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Q: Would discontinuing chiropractic maintenance visits cause sciatica to return?
I have seen a chiropractor for a number of years for the treatment of sciatica. I have had good benefits from this treatment, but lately I have not been going regularly. Could just not keeping up on maintenance cause it to return. I have not done anything else that would be responsible for bringing this on. I would especially like to hear from Chiropractors and Chiropractic techs.

A: sciatica may return even while you continue to see the chiropractic. I’m not a Chiropractors and Chiropractic techs but I do now that maintenance helps with pain relief not cure the problem. Your current chiropractic provider will tell you the same,
Good Luck

Q: Sciatica Questions… Chiropractic or Surgery?
Hello to All,

Can i ask, have any one experience Chiropractic and it works? I mean as in Fully recovered from just plain Chiropractic treatment?

Another thing, has anyone experience surgery, have the entire/herniated disc remove without replacing any fusion or anything, let the thing scar in. What happens when it scars in? any complications? How does a scar in look like cause i can’t seems to find in on the net.

Please really help me, i need advise, i have a L5-S1 Sciatica… Please..

A: You are talking about a nerve.I guess you are saying,that a herniated disc is putting pressure on the sciatic nerve. A chiropractic consultation would be a good idea,but that does not mean they will treat you. Have you had an MRI? Xray? I have severe back problems,so I understand the pain. Go to this website…losethebackpain.com. there is a lot of good advice there. A couple of my friends have utilized an Inversion table,and had amazing results.

Q: Another sciatica question- Do most insurances pay for treatments?
I have medicaid at the moment as my primary insurance, but my husband just got a new job with insurance that is now in place. I am wondering what treatments most insurances will pay for? I’ve heard so many treatments for sciatica like physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic, etc. I am pretty sure both of my insurances would pay for physical therapy, but what about other treatments, like the massage and chiropractor?

A: I have really good health insurance and they do not cover chiropractics so I would say that medicaid probably won’t cover it either.. I”m not sure about the massage either.. I would guess not since that would not be a medically necessary procedure.

Q: Could chiropractic care for the lower back have caused sciatica?
I was having lower back pain so I decided to go to a chiropracter at my gym. He adjusted me by pushing hard on my crossed leg down, at the time it felt good and I heard the crack sound. It wasnt the first time I’d been to a chiropracter so I wasn’t concerned. Two days later I could barely walk and pain ran down my right leg. I was travelling the following day on a 10 hour flight. When I landed I was in intense pain although walking around seemed to make me feel better. I had an xray done in another country and was told that it looked like one of my discs were herniated but I waited to get back to the U.S. to see my regular physician and am scheduled for an MRI. I am still in pain but it has alleviated somewhat and I’ve been riding a stationary bike 3times a week. I’m worried about the treatments I received from the chiro and wonder if they were too harsh or if it was just degenerative and something I wold have anyway. I am 43 years old, a teacher and relatively active. Help.

A: In theory, yes but the answer is much more complicated than this. Number one, you should return to that treating chiropractor and discuss this adverse outcome with him or her as I’d expect one of my patients to. It is very likely you had a pre-existing disc herniation. When he or she adjusted you, you had a soft tissue aggravation that began to swell. If that swollen tissue is either the disc itself or the facet joint ligament you can get sciatica symptoms. These symptoms are self-limiting and will typically resolve in 2-3 weeks. It is very unlikely the adjustment actually caused the disc herniation, rather it exacerbated one that was already there and without leg pain symptoms at initial presentation, the treating chiro would have no reason to have ordered an MRI. Hope this helps and again, return to the treating chiropractor and discuss this adverse outcome.
Best,
Jeremy Rodgers, DC, ATC
Boulder, Colorado

Q: any opinion on chiropractor for a bad back/sciatica?
was hoping to get an opinion. herniated a disc 2 yrs ago. got sciatica as a result that progressively got worse to the pt where i needed surgery. have been pain free for a yr, but 2 wks ago, pulled my back again golfing. the back pain is gone, but i feel the all too familiar pinching sensation in the upper-left buttocks. no pain going down my leg yet, but this is how it started last time so would like to seek treatment as soon as possible. i tried medication, physical therapy, accupuncture & epideral injections last time to no avail so had to get surgery as a last resort. this time, i’m wondering if i should try chiropractic treatment as it was the only treatment i didn’t try last time. however, i’ve heard mix things about it both personally & online, so if anyone can share their experience or expertise as it relates to herniated discs & sciatica, i’d appreciate it.

