nerve twinge out of that, but nothing serious. My neck on the other hand, has nothing but rapidly degenerating discs. The two bottom ones are the worst (C5-6 and C6-7) as they are ruptured and almost totally disintegrated now, and the ones above it are degenerating fast at varying degrees. I don't know if the scoliosis has anything to do with that problem or not.
I can relate well to what you are experiencing, I wish I had something good to tell you that would help other than keeping in shape and keeping the muscles strong in your back. I know hot showers and whirlpool baths help me a lot, as does applying one of the deep penetrating heat rub products. If you have someone who is generous enough to give you soothing back massages, I encourage you to take advantage of that. Heck even if you don't have scoliosis, I'd encourage that! :D
Keith
Bobbiann
09-05-2003, 02:23 PM
To Sweety-B
Reading about your problem is like reading about myself. I, too, have scoliosis but found out too late. As a child, I wondered why I couldn't do some of the cartwheels and stuff my friends were doing and always had pain. Seems I couldn't bend or twist like they could. When I was in my 20s, I suddenly started to experience horrible pain in my lower back. The medical doctor after taking x-rays told me I had arthritis and learn to live with it. Ha I couldn't stand for any length of time and always needed a chair nearby to sit on. Everyone thought I was a complainer, too. Eventually I developed double sciatica, a real nightmare of pain. Being the medical doctors couldn't and wouldn't do anything for me, some friends carried me to a chiropractor who took x-rays and told me I don't have arthritis but instead have a curvature of the spine and my right hip was an inch higher than the left and my right shoulder was lower than my left plus I have two compressed discs in the lumbar area. I looked like a walking "C" The chiropractor got rid of my sciatica and had me walking without pain in two weeks but couldn't do much with the curvature because it was too late for me but he did help it a lot. My chiropractor retired and as years went by, I developed sharp pain in my middle back and I tried to ignore it. Stupid mistake on my part. Then major dizziness set in, my right ear ached, my vision blurred, I had trouble breathing and coughed a lot, couldn't even think right, had major sinus trouble on the right side. My medical doctor kept blaming allergies and sinuses for all this and kept pumping all kinds of horrible sinus medicine into me and nothing helped, it only got worse. Then one day I blacked out and woke up on the floor feeling like I had a sword stuck in my back. My medical doctor sent me for a head and sinus scan to see why I blacked out and the x-rays all came back saying nothing was wrong, so the medical doctor says it's all due to a major sinus problem and allergies. A friend recommended a "gentle" chiropractor and she sent me for MRIs of my neck and back. No one could believe what those MRIs showed. Six vertabraes in my middle back actually rotated from the right side to the left side of my spine and the pressure caused two discs in my neck to herniate. No wonder I blacked out. This "gentle" chiropractor used her fingers to manipulate nerves and ligaments and has me almost put back together. She said this rotation of my spine took years to happen and it was probably the curvature of my spine that contributed to the rotation of the vertabraes. And the amazing end result is that now I don't have any dizziness or sinus problems, the coughing and breathing problems are gone, and the most amazing thing is that my eyesight came back 20/30 and I don't even need glasses anymore according to two eye specialists. All because the rotation was pressing on the spine and cluster of neck nerves. It's too late for anyone to do anything about my curvature because that has to be dealt with when you are very young. But this "gentle" chiropractor is keeping me going about a normal life.
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"Gentle" chiropractor means no stretching, no cracking, just very gentle finger manipulations. And it works.
