Good advice, Cotty, and I was thinking of getting it looked into. My hope is to never have to go through this again—but like you say, to achieve that, I should see a professional. I’ve never had a massage. I always think I might like to try one, but I never follow through, though I’m not against them. Maybe the thumper would be a good alternative.
Hugs and kisses, from a feeling-better-Christine > On Jun 15, 2016, at 9:36 AM, Steve Cottrell <[email protected]> wrote: > > Christine as you know I had lower back problems about 10 years ago and > had treatment from a chiropractor at the time and then ongoing for a > year and then maintenance visits every 3 months or so. > > My problem is I have one desiccated disk (it is flatter than the others > and doesn't 're-inflate' at night when asleep as disks do. Hence the > strain was on the back muscles to take extra responsibility and my pain > was muscle spasms. > > In treating, the mantra is 'cold for injury and heat for repair'. The > application of cold every 10 mins allows blood to be introduced more > readily to the injury site and so effect repair better - as it's the > blood that carries the nutrients to the cells that need repair, > especially in muscle injury cases like mine. > > Another therapy is massage - I regularly use a mechanical back massager > ( A 'thumper' - see link below) and this is also brilliant at promoting > blood flow to the area. I use it several times a week as maintenance. > > Other than that I would seriously recommend a chiro visit because if > there is an underlying issue (as indeed there was for me) then they will > find it and treat accordingly. > > Meanwhile get well soon. > > Incidentally I once had acupuncture for fast pain relief - and guess > what it is amazing. I am very skeptical when it comes to things like > this and was wary of it but conceded and had acupuncture for pain relief > during a hideous bout (before I saw a chiro) and I couldn't believe the > difference. I was bed-bound, unable even to stand, and within 30 minutes > I was walking up and down stairs. It was astonishing. > > BUT - pain relief is merely masking the suffering - as does ibuprofen > etc - the real causes of the injury must be treated and rectified to > avoid substantial problems further down the road. > > Cot XXX > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, > || (O) | Web Video Production > ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
