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Paul
Feb 18, 2008 - 8:20PM
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herniated discs - root cause?
Hi, Just wanted other peoples opinions/advice.
25/m/aus
For the last 4 years I have had chronic pain throughout my back, but over the past year or two the pain has primarilly been between my shoulder blades and into my neck and head. Even up to the point where my jaw bone cracks all the time.
My CT scans shows 3 herniated discs, 1 minor in the mid back, and two severe in the lower back, LV4 and LV5, I think.
When I stretch, often my back will crack all over, many times, large clunks and 10's of smaller cracks. Even when I breath in deeply my back cracks at my chest level. I think this is due to my muscles being so tight, and spasming???
Would this be the only cause for the pain throughout my entire back/neck/head?
Thanks in advance.
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Steven Hefferon
Feb 19, 2008 - 3:42PM
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Re: herniated discs - root cause?
Im not going to say that it is normal but it is common.
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Steve
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Dave Hutchieson
Feb 19, 2008 - 8:16PM
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Re: herniated discs - root cause?
Paul
Re your neck and shoulder pain:
Stand side ways to a mirror and have a friend mentally draw a line down from the center of your ear and see where it goes.
It should go directly down the center of your shoulder.
If I had a million dollars, I'd bet that it does not. This condition, called forward head and shoulders [ FHS ] is one of the two main reasons for back and neck pain.
The average human head weighs between 5 and 15 pounds. On average it is the weight of a bowling ball.
Now, if your head is not squarely on your shoulders [ and by the way, that's where the old expression comes from ] the muscles in the back of your neck get put under great strain. It also causes the muscles in your lower back to tighten up in order to stop that bowling ball from toppling you over. That in turn leads to extra pressure on your disks etc.
There are some good neck and shoulder stretches in the LTBP system.
There are two muscle son the front of your neck called the sternocleidomastoid muscles [ SCM muscles ]. You can see them like ropes sticking out from the necks of skinny models at fashion shows.
On the back of your neck are the scalene muscles and the trapzius muscles [ or traps ].
By a strange co-incidence, I have been experiencing jawa clicking like you, and have just gotten back from a session with my muscular therapist.
There is a little "hinge" called the TMJ joint, and that has been clicking each time I extend my jaw or yawn.
After a session today on my SCM muscles, hea has completely stopped the clicking on the left side. I go back next week for a session on the right side.
While you are waiting for your LTBP system, have a good therapist check your SCM and scalene muscles.
Before you do the LTBP neck stretches, put a hot twoel around your neck for ten minutes. This will help loosen up the muscles. Also, do the exercises after having had a hot shower.
When your system arrives,, send in your photos to Steve, as I'd bet anything you ahve a lot of postural dysfunctions.
Do you have to stand with your neck bent forward each day ?
Good Luck
Dave
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Paul
Feb 19, 2008 - 11:08PM
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Re: herniated discs - root cause?
Hi,
Thanks for the great resposes, I already know I suffer from some forward head syndrome, prob due to sitting at computers all the time. My left shoulder also sits considerably higher than my right and I have bursitis in the left shoulder joint. This has been around for some five years now and despite countless visits too Physios, followed by cortisone injections I was told that I needed surgery. Could this be having an effect on my back also? It is often painfull and I find myself standing in a "wounded soldier's stance" with my left arm hugging my right side.
I'll be starting the course this weekend, although I'm having trouble viewing the video's and opening the documnets (I purchased the online version).
Is it too late to pay the difference and get the hard copy's?
Thanks.
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Dave Hutchieson
Feb 20, 2008 - 1:25PM
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Paul
Whilst you're waiting for the rest of the system, see if you can find a really good PT/massage therapist to evaluate your neck and shoulders.
Forward head and shoulders can have a big effect on lower back pain.
I'm going to send you details of the guy who worked on me.
He will talk to you for free and has the highest success rate for back pain fixes of anyone that I have met so far. He has treated over five thousand patients and has made a difference to every last one.
He has an associate in New Zealand you can talk to.
Keep an eye on your e-mail for my mail, and make sure you check the spam folders etc.
Dave
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Paul
Feb 20, 2008 - 5:46PM
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Hi,
Thanks for the info, I did recieve your e-mail.
I would love to get the course underway ASAP but i'm still having trouble with the two reference manuals. The work book and the start guide printed fine and i've tried on two different computers. The videos's are also working.
Thanks.
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Steven Hefferon
Feb 21, 2008 - 1:18PM
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I just tested it and it is working fine...
Please clear your cookies and trying it agian.
Steve
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