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A service to fix my chronic back pain. I already spend 1-2k / month on useless physical therapy and alternative medicine.
by verteu 10y ago
A service to fix my chronic back pain. I already spend 1-2k / month on useless physical therapy and alternative medicine.
- kranner 10y agoFoundation Training fixed mine. I have no affiliation with them. There is a set of downloadable videos for sale but this explains the basic idea: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-K7jtcJ0Dc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-K7jtcJ0Dc
- verteu 10y agoI appreciate the suggestion! I will check them out tonight :)
- gmarx 10y agoDeadlifting & squats worked for me
- almostkorean 10y agoThere are real back pain specialists (as in MDs), my brother is one. I herniated a disc in my spine doing deadlifts and also went through useless physical therapy. My brother gave me two injections in my spine it's about 90% better. The pain was so bad I could hardly sit still for more than a couple hours, so it was affecting my work among other things. Google "back pain specialist" in your area, it's covered by health insurance most of the time. Strangely, back pain specialists have a big patient education problem. Nobody knows they exist even though so many people have back pain.
- verteu 10y agoThanks for the recommendation :) Unfortunately I've already seen several physiatrist MDs and gotten 2 epidural injections that didn't help.
- ericamerica 10y agoI feel that, I've spent thousands. What finally got it under control: strength training (coached by a physical therapist), finding/releasing the spasms (trigger point massage + trigger point acupuncture), consistent good posture (sitting, standing, sleeping). It was an education! Good luck, keep going, it's worth it.