Expert: Scott F. Gillman, DC, DACBSP - 5/24/2011

Question
2 months ago I was in the tub leaning back masterbating really hard (I'm not trying to be sick/preverted but its true) and felt my lower back poke.  It wasn't that bad but sitting indian style was really hard and poked now and then.  1 month after I was given pain killers and spasm pills and they didn't work too much.  Then i did pilates flexion/knee to toe or something weird like that, laying on back with knees bent and breathing, and feet on knees, massage helped get the middle of back poke and I felt like i was 100 percent better, then started having mild spasms in my upper mid back.  2 days later I went back to the clinic and did the same routine 3 ab lower back workouts and massage, and it seemed ok but better the 1st time, then I went up the stairs running and started having pain in the lower back region with spasms around the lumbar and lumbar bone felt like it was hurting too, some home massages and alot of ib profin and good diet, w/ now, today xray showed "hips" doctor said also he did the "pro adjuster" stating back is all messed up showed a whole bunch of red white blue, 2-3 more different colors on the screen with sine waves, alittle releif after that and he suggested laser therapy, please let me know what you think is the best method too fix the problem?

Answer
Richie,

First, get the heck out of that "pro adjuster" office and find a chiropractor that will use his hands and brain and not some gizmo.  You need to find out if you have spine instability.   Google: "Prone Instability Test for Lower Back" and get this test done.  If you are "unstable," then you need to do stability training.  If your physical exam (not x-rays or gizmos) points to a lumbar disc as your issue, then you need to stop doing ab' crunches since this can put a lot of force on the disc.    If you have physical exam signs (not flashy gizmo signs) of deep myofascial lesions and joint fixation/stiffness, then you need to have this worked out (by hand, not gizmos) with manual joint manipulation and soft tissue therapy (e.g. Active Release of Myofascia or Graston Technique.com).    If all goes well, you would experience at least 50% relief within a few treatment sessions.

'Hope this helps.

Dr. G