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For Those Of You With Chronic Back Pain…

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…I refer you to the following resources:

Back Talk is the blog found on Spine-Health.com, a clearinghouse of information, medical literature and advice on managing your chronic back pain, most of it written by the physicians and medical professionals who treat your back problems.

Rebuild Your Back is the website of Dean Moyer, a journalist, writer and possessor of a really bad back. Dean offers a lot of first-hand, common sense advice for those with chronic back problems who want to break the cycle of pain, medication and surgery.

Oh yeah, and he debunks a lot of the shamanism and quackery out there, which earns him serious credibility points in my book.

Give ‘em a read. They’re both good resources.

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Posted by on June 29, 2007 • Filed under: Uncategorized
  • Mark

    I swear you either have a bug in my house or you talk to my oldest daughter. I finally broke and went to the Dr about wanting to quit smoking and he asked about my back, next thing I know I’m getting a referral to the Pain Management/PT specialist down in corpus… and now you write this….

  • Mark

    I swear you either have a bug in my house or you talk to my oldest daughter. I finally broke and went to the Dr about wanting to quit smoking and he asked about my back, next thing I know I’m getting a referral to the Pain Management/PT specialist down in corpus… and now you write this….

  • Anonymous

    Excellent post.Thanks for sharing this useful information.Wall

  • Anonymous

    Excellent post.Thanks for sharing this useful information.Wall

  • LL

    Ooooooooo, that’s Mary’s favorite issue. She deals with it via percocet, darvocet, oxycodone, whatever else she can get her hands on that are combinations of those, plus hubby’s meds, mom’s meds, meds stolen via her daughter’s pharm job (FIRED) and I think maybe her dog’s scripts. People like her make it harder for those with TRUE chronic back pain to be taken seriously.Maybe I should send her the articles………Nah, waste of fingerstrokes on the keyboard.

  • LL

    Ooooooooo, that’s Mary’s favorite issue. She deals with it via percocet, darvocet, oxycodone, whatever else she can get her hands on that are combinations of those, plus hubby’s meds, mom’s meds, meds stolen via her daughter’s pharm job (FIRED) and I think maybe her dog’s scripts. People like her make it harder for those with TRUE chronic back pain to be taken seriously.Maybe I should send her the articles………Nah, waste of fingerstrokes on the keyboard.

  • Anonymous

    Thanks AD. Hey, do you know anything or anyone who knows about Pyriformis Muscle Syndrome ?After a L3-L4 microdissection, two sets of physical therapy totalling 5 months, 8 injections of cortisone on a monthly basis, pool therapy, and massage therapy, I am ready for any suggestions even outside of Western Medicine.I might rule out something supratentorial but I’m a psychiatrist.Thanks in advance.Mike

  • Anonymous

    Thanks AD. Hey, do you know anything or anyone who knows about Pyriformis Muscle Syndrome ?After a L3-L4 microdissection, two sets of physical therapy totalling 5 months, 8 injections of cortisone on a monthly basis, pool therapy, and massage therapy, I am ready for any suggestions even outside of Western Medicine.I might rule out something supratentorial but I’m a psychiatrist.Thanks in advance.Mike

  • rookie bebe

    AD, I’ve read the last two posts. Doesn’t anyone go to a chiropractor anymore? I love mine and no meds.

  • rookie bebe

    AD, I’ve read the last two posts. Doesn’t anyone go to a chiropractor anymore? I love mine and no meds.

  • BellaLinda

    Heh, I’m going to e-mail those chiro articles to my husband. I have scoliosis, according to one diagnosis, and an old, unhealed injury according to another. (I don’t know which is true, but I’ve been told that you can see the curve in my spine just by looking.) Hubby tried for a while to try to get me to go to a chiro, because his dad does regularly. And there are other folks who’ve told me chiro treatment would have prevented my c-sections (theory is they can make breeches flip). It gets irritating after a while.(The only thing that’s helped with my back pain has been regular exercise to strengthn the muscles.)

  • BellaLinda

    Heh, I’m going to e-mail those chiro articles to my husband. I have scoliosis, according to one diagnosis, and an old, unhealed injury according to another. (I don’t know which is true, but I’ve been told that you can see the curve in my spine just by looking.) Hubby tried for a while to try to get me to go to a chiro, because his dad does regularly. And there are other folks who’ve told me chiro treatment would have prevented my c-sections (theory is they can make breeches flip). It gets irritating after a while.(The only thing that’s helped with my back pain has been regular exercise to strengthn the muscles.)

  • Squeaky Wheel

    I’ve always wanted to try going to a chiropractor…my back issues aren’t debilitating by any stretch, but they’re inconvenient, and I’m reluctant to try painkillers of any sort, because that’s a habit I’d rather not get into (even taking ibuprofen every day just doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest). Seeing other people who kind of feel the same way on that message board makes me feel like not so much of a freak…people are always asking me why I don’t just take something when the pain gets really bad. Simple: it doesn’t help in the long run, and the more I know what to expect in terms of pain, the better I can deal with it without depending on numbing meds or tranquilizers.I hope that made any sense at all. In short, I’m loving that you posted this.

  • Squeaky Wheel

    I’ve always wanted to try going to a chiropractor…my back issues aren’t debilitating by any stretch, but they’re inconvenient, and I’m reluctant to try painkillers of any sort, because that’s a habit I’d rather not get into (even taking ibuprofen every day just doesn’t appeal to me in the slightest). Seeing other people who kind of feel the same way on that message board makes me feel like not so much of a freak…people are always asking me why I don’t just take something when the pain gets really bad. Simple: it doesn’t help in the long run, and the more I know what to expect in terms of pain, the better I can deal with it without depending on numbing meds or tranquilizers.I hope that made any sense at all. In short, I’m loving that you posted this.

  • HollyB

    Thanks AD, I love the Heal Your Back site. Your give GREAT link.

  • HollyB

    Thanks AD, I love the Heal Your Back site. Your give GREAT link.

  • Amanda

    Ooo, good stuff! My brother has cauda equina. I’ll pass this on.

  • Amanda

    Ooo, good stuff! My brother has cauda equina. I’ll pass this on.

  • Dean Moyer

    Thanks for the kind words and the link AD. I’ve had several people mention that they found my site because of your post. Really appreciate the moral support.btw, I <>used<> to have a really bad back… it’s fine now. Hasn’t bothered me in years.

  • Dean Moyer

    to have a really bad back… it’s fine now. Hasn’t bothered me in years.

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