A: First, know that there are different approaches to PT. While you might have failed to improve with one approach to PT, you might have succeeded with another…just like medicine. The same can be said about chiropractic care…you might find relief with one, but not another. I fully encourage people who’ve failed with one conservative therapy to seek an opinion from another practicioner of the same discipline…much like people get different medical opinions.

Second, if you did fail to improve with your previous, various treatments, it’s quite possible that chiropractic care might not have helped either. Sometimes herniations are just too large to be reduced conservatively. The fact that you were pain free after the procedure means that you were a good surgical candidate, and this was probably the best treatment for you.

As to your new pain, you are wise to seek to fix it before it progresses…you are right, it is the normal progression of these things to start to radiate down the leg if they are not taken care of.

I see no problem with seeing a chiropractor…just keep in mind what I said about different treatment approaches. However, I chose to become a physical therapist because we emphasize patient self management. The goal is to teach the patient what THEY can do to correct the problem…I only use hands on techniques when the patient cannot fully abolish the problem themselves (because I can’t go home with them at the end of the day!). I have treated many, many patients without ever having to touch them…most are better in about 6-8 visits. Many therapists, and now many DCs are following the same approach.

My best suggestion for you is to get an opinion from either a PT or DC who is certified in mechanical diagnosis and therapy, go to: http://www.mckenziemdt.org The emphasis is on educating the patient on what they can do to fix the problem without external devices or people (unless absolutely necessary).

In the end, PTs and DCs seek to do the same thing…restore the joint to a normal position…just the mechanism by which we do it may differ. I defintely do not agree with all chiroprators, but I do agree with some…and I am sure they would say the same about me.

Good luck to you and don’t delay!!

Q: Acupuncture as a treatment for Carpal Tunnel? Did it work?
I am in alot of pain and am currently seeing a Chiropractor because my insurance covers chiropractic care.

I had great success with acupunture to treat sciatica. Does it work for carpal tunnel?

A: I have a friend with carpal tunnel who was being treated with acupuncture. After several sessions, she began to notice really positive changes in her condiiton – so positive and impressed with the results that she decided to become a licensed acupuncturist herself. She’s currently in her second year in undergrad planning to apply this year.

Now of course, this is based on one experience. However, pain management is one of the main strengths of acupuncture in the eyes of Western medical MD’s. There are literature and research supporting acupuncture’s ability to alleviate pain, that many medical schools here in the U.S. have either offered classes or elective rotations in their medical curriculum courses.

As with your case, speak with an acupuncurist about your condition. Should you decide to go along with the treatment, ask if you can supplement your treatment regimen with massages and breath exercises you can do at home, in order to increase the efficacy of the treatment.

Best.

Q: Ruptured disc- surgery?
Due to a sore lower back pain, I have been visiting the chiropractic clinic for few months. Then suddenly I have felt a pain in my left side of my lower body. I have found out I was suffering from Sciatica. While continuing the chiropractic treatment, I went to a different hospital and took an MRI and found out I Had a ruptured disc. The doctors are asking me to do surgery for the disc.

Could this ruptured disc be caused from chiropractic treatment? and should I take the surgery?
I have never felt any numbness in my foot or knees. The only pain I have suffered for few months were the pinched feeling in my left hip.
It was hard for me to lift my left leg up while lying down on my back couple months ago, but currently I am able to lift a bit more without feeling too much pain. I have stopped the chiropractic treatment and just letting my body rest at this moment.
I just need to make up my mind and make a decision on the surgery.
Please help.
And thank you.