Reading about your problem is like reading about myself. I, too, have scoliosis but found out too late. As a child, I wondered why I couldn't do some of the cartwheels and stuff my friends were doing and always had pain. Seems I couldn't bend or twist like they could. When I was in my 20s, I suddenly started to experience horrible pain in my lower back. The medical doctor after taking x-rays told me I had arthritis and learn to live with it. Ha I couldn't stand for any length of time and always needed a chair nearby to sit on. Everyone thought I was a complainer, too. Eventually I developed double sciatica, a real nightmare of pain. Being the medical doctors couldn't and wouldn't do anything for me, some friends carried me to a chiropractor who took x-rays and told me I don't have arthritis but instead have a curvature of the spine and my right hip was an inch higher than the left and my right shoulder was lower than my left plus I have two compressed discs in the lumbar area. I looked like a walking "C" The chiropractor got rid of my sciatica and had me walking without pain in two weeks but couldn't do much with the curvature because it was too late for me but he did help it a lot. My chiropractor retired and as years went by, I developed sharp pain in my middle back and I tried to ignore it. Stupid mistake on my part. Then major dizziness set in, my right ear ached, my vision blurred, I had trouble breathing and coughed a lot, couldn't even think right, had major sinus trouble on the right side. My medical doctor kept blaming allergies and sinuses for all this and kept pumping all kinds of horrible sinus medicine into me and nothing helped, it only got worse. Then one day I blacked out and woke up on the floor feeling like I had a sword stuck in my back. My medical doctor sent me for a head and sinus scan to see why I blacked out and the x-rays all came back saying nothing was wrong, so the medical doctor says it's all due to a major sinus problem and allergies. A friend recommended a "gentle" chiropractor and she sent me for MRIs of my neck and back. No one could believe what those MRIs showed. Six vertabraes in my middle back actually rotated from the right side to the left side of my spine and the pressure caused two discs in my neck to herniate. No wonder I blacked out. This "gentle" chiropractor used her fingers to manipulate nerves and ligaments and has me almost put back together. She said this rotation of my spine took years to happen and it was probably the curvature of my spine that contributed to the rotation of the vertabraes. And the amazing end result is that now I don't have any dizziness or sinus problems, the coughing and breathing problems are gone, and the most amazing thing is that my eyesight came back 20/30 and I don't even need glasses anymore according to two eye specialists. All because the rotation was pressing on the spine and cluster of neck nerves. It's too late for anyone to do anything about my curvature because that has to be dealt with when you are very young. But this "gentle" chiropractor is keeping me going about a normal life.
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"Gentle" chiropractor means no stretching, no cracking, just very gentle finger manipulations. And it works.
beentheretoo
09-06-2003, 02:09 PM
Bobbiann, :wave:
And I thought I had it bad, mine is nothing compared to what you have gone through. I was diagnosed in my preteen years. My folks didn't have the money for regular care so that ended that. I can remember the pain in my lower back during phys ed class and never really new why. When I was on my own I did the chiro. thing untill the pain got bad. It got to the point that I could hardly stand up straight. My left let is shorter and my curve is to my left. At 47 yrs. of age I finally had to have reconstruction and became a whole new person. I have slowed down some but still feel a lot better now.
Someday I will probably have to move to the southwest before arthritis sets in, just for the longer warm climate. :) I do have one question for you though. Where(and how)did you find a "gentle" chiropractor? I have never heard of one before now, it's new to me.
Thanks a bunch.
And I thought I had it bad, mine is nothing compared to what you have gone through. I was diagnosed in my preteen years. My folks didn't have the money for regular care so that ended that. I can remember the pain in my lower back during phys ed class and never really new why. When I was on my own I did the chiro. thing untill the pain got bad. It got to the point that I could hardly stand up straight. My left let is shorter and my curve is to my left. At 47 yrs. of age I finally had to have reconstruction and became a whole new person. I have slowed down some but still feel a lot better now.
Someday I will probably have to move to the southwest before arthritis sets in, just for the longer warm climate. :) I do have one question for you though. Where(and how)did you find a "gentle" chiropractor? I have never heard of one before now, it's new to me.
Thanks a bunch.
