On Apr 17, 9:45*pm, Larry Jaques
wrote:
On Sun, 17 Apr 2011 20:27:20 -0500, Jon Elson
wrote:

Ignoramus29059 wrote:

Just a little update.

This is definitely a spine pain, not a kidney stone or anything.

I tried hanging on a pullup bar. (I do pullups) This really helps.

OK, well, there's your diagnosis - popped disc for sure.

No, a simple subluxated vertebra is much more common and immediately
remedied. *Discs seldom herniate while sitting in a pickup on a half
hour drive. *Don't scare the poor guy.

--
If only he'd wash his neck, I'd wring it.
* * * * * * * * * * * * *-- John Sparrow

The hell they don't. If a disc is ready to go, it could have no
symptoms at all...until it does. And the word "subluxated" can either
mean "partially dislocated" or a variety of chiropractic mumbo jumbo.

That hanging straight on a pullup bar gave some relief sure sounds
like a sign of disc issues. Iggy, you should go on youtube and look at
videos on the "Alexander Technique" which focuses on simple things you
can do to relieve this sort of stuff. BUT IF IT HURTS TO DO ANY OF
THOSE THINGS, STOP IMMEDIATELY. The one thing you DON'T want to do is
to make it worse. If the pain goes into your legs, you're talking
sciatica, and there are different stretches for that. Again, there's
good stuff on youtube, but use your head.

Remember, there are good chiropractors and those who will really hurt
you. There are also good physical therapists and those who will hurt
you. Somewhere out there is the worst doctor in the world, and you
know what they call him?....."Doctor." Get yourself educated BEFORE
you let someone **** you up.

I've had this on & off for the past 20 years. I recently had an MRI,
and well, the report from the radiologist went on for two pages. Last
month I was flat on my back for a week. Last week I was in traction.
Today I am about 80% back to normal. I expect to be playing ice hockey
with the neighborhood kids this summer.

Lastly, if anyone cares to talk about "intelligent design," let them
try to explain the crappy piece of engineering that is the human
spinal column. Maybe the design works OK for quadripeds, but not for
those of us who walk on two feet. You're in good company. About 85% of
the world's population has disc problems at some time in their life.
Some more painful than others. They've done autopsies on little kids
and seen the beginnings of disc herniation.