A: I have a lot of herniated Discs and Spondylitis in my spine and I have avoided surgery so far. Try everything that is offered to you before resorting to surgery. I learnt everything I know about bad backs from this guy and the experiences I have had with my back.

this is a very good site for you to have a look thru…the guy is a Ciropractor himself and also suffers from a very bad back…it will teach you all you need to know about your condition and whether or not surgery is a needed yet or can be delayed etc,,…

http://www.chirogeek.com/

Q: What Would Help More With Hip Pain While Pregnant- Massage or Chiropractor?
I am having this shooting- sharp pain only in my left glute/hip area. Mostly when I put all or a lot of my weight on my left leg. Which would be more effective treatment, a massage or a chiropractic adjustment? Thanks!!

By what I have described ^^^ does it sound like sciatica? It’s pretty much only on the left side and localized only to my glute & hip area.
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A: thats definitley sciatica dear. it attacks me the worst on my right side in my butt and shoots down my leg… unfortunatley theres not much you can do to relieve it. just try to stay off your feet because its the extra weight that is putting pressure on the sciatic nerve and causing the pain. also a nice hot bath, elevating your feet while laying down, that kind of thing will make you feel better. i dont think a chiropractor can really do much, they just adjust your bones and a massage would definitley make you feel good, but not get rid of sciatic pain.

Q: Do I have enough to file for a chiropractic medical malpractice claim?
Two years ago I went into the chiropractor for my lower back /sciatica. I did not go to my primary caregiver since I thought my back was “just out”. I had burning in my right buttocks and down the back of my right leg. The chiropractor knew my history and of my activities. He told me that I may get a little worse before I got better. After the first adjustment I was in more pain and had numbness down my right leg with the burning. I let him know the next time I was in that it was worse and he reiterated that this would be part of getting better. By the third adjustment I was completely numb in my groin area and down my right leg. I felt like I was sitting on a tennis ball if I sat down, I had trouble standing in one place for very long and I walked with a limp. The next time I went in to explain this was getting way worse and not better he decided to do an x-ray. After the x-ray I was immediately sent to have an MRI done. 15 minutes after having the MRI done I had a call from my chiropractor telling me the tech said I had the worst back he had ever seen. I was also herniated at L4/L5 and my disc had “exploded” into my spinal cord at L5/S1 and was crushing my spinal cord. The MRI tech did not understand how I could walk. Once the chiropractor had the official results in he explained to me that he could no longer treat me and that he “thought I was herniated, but was ‘hoping’ that was not the case”. I then went in for emergency surgery to alleviate the pressure on my spinal cord and remove the fragments in my cord.

One year later a new MRI revealed that I still had issues – severe herniation at L5/S1, torn disc at L4/L5, herniation at T11/T12, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, neural formina stenosis, neuropathy in my right leg, etc etc.

I had three spinal epidurals as a non-surgical treatment, but am going in to see a new neurosurgeon for a consultation on a second surgery at my primary caregivers recommendation. I am now looking at having to have by back fused to prevent further degeneration and damage. This surgery is, of course, much more costly than my first. I have already had enough financial devastation from all of the doctor visits and do not need more.

I am not sure if this would be enough to show negligence on the behalf of the chiropractor.

I should add that prior to this I did not have any back issues. I used to run 15-20 miles per week and was in good physical shape. I was 30 years old when this occurred.

A: You would have to prove that the 3 treatments and the delay either caused your damages or increased them. My guess is that this would not be possible. It’s unlikely that you could find an attorney to handle the matter and actually, you probably don’t want to find one. Med mal cases are enormously expensive and, while the attorney gets no fee unless you win your case, you would be liable for all the expenses of the case, win or lose. It’s likely those costs could bankrupt you if you failed to win.