nbsxangel
09-08-2003, 08:08 AM
I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12. I can't remember the degree of my curves but it literally looked like a reverse 's' in the x-ray. Wanting surgery to be the last option, my parents took me to varios chiropractors in hopes of straightening my spine. Surgery was my only option, it would seem, after a year of pushing and shoving. At 13, I had a 9 hr surgery. Now, at 22, there isn't much i can't do. I've gone sky diving, snowboarding, skiing, bungee jumping,...etc. Sometimes I do get sore in the back but for the most part I see myself living life as normal as I did before I found out about my condition. I have to admit that I'm just recently coming to accept my scar (made me conscious)
Bobbiann
09-08-2003, 01:00 PM
Hi Beentheretoo
Finding my "gentle" chiro was a stroke of luck for me. A neighbor up the street suggested to me that I go to this chiro because there is no cracking, etc. I was doubtful because, like you, I doubted that a chiro like this even existed and I refused to be cracked or pulled. This chiro is a female. I called for an appointment and asked if there would be any cracking, etc. and was told absolutely not, she doesn't do it and if I wanted to be cracked, I should go to someone else. And true to her word, she only uses gentle touches with her fingers on just the right areas and has done wonders for me. I can't thank this neighbor enough for referring me to this chiro who is the only one who has ever helped me. I wonder myself if maybe it's the female chiros that specialize more in this technique. With no cracking, it's safe and positive results show immediately. I even look forward to appointments because they are so relaxing.
Finding my "gentle" chiro was a stroke of luck for me. A neighbor up the street suggested to me that I go to this chiro because there is no cracking, etc. I was doubtful because, like you, I doubted that a chiro like this even existed and I refused to be cracked or pulled. This chiro is a female. I called for an appointment and asked if there would be any cracking, etc. and was told absolutely not, she doesn't do it and if I wanted to be cracked, I should go to someone else. And true to her word, she only uses gentle touches with her fingers on just the right areas and has done wonders for me. I can't thank this neighbor enough for referring me to this chiro who is the only one who has ever helped me. I wonder myself if maybe it's the female chiros that specialize more in this technique. With no cracking, it's safe and positive results show immediately. I even look forward to appointments because they are so relaxing.
beentheretoo
09-08-2003, 10:24 PM
Bobbiann,
So much for finding a "gentle" chiro. It sure would be interesting to see what one could do for me. Seeing as how my scoliosis isn't as severe as some I have read about posted here. Do you suppose my regular chiro would know where to find one,LOL. The only time I go is when my neck and shoulders tense up big time. He can only manipulate me from just below my shoulders up. And then strech my entire body with maybe a little ultra sound to relax a bit. My rods are from between my shoulder blades to my waist. I was never told I would have to have them removed. My case must not be in that catagory, I guess I am stuck with them for life. I wish everyone the best of luck in there individual treatments and life in general. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/t_up.gif
So much for finding a "gentle" chiro. It sure would be interesting to see what one could do for me. Seeing as how my scoliosis isn't as severe as some I have read about posted here. Do you suppose my regular chiro would know where to find one,LOL. The only time I go is when my neck and shoulders tense up big time. He can only manipulate me from just below my shoulders up. And then strech my entire body with maybe a little ultra sound to relax a bit. My rods are from between my shoulder blades to my waist. I was never told I would have to have them removed. My case must not be in that catagory, I guess I am stuck with them for life. I wish everyone the best of luck in there individual treatments and life in general. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/t_up.gif
beentheretoo
09-08-2003, 10:42 PM
http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/wow.gif Go for it!!! You have a lot more guts than I can even imagine. Just remember what you went through to feel that good. Oh to be so young again. http://www.healthboards.com/ubb/dance.gif Originally posted by nbsxangel:
I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12. I can't remember the degree of my curves but it literally looked like a reverse 's' in the x-ray. Wanting surgery to be the last option, my parents took me to varios chiropractors in hopes of straightening my spine. Surgery was my only option, it would seem, after a year of pushing and shoving. At 13, I had a 9 hr surgery. Now, at 22, there isn't much i can't do. I've gone sky diving, snowboarding, skiing, bungee jumping,...etc. Sometimes I do get sore in the back but for the most part I see myself living life as normal as I did before I found out about my condition. I have to admit that I'm just recently coming to accept my scar (made me conscious)
