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Pinched Nerve
mountain:
I am with you koolmoecraig! I hope you find relief soon.
Ironically enough, I had an MRI on my lower back this morning. I ruptured a disc 3 years ago and slowly got to a point where it was manageable. I never lifted anything too heavy and basically took it easy.
Recently the tops of my thighs started feeling weird. They will go numb, and I mean NUMB. Then they get a burning sensation and are extremely sensitive to touch. So much so that I cannot wear jeans. I also get the sensation that is best described as someone standing on my legs with sharpened steel cleats, minus the pressure, just the pain. But the worst thing and the most troubling is with my left leg. When I stand up after sitting or laying, I have a nerve that must be getting pinched when I straighten my back. The pain is horrendous and has dropped me to my knees several times in the past 10 days. Imagine having someone stab you in the leg, just above the kneecap, everytime you stand up. I meet with the doctor in the morning to go over the results.
koolmoecraig:
Going to the doctor for an Xray on Thursday.
Kevin Mullins:
Hopefully they will actually be able to see what's going on.
It's when they "can't find anything wrong" that drives me crazy.
(cuz you know damn well you can feel it)
Good luck to ya.
danny_galaga:
back pain is about the worst thing. ive been lucky enough not to have any severe pains myself, but its enough to see my dad completely out of action due to bad back pain. its one of the few injuries we can do to ourselves that wont fully recover (brain damage is another).
prevention is the key. i did a course some years ago, using a method called 'manutention'. it was developed for the french national weightlifting team i believe and is most used now in the nursing industry. its a real eye opener, and im still wary of how i move things around now because of that course. doesnt seem to be much on the net about it, so i dont know how well it took off internationally, but heres an aussie link:
http://www.manutention.org.au/About.htm
and a french one (manutention means 'manual handling' in french i believe)
http://www.sifam.tm.fr/?page=stages&idstage=55
get well soon craig :)
Ed_McCarron:
--- Quote from: shardian on January 13, 2009, 08:27:37 am ---Go to a different Chiropractor. They may be naturalistic cooks most of the time, but this is one thing they can actually fix.
Been there, done that.
--- End quote ---
Yup. Mine doesn't claim to be able to cure colds and constipation like some of those wackjobs do, but once a year when I throw my back out he's able to correct it in a few visits. Costs me $60 and I don't see him for another year.
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