Q: I am 36 wks preggo and have had back pain for the last 4 1/2 mos. I’m wondering…?
from women who have experienced the same thing (re: severe lower back pain that, according to my chiropractor originates from the SI joint, and that extends down my buttocks, thighs and legs, much like sciatica), how was your labor? Did the shifting of your pelvic area cause the pain to worsen? I am really hoping to do a natural birth without the use of pain meds or an epidural, but I’m kind of thinking that once things start shifting more, the pain will become more severe, like it was before I started chiropractic treatments, and I will not be able to do it. Just hoping to hear from others who might have a story to share, and possibly give me an idea of what to expect.

A: Once I went into active labor and was having contractions I didn’t even NOTICE the sciatica pain. After delivery it went away completly and did not return untillme next pregnancy.

Q: NEED advise from any medical pros or anyone who’s had similar medical probs. or similar probs. with doctors?
I’ve had chronic back pain since I was 17. The first thing that happened to me was I fell on the ice play broomball and dislocated my right shoulder, My Dr. at the time didn’t see any reason for PT or anything. Since that injury, I’ve had a lot of really hard spots that hurt badly on my right upper back. There is one spot in particuoar that feels so bad, all the time, like its going to burst open. It feels like an old, dry rubber band stretched to its max capacity and its going to pop, Its a combo of burning/tinlging, sharp pain and ache. It also became really easy for me to injure and reinjure my beck and upper back.
Recent problems that have been a whole lot worse started around a year and a half ago. I’ve been in 3 car-wrecks in the past two years. The worst of the three was with a semi-truck doing 75 mph on the freeway and then getting thrown off-road into a deep embankment. I really hurt my neck then. For that, I did mainly chiropractic and a little PT.
It got a lot better and the pain came and went up until June. I hit a deer, and everything has been worse than ever before since then. (Even worse than the wreck with the semi! Sounds crazy…)
I have been trying everything I can to get a proper diagnosis, treatment for the actual problem, and symptomatic releif…but I’ve hard a really hard time all the way around.
First doc I went to wouldn’t even take an xray and precribed naproxen and gave me the basic, “You’re young and you’ll heal hast” rundown. Things got progressively worse (there was either a new symptom or a serious increase in how bad symptoms were about every other day.) The second doc I went to took an xray. She said that my neck had the curve missing out of it and thought it was because spasms were causing enough inflammation to pull them apart. She said the xray showed a few “pinch-marks” and that I had a pinched nerve. (Which was what I thought because I was getting a lot of pins and needles and very painful arm and leg. (Sciatica, like when I was pregnant…But I also know that this at least doesn’t sound like it makes sense since amrs being affected by pinched nerves are because of a problem with the cervical spine and sciatica is caused by compression of spinal cord or nerve at the lumbar spine. Anyway, this doc put me in a soft collar, precribed flexeril, naproxen and lorab…she also sent me to a great PT. The PT was very thorough and gentle. I got very minor pain relief, but at least felt like the cause was being worked on, and that maybe I’d start to get better…Then some bad life stuff happened, and I wound up not being able to continue PT or follow-ups with the Dr. So I after the personal crisis time was cooled a little, I continued to try and just push through it for awhile without the pain meds or muscle-relaxants (I heard, anyway, that if you are on long-term meds for pain or muscle relaxants that its neccessary to to breaks from them to do a cleanse from time to time, because the stuff is pretty toxic.) and I unfortunately lost my spot with the PT I liked so much. So I just managed to get through until I got really bad. Then I went to yet another Dr. This time it was a walk-in clinic. The Doc was SUCH a jerk. I walked out of that office VERRRY pissed off, embarrassed and discouraged. He pretty much said that a lot of things like “what I have” are things you just have to get used to and was not at all hesitant to basically suggest that I was being a giant wuss. He went over the notes from the other docs and said something like ,”Oh, 0k so they did an xray…and you asked them too?? And…it looks like….they didn’t find anything?” And I told him again that the other doc said my neck had been pulled straight to where the curve was gone