I was diagnosed with scoliosis when I was 12. I can't remember the degree of my curves but it literally looked like a reverse 's' in the x-ray. Wanting surgery to be the last option, my parents took me to varios chiropractors in hopes of straightening my spine. Surgery was my only option, it would seem, after a year of pushing and shoving. At 13, I had a 9 hr surgery. Now, at 22, there isn't much i can't do. I've gone sky diving, snowboarding, skiing, bungee jumping,...etc. Sometimes I do get sore in the back but for the most part I see myself living life as normal as I did before I found out about my condition. I have to admit that I'm just recently coming to accept my scar (made me conscious)
STRONG
09-10-2003, 05:12 PM
I will be 43 in Dec. I was born with many birth defects including club feet, arthrokyposis and scoliosis just to name a few. When I was born they gave my mom no hope of me surviving. They just didn't know how strong and stubborn I actually was weighing in at only 1 lb 14oz. When they seen that I was going to make it, the first concern was fixing me so I could walk because at the time my scoliosis was not very bad. Now for the last year I have been fighting a major battle within this body. My back began to curve alot and then my neck wanted to curve and twist the opposite way. My balance begin to fail, my eyesight is very poor, I have to go to the bathroom so much I feel like I should do one of those "got to go commercials", my hearing is failing, my head and nose stays stopped up like I have a ongoing cold, I cough alot, and when I try and turn my neck it sounds to me like crunched up paper unfolding, my teeth, jaws and head hurts and I get choked alot even when drinking. After trying many things, Sept 16, 2003 I will undergo surgery to straighten my neck and whatever else they can do. It has been a long hard road. According to all the doctors I have seen, I am a medical miracle because according to them by all medical terms I should not even be walking or even be alive. But the ongoing pain just serves to make me more determined to get this fixed and move on with life. I have always been the stubborn one because I hate to quit and give up on anything. When they told me I would never be able to have children in a normal way, I did, 3 of them all healthy and with no pain medication. When they said you won't walk, I did at the age of 4. I have raised a family, took care of a home and made myself a promise to live a long fulfilling life and with the grace of God I will. Please keep me in your prayers come next tuesday the 16th. For all of those who suffer, be strong, be determined to make life as great as it can be. We only go around once, leave your mark on this world and you will be a better person for it. My kids and friends always say how do you do it, be strong be stubborn, LIVE.
Bobbiann
09-10-2003, 06:01 PM
Dear Strong,
My prayers will be with you on Sept. 16th. God bless.
Bobbiann
My prayers will be with you on Sept. 16th. God bless.
Bobbiann
beentheretoo
09-12-2003, 07:27 PM
Dear Strong,
You are true to your name, best of luck on the 16th. May you become better, stronger and even more stubborn. God Bless you and your :angel:
You are true to your name, best of luck on the 16th. May you become better, stronger and even more stubborn. God Bless you and your :angel:
LuvMyLilDoggie
09-13-2003, 05:03 PM
Good luck, strong. I'll be praying for you!
Barb
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"Life, for all its agonies...is exciting and beautiful, amusing and artful and endearing... and whatever is to come after it-we shall not have this life again."
Barb
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"Life, for all its agonies...is exciting and beautiful, amusing and artful and endearing... and whatever is to come after it-we shall not have this life again."
sweety-b
09-19-2003, 12:54 AM
Originally posted by KeithEugeneW:
I wish I had something good to tell you that would help other than keeping in shape and keeping the muscles strong in your back. I know hot showers and whirlpool baths help me a lot, as does applying one of the deep penetrating heat rub products. If you have someone who is generous enough to give you soothing back massages, I encourage you to take advantage of that. Heck even if you don't have scoliosis, I'd encourage that! :D
Keith
I'm sorry, I could have sworn I replied to all on this board!
Thanks so much for your story. Just knowing that I'm not the only one does wonders for my phyche. Keeping in shape is what I'm working on now. I used to take it for granted, though. My weekly excersize routine would be to jog around a couple of blocks, and I would do this at most twice a week. I was really fooling myself. NOw, my goal is to be in the gym up to 4 times a week--not for good looks, but for strenght. Do you go the gym?
Hot showers are a treasure to me. They are the most pleasant thing in the world :) And yes, back massages are a must-have. I must admit, I don't get them enough so I wanted to buy myself a back heat/massage pad--have you tried any? My grandmother currently uses the HOMEDICS VibraBack massage cushion. I should ask her how it's been for her.
