I was just crappy at doing my knee exercises after my injury years & years ago and probably pay the price now in it being weaker and more prone to pain & injury.

If only it were easier to make physical therapy part of your routine and a bit more fun. Imagine if there was a development kit for physical therapists for the Wii that could be used to record a set of moves for you to mimic…

But last year i had “the” doc over in munich, germany! That was a big money….but..it`s over!

Try again and look for the best doc you can find! That pain…..

I lived with a disc-related injury for over 15 years. I tried everything and I saw many experts. It is true that muscular injuries can’t really be treated by surgery, but disc injuries are another thing altogether.

Disc injuries cause pain because the disc presses on a nerve (usually the sciatic nerve). Sometimes rest, PT and pain management can cause a mildly bulging disc to recede and relieve the pressure. But a ruptured disc will not respond to these types of treatments.

As I mentioned earlier, a ruptured disc can lead to serious nerve damage and even paralysis. I don’t think avoiding surgery at all costs is worth that kind of permanent damage.

I am from Vietnam. I think you should read books by Mildred Carter and Eunice D. Ingham. You can search them by using Amazon.com. These books are about Foot Reflexology, which is about finding one spot on your foot and pressing it to make all your pain go away.

Why don’t you try going to China for treating your pain by using Chinese way?

Best wishes to you.

Regards from Minsk, Belarus.

I thought someone should say this. You have to be true to yourself and we will wait.

Like many outhers, I was looking forward to hearing you speak at WDN, and I’m sorry to hear about your back.

I’ll try and make this real quick: I used to suffer from serious back pain. I was also so dedicated to recovery that I’d wake up every morning at 6am and do Pilates for an hour to keep my core strength up. Anyways, I did this routine for over a year and managed to keep the pain down somewhat. However it was not until a friend recommended the following book that I was able to truly realize why I was suffering from back pain and how to overcome it. This worked for me, I’m not saying it works for everyone, but I can’t not make the recommendation to someone I know is suffering like I did.

http://www.healingbackpain.com/

Be Well,
Terry

Speaking of Google calendars, thanks for the idea of setting up one specifically for your dogs flea treatments and vet visits. I had been writing the date on the Frontline box, which is not necessarily very effective, but now Scruffy McDoglet has his own Google calendar.

;o)

http://www.yogatoday.com/archive/video.php?id=1271

“Sarah has devoted our 256th class to supported poses and twists that ease lower back pain.”

Best!

And thanks to the beta of Spanning Sync, it’s also in iCal and on my Treo’s calendar.

Wow, T’ai Chi, Pilates, Osteopathy, and all kinds of other exercise. I’ve got my research cut out for me.

FYI, one of my physical therapists had me read Treat Your Own Back, by Robin McKenzie, and (in addition to some yoga/pilates stuff) she is having me regularly do the McKenzie Technique exercises. I’m finding them very helpful, along with everything else I’m doing.

Still having some pain, especially when sitting or walking for too long. But rest, exercise, and stretching helps me return to normal.

Schedule your PT & exercises on your Google Calendar. Seriously. If you have your dog’s flea dose on it, put your back on it. Then make it routine.

About 5 years ago my brother seriously injured his back with herniated disks in his L1/L2. He was told surgery was the only option. He balked, went to PT, and then worked on it. He would only lay down or stand up, he exercised, did his PT, iced/warmed, the whole routine. He is rarely in pain now and is back to all his favorite back crunching activities.

;o)

Sorry to hear about your back; having gone through my own share of physical problems — mostly caused by injuries from my school days — I know how frustrating things can be when they start to intrude on your everyday life later on. It sucks, plain and simple. Right now, with all this snow and cold we are experiencing in Cleveland, I am going through some nasty tendon issues related to it all — and it’s all from the physical stress.

It ain’t comfortable, let me tell you; I will soon own stock in Advil.

Riccardo’s suggestion in comment 13 about Taijiquan (for us commoners, T’ai Chi Chuan, but pronounced the same), after you get over a bout, can work wonders; flexibility is *everything*, and T’ai Chi certainly develops it. Personally, I recommend the Yang (hard) style — especially from an accomplished dojo, but this isn’t imperative: Either Yang or Wu will do if you just want the physical benefits.

But, as with anything, you have to keep it up, keep working with it, keep doing it. Many stop after getting to where they want to be, but they find out later that they need to continue in order to continue to reap the benefits. Make it a lifestyle change, and it’ll work.

But, I have to admit, sometimes I find that a nice microbrew can do the trick as well. Barkeep! Another pint of Edmund Fitzgerald Porter, please!

;-)