and that I had a pinched never, and that from the xray the doc said she saw, “pinch-marks.” (I had no idea, and still have no idea, what pinch marks are!) He kind of scoffed, chuckling, and basically told me to get over it. At the point where I was when I finally went back in to see a doctor, I had gotten to where dealing with my 2-year-old, washing dishes and fixing my hair had become very difficult, to say the least. The constant burning/tingling pain in the trapezius muscle and that one really sharp part that felt like itg was going to break open had become maddening. My hand was falling asleep all the time. My right arm and leg ached really badly. I was miserable and becoming depressed. I was (and still am) in transition mode from splitting up with my kids’ father, so I was staying with a friend. I was helping with her kids and housework to earn my keep, and the kids’; noise and energy level was starting to drive me insane, and I’m usually all about taking the kids to the park, painting, playing games, etc. I was becoming increasingly depressed and couch-bound. I felt embarrassed because I wanted to be a big help around my friend’s house. I was becoming sad because when everyone took off for the river or a hike or something, I had to sit it out because I was hurting too bad. I hadn’t even had time to process how I felt about getting out of a 5-year relationship, because all my focus, no matter how determined I was not to let it happen, was on how bad I felt. And it just got worse every day. So I was really pissed and discouraged (and even a little scared…how was I going to fix this or at least manage it if I couldn’t make a doctor understand how badly it was impacting my life??? I’m a full-time student and single mom…School’s about to start, and I’m also going to need to work part-time to make ends meet.) I walked out of that office with a new Rx for PT (which he was relcuctant to give me. He also said he’d find a regular Dr. for me to manage this problem so that I don’t have several different people trying to figure it out at once. I went to the PT he suggested. Neck traction makes me feel like I’m dying, so I have asked her not to do that anymore, but I did find that the ultrasound therapy helped the trapezius pain a little. I’ve been seeing this PT for a few weeks now.
Then I went to the internal md the guy referred me to. I went in with high hopes of someone who’s get it, research it, and fix me up. I came out disappointed again. He did all the strength test on me (which they always do, and which I hav no problems with except that the reflex on my right knee is just a little slow.) He jabbed around at the trapezius stuff and called it “trigger points.” He scheduled an MRI for a few weeks out (which is this friday, now) for my cervical and throacic spine. I was disappointed because #1 he seemed to think I was exaggerating how much pain I’ve been in. and because #2 he also gave me the run-down on the fact that I am young and that I shoud heal well, and that I should be able to take the pain better than someone older. (This always perplexes me. Is there some evidence to support that the same impulses the brain percieves as pain is more rolerated by someone in the late 20s than someone in their 40s? I also wish I had the courage to argue with Dr.s and tell them that in the mid to late 20s, its really common for people to be working more physically demanding jobs, and for us to have small children who require their parents to supervise them constantly, which boils down to us being at least in a slow-jog for most of the day. We also don’t have the capability to just lie down and take a nap when we don’t feel well. It wouldn’t work to tell my 2-year-old, “Ok honey, mom’s back really hurts so I’m going to nap. So don’t learn how to open the front door today and go get hit by a car outside. Please don’t find anything bite-sized that could be choked on in the componets of the vacuum, phone or remote. Please don’t pull the tv on top of yourself or drown in the toilet. Please don’t decide I didn’t get to your post-nap diaper promptly enough and take it off, causing a horrid mess. Please just keep yourself entertained and don’t have a separation-anxiety meltdown…because mom needs to rest, ok?” LOL