The one good thing I must say aboug scoliosis is, it's a great excuse for self indulging body treatments :)
I wish I had something good to tell you that would help other than keeping in shape and keeping the muscles strong in your back. I know hot showers and whirlpool baths help me a lot, as does applying one of the deep penetrating heat rub products. If you have someone who is generous enough to give you soothing back massages, I encourage you to take advantage of that. Heck even if you don't have scoliosis, I'd encourage that! :D
Keith
I'm sorry, I could have sworn I replied to all on this board!
Thanks so much for your story. Just knowing that I'm not the only one does wonders for my phyche. Keeping in shape is what I'm working on now. I used to take it for granted, though. My weekly excersize routine would be to jog around a couple of blocks, and I would do this at most twice a week. I was really fooling myself. NOw, my goal is to be in the gym up to 4 times a week--not for good looks, but for strenght. Do you go the gym?
Hot showers are a treasure to me. They are the most pleasant thing in the world :) And yes, back massages are a must-have. I must admit, I don't get them enough so I wanted to buy myself a back heat/massage pad--have you tried any? My grandmother currently uses the HOMEDICS VibraBack massage cushion. I should ask her how it's been for her.
The one good thing I must say aboug scoliosis is, it's a great excuse for self indulging body treatments :)
sweety-b
09-19-2003, 01:02 AM
Originally posted by Bobbiann:
It's too late for anyone to do anything about my curvature because that has to be dealt with when you are very young. But this "gentle" chiropractor is keeping me going about a normal life.
After responding to a poster, I now recal why I haven't replied anyone here. I remember after reading some of these posts I started to cry, and probably just logged off my computer from there. So I'm sorry for the late replies.
Is it expensive to get a chiropractor? The only time I had one was due to a car accident where the other parties' insurance was paying for everything. It lasted a wonderful 2 years. She used suction cups that would pulsate over different areas of my back... that felt so good... she used heat therapy, and she also manipulated my back every now and then--it only hurt once, from what I remember.
How about at-home back excersizes... do you do those?
It's too late for anyone to do anything about my curvature because that has to be dealt with when you are very young. But this "gentle" chiropractor is keeping me going about a normal life.
After responding to a poster, I now recal why I haven't replied anyone here. I remember after reading some of these posts I started to cry, and probably just logged off my computer from there. So I'm sorry for the late replies.
Is it expensive to get a chiropractor? The only time I had one was due to a car accident where the other parties' insurance was paying for everything. It lasted a wonderful 2 years. She used suction cups that would pulsate over different areas of my back... that felt so good... she used heat therapy, and she also manipulated my back every now and then--it only hurt once, from what I remember.
How about at-home back excersizes... do you do those?
sweety-b
09-19-2003, 01:04 AM
Originally posted by STRONG:
Please keep me in your prayers come next tuesday the 16th. For all of those who suffer, be strong, be determined to make life as great as it can be. We only go around once, leave your mark on this world and you will be a better person for it. My kids and friends always say how do you do it, be strong be stubborn, LIVE.
I just prayed that your surgery was successful. I hope to see you back on these boards soon to prove that it was!
Please keep me in your prayers come next tuesday the 16th. For all of those who suffer, be strong, be determined to make life as great as it can be. We only go around once, leave your mark on this world and you will be a better person for it. My kids and friends always say how do you do it, be strong be stubborn, LIVE.
I just prayed that your surgery was successful. I hope to see you back on these boards soon to prove that it was!
Bobbiann
10-04-2003, 03:51 PM
To Sweetie-b
Because of the curvature of my spine, I do not do back exercises because any tension or jerking on my back muscles will cause my spine to rotate more. I take slow walks and do the normal household chores with no problems. I have to avoid picking up anything heavy and have to avoid extending my arms out forward in front of me so as not to put tension on my back muscles and ligaments. Good posture is a must and after all these years of walking crooked, it is a challenge but I'm overcoming that and I have made great progress. I feel great.
Because of the curvature of my spine, I do not do back exercises because any tension or jerking on my back muscles will cause my spine to rotate more. I take slow walks and do the normal household chores with no problems. I have to avoid picking up anything heavy and have to avoid extending my arms out forward in front of me so as not to put tension on my back muscles and ligaments. Good posture is a must and after all these years of walking crooked, it is a challenge but I'm overcoming that and I have made great progress. I feel great.