How can I treat spinal stenosis and 3 bulging discs without surgery effectively?
I tried chiropractors, physical therapy, epidurals, vax-D tracktion machine, electronic acupressure/acupuncture. Epidurals helped for a short while. Had one treatment in NY with electronic/acupressure/acpunct... while visiting there which seemed to aleviate problem. The discs that are affected are L3,4,5. the nerve seems to put pressure on my bottom, so I have a difficult time sitting, unless I sit on a gel icepack. My lower back hurts if I do any bending. I also thought of doing Laser Spine surgery, but don't know of anyone that had it done. Please advise.
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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.
There might be some sort of massage therapy that alleviate some of the pain. But, you're probably going to want to see a doctor about this. It sounds pretty serious.
Try a book called 7 steps to a pain free life by Robin Mckenzie from amazon for about $10... Good book with good exercises...
You make me shiver in my boots. I have a messed up spinal column as well. A plethora of maladies have befallen my spine to the extent that it drastically effects my neck arms and legs. My sciatic is almost always angry at me for the brutal and inhuman treatment.
I don't know whether you have CSS or LSS but I do know you are in in constant agony and that must be very difficult. As well, I have never had surgery and will not. This is how I cope...
No processed food in my diet.
Low impact aerobic and calistetic exercise - a strong stomach is key.
Chinese accupuncture when things are really bad.
Daily doses of cannabis up to 2 gramms / day
Meditation - the power of positive thought
A regular pipe cleaning doesn't hurt (that much) either
I am the Fringe
Two of my patients have got spinal surgery in India.One was treated for spondylolistheis by spinal fusion and the other for herniated disc by laser surgery.Both of them are very happy with the results.Their pain and other symptoms due to nerve compression have totally gone.
Spinal Surgery is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges spine surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.I have also read that they arrange financing for american and canadian patients as spine surgery is not covered by insurance.They also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.
The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your spine surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.both my patients had gone to India through the forerunners healthcare company.i strongly recommend you to talk to this company,checkout your options with surgery from them.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com...
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Answers:
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.
There might be some sort of massage therapy that alleviate some of the pain. But, you're probably going to want to see a doctor about this. It sounds pretty serious.
Try a book called 7 steps to a pain free life by Robin Mckenzie from amazon for about $10... Good book with good exercises...
You make me shiver in my boots. I have a messed up spinal column as well. A plethora of maladies have befallen my spine to the extent that it drastically effects my neck arms and legs. My sciatic is almost always angry at me for the brutal and inhuman treatment.
I don't know whether you have CSS or LSS but I do know you are in in constant agony and that must be very difficult. As well, I have never had surgery and will not. This is how I cope...
No processed food in my diet.
Low impact aerobic and calistetic exercise - a strong stomach is key.
Chinese accupuncture when things are really bad.
Daily doses of cannabis up to 2 gramms / day
Meditation - the power of positive thought
A regular pipe cleaning doesn't hurt (that much) either
I am the Fringe
Two of my patients have got spinal surgery in India.One was treated for spondylolistheis by spinal fusion and the other for herniated disc by laser surgery.Both of them are very happy with the results.Their pain and other symptoms due to nerve compression have totally gone.
Spinal Surgery is very cheap in India.There is one company that is very famous in India that arranges spine surgery for foreigners in India.They are called the Forerunners Healthcare.I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and about their patient stories.I have also read that they arrange financing for american and canadian patients as spine surgery is not covered by insurance.They also have photos pasted of their International patients.You can checkout their website.
The cost savings are incredible.As a doctor i personally believe that your spine surgery can be easily handled in India as the quality of healthcare available here is simply best in the world.The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.both my patients had gone to India through the forerunners healthcare company.i strongly recommend you to talk to this company,checkout your options with surgery from them.
http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com...
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