By the time I had gone into his office, I had gotten even worse. My uncle came to town and I was supposed to get to meet him and my mom for lunch, since I hadn’t seen him in alost 5 years….I had to blow it off. My friend took my daughter fishing and I didn’t get to see her catch her very first fish I was not only putting off harder, crappier things to do, now I’ve been missing out on fun, too. I am down to 108 pounds, and I’m 5′4 (118-124 is normal for me…I do tend to lose some when I am under stress, but not uaually quite so dramatically.) The doc told me that pain meds wouldn’t help anything unless I needed sleep at night, but that I could have them if I wanted. He left the room to schedule my mri, but never came back. His nurse was the one who gave me my time for the mri and a prescription for a sedative for the mri (which I thought was sort of wierd.) So when I got home I called and said I never got my pain meds. They said I had to go back to get the paper copy…that they don’t call things to pharmacies. So I did, and the prescription was for ultram. I’ve taken ultram twice in my life. For about the first few hours, it works fairly well on the pain, but then soon after, I slowly develop a blindingly bad headahce. I’m talking “please just kill me quickly” sort of headache. Then the next day I wake up and the hdeache is even worse, and I vomit all day long. I told the nurse this who was trying to get me to sign something saying I picked the ’script up. She got all annoyed and said, “Well I can tell your right now that he probably won’t give you a narcotic.” I told her that the lortabs were the only thing that worked, but that they didn’t help all that much, so I’d be totally willing to try something else. So they gave me lyrica. I gave it a good, solid test-run where I put as much faith into it as I could. It didn’t do anything at all for any of the pain. Not even the parasthesia I’d hoped it would help somewhat. And it also made me really dizzy…To the point it was like I was drunk (not mentally or anything…just in the dizzy sense. My thoughts were clear and everything…I just couldn’t keep my balance. I called in the following mondahy to let them know it wasn’t working and I needed to give something else a try. They never called back. So I tied Tuesday,and no call back. I was just leaving voicemails for the RN at the office, since this is your only option. I’ve tried several times to call and say that I am absoltely full-on miserable and need to do SOMETHING to help the pain. I even suggested maybe we try nerve block or TENS or corisone shots…still no one will call me back. So, unfortunately I had to go into a walkin clinic. Its one of those ones where you have to pay likde 45 bucks cash…no insurance excepted. My friend who broke her tailbone said that’s where she went for pain meds. She said its never a problem. And it wasn’t for me either. I got a steriod (yet to do anything) a muscle relaxer (knocks me out, but doesn’t relieve my pain) and lortabs, which only relieve my pain a very little bit. I have a feeling that my new primary dr. will not be very happy about it, but it got to the point where it was completely unbearable. I had to do something and the jerks wouldn’t call me back…
Where I’m at now is: pain in arm and leg get worse all the time, but is currently a little better controlled with the lortab. My lower beck/upper back and that one real bad spot in trapezius are in constant pain, and just barely have the edge taken off my the pain meds. I feel grouchy and sort of irritable when I take the lortabs. I know they are addictive and are a drug of abuse for a lot of people, but I can honestly say that I don’t enjoy the narcotic feeling. I must have a different body chemistry or something, because I don’t feel euphoric like a lot of people do when they take pain-pills. Sometimes I do think that the narcotic feeling confuses me enough to distract me from the pain that it actually directly helps the pain…but I don’t find the pills to be fun to take. I feel like I am a less kind and warm mom when I take them. If there was anything that actually worked that wasn’t narcotic, I’d waaaay rather take that. But for the time being, its the only drug that helps the pain at all…and even then only a little. So I feel almost as though I need them to function, but that I’d much rather try a non-pill realted pain-management method…like the nerve block or the electrode things. I just can’t seem to get across to any doctor that my pain isn’t merely a nuissance…its (at the rist of sounding dramatic) taking over my life. And by their own admission, I’m young. In my opinion, instead of their suggestion that that makes me more able to function with daily pain, I feel that I shouldn’t have my younger years wrecked by being in agony every single waking moment. I shouldn’t wish that it was bed time as soon as I get up every morning. I want to play with my daughter and actually get to make some new friends now that I’m out of a wierd, mentally-abusive relationship. I want to feel excited about all the new potential my life has now that I’m free of b.s. and that I can regain my self-esteem and have fun with life instead of pretty much feeling now that my life sucks. I explained to this last dr (the one whose office won’t return my phone calls, and don’t seem to think I deserve a way to manage my pain, even if its non-drug relateld) that I have a decent pain threshold and a good grasp of the pain scale. I gave examples of frames of reference. A 10 on the pain scale in childbirth or the gas chamber from when i was in the army. A 9 is like an abscessed tooth. An 8 is like a broken bone. A 7 is like a really bad diney infection….and so on down the line. And I told him that if the pain isn’t aggitated by something else. Its at a constant 7.5. If I try and do some dishes or have to move really abruptly to keep my kid from doing something that will hurt her or destroy something, it sill go to an 8.5. If I am in a chair too long to type or write, or sometimes when I am trying to fall asleep because the sciatica acts up even worse, it’ll jump to a 9.
I’m really, really sorry this had to be so long…I just wanted to give nough background. That way a medical pro on here he or she might have some idea with what is wrong. They may have some pointers in getting the dr. to understand that I am not exaggerating and that I need to have my back fixed and in the meantime I need to somehow manage the pain so I don’t have to wish i was unconsious every waking second. I would like to be referred to the spine and pan center. They have a team of people who work together who figure out a diagnosis, help psychologically in dealing with chronic pain, and mostly they try every measure there is out there to get your pain under control. They do pt, alternative stuff like massage and acupuncture, all the different neurological tools that I don’t understand uet, and (what sound most promising to me) anesthesia. They only problem is that my primary dr. really does seem to thik that I am exaggerating either because I am depressed, because I want narcotics (which I DO for the short-term, but he won’t let me have them anyway and I’m still going
to see him) or that I want attention. Anway…I need advice as to how i can go about managing my pain to the point of being functional…Bcause my MRI is friday….and I really think that they’ll find herniated disc/s and I am thiking my respnse from my dr. will go something like, “Well…good thing youre only 27…ten years from now iy might REALLY be giving you trouble
Trevon, Did you mean to link to that page, or was it a mistake & you had something that helped you but it was just the wrong address? If it was intentional: Hardy har. Yeah, ok I’m a baby. Before the worst of my problems with this thing, I used to think b1tching and whining from people’s “owies” was annoying too,so I get it. When an injury starts messing with your ability to be a functional, happy person though, its hard not to complain and feel depressed. I prided myself on being the best mom a person could be..a good friend.. a kinda pretty, (not that I’m concieted. I know I’m a total dork) fit , fun chick..a great student, and someone who was starting to have a love-affair with life. Now I feel like a slacker mom, an overskinny girl with dark circles under my eyes, crappy posture and a goofy-looking walk. So I get the diaper joke and normally would think its pretty funny. If the link’s wrong and you have something that helped you, I’d love to see it though, and *sorry.*

A: you really can write a good novel ,

By what I have described ^^^ does it sound like sciatica? It’s pretty much only on the left side and localized only to my glute & hip area.
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A: As a chiropractor who is currently pregnant as well, I highly recommend seeking a reputable chiropractor in your area. Your body is changing so rapidly during pregnancy and many women experience back pain as their pelvis is shifting and expanding to accommodate for baby. Chiropractic care is a wonderful, natural option during this time, because you want to avoid pain medication as much as possible. Chiropractors are also trained to diagnose your condition and will refer you to the proper health care specialist if it is more serious. Many chiropractors will also incorporate massage therapy into their treatment if needed.

Good luck and congrats on the pregnancy!

A: I had similar to you, My labour was all in the lower back, I ended up having half of a dose of pethadine in the end but before that, The bath and Hot water on my lower back helped me get through the pain(spent 3 hrs on bathroom floor with shower on back the whole time)
But try and utilise hot water and massaging from your support person and It may help you get through without and pain relief.
And dont forget to do the proper breathing excersises also they helped heaps.
God luck and I hope you get through it the way you wish to

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