| Subject | Date Asked |
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| disc problems | 11/16/2009 |
Q: i am 35 years old my back pain is ongoing most days of the week going away for a day or maybe two ...
A: Jody, Degenerating discs usually come from excessive back muscle tension. Kyphosis usually comes ...
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| Neck Pop! | 11/16/2009 |
Q: my neck popped while i squatted 800lbs. is that something i need to be worry about?
A: Yep. It means you making your muscles so tight that your neck popped. That can lead to disc ...
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| T-Spine | 10/17/2009 |
Q: This is my first MRI on 3/19/09: Findings: There is mild straightening of the thoracic spine. ...
A: Tiffany. Here's the pivotal sentence in all of that: "There is straightening of teh cervical spine ...
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| Upper back is bothering me constantly | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I'm 32 years old, I smoke about 1/2 a pack a day, and to be honest, I'm a big mess at the moment. I ...
A: Owen, Self-adjusting won't do any damage and you've made some good observations about the relation ...
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| What next? | 9/29/2009 |
Q: I am a 48 –year old male that woke up with stiff neck and muscle cramps(left neck and sholder) ...
A: Greg, The keys are the degenerative disc changes and the formation of osteophytes (bone spurs); ...
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| back pain | 9/11/2009 |
Q: Iave been in my back pain sense 2008 and now i donne the mri and this is the result: I have ...
A: Mulu, Your description sounds like tight back muscles. A simplified exercise for freeing back ...
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| neck pain | 9/10/2009 |
Q: Good afternoon sir, i was climbing down my staircase and my hand wa son the left side and it got ...
A: You have muscle spasms. To free them, you need to re-assert control of the involved muscles through ...
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| Bulges in C4-5 & C5-6 | 9/9/2009 |
Q: I was advised an MRI of the brain and Cerical Spine, since i have this tingling feeling starting ...
A: not cause to worry, but you might be uncomfortable! Without treatment, the condition may worsen, ...
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| trapped nerve | 9/8/2009 |
Q: i've just discovered that i have a trapped nerve btwn c5+6 due to damaged disc. i have planned to ...
A: Lynz, The criterion for "is it OK" is, how much pain are you in? Neck muscles tighten up in ...
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| MRI Interpretation | 9/8/2009 |
Q: I would like to give you the results of my MRI - Routine MRI sequences of the cervical spine were ...
A: Connie. Injections are probably irrelevant. Why? Disc bulges, bone spurs, and facet arthropy ...
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| Re lower back injury | 9/7/2009 |
Q: my husband had a lifting injury 3 years ago. He was diagnosed with L4 L5 disc bulges. His symptoms ...
A: Audrey, The nerve specialist said there was no nerve DAMAGE. The symptoms sound like sciatica -- ...
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| Neck injury | 9/5/2009 |
Q: I am 30 years old male, 5-7 and 165lbs. I was pretty active before. I had back pain started 3 ...
A: Emir, The MRI does not show a disc tear. It shows bone spurs. Finger numbness usually comes from ...
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| slip disk | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I've had a slipped disc for 4 - 5 months now, I've had acupuncture ( no help ) and seen a doctor who ...
A: Martin, In general, it's better to be active. Rest doesn't change the kind of muscular ...
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| Low back pain | 9/4/2009 |
Q: I am an L.M.T. and have a client that was in an accident. She was riding in a hot air balloon and it ...
A: Donna, It sounds like your client is suffering from Trauma Reflex. The universal response to ...
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| regarding spinal stabilisation | 9/3/2009 |
Q: i had recently suffered from back ache it was not too severe but recurring very often.i met a doctor ...
A: Rajitha, Spine surgery is a drastic step that should be avoided unless more conservative measures ...
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| lumbosacral spine | 9/3/2009 |
Q: I have recently had flare up of extreme pain in my lower right back, I had a diagnosis of ...
A: Ginny. Narrowing of intervertebral disc spaces, osteophytes (bone spurs) and spondylosis typically ...
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| CERVICAL dISC | 9/2/2009 |
Q: C-3 -C-7 ARE FUSED;i GOT A BILAT-CERVICAL MBBB-BECAUSE FOR THE 1ST TIME IN OVER 10 YRS. i HAVE HAD ...
A: Mack, You're describing symptoms consistent with contracted neck muscles and nerve root ...
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| back pain/stifness | 9/2/2009 |
Q: as per my mri scan i am suffering from mild posterior disc bulge in L5-s1 in minor form. As per this ...
A: Rakesh, Disc bulges typically result from chronically contracted back muscles. May I recommend ...
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| Lower back pain.. | 8/31/2009 |
Q: I have mild to severe lower back pain, and I am unsure how I did it. I think it had to do with an ...
A: Heather, It sounds like you put yourself into muscle spasm by your way of training. No medication ...
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| Lower Back Pain | 8/30/2009 |
Q: I am a 30 year old 240 lb male experiencing lower back pain with no prior injuries or symptoms. I am ...
A: David. If you have a big belly, the weight of it puts strain on your back muscles to keep you ...
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| lumbar fusion | 8/29/2009 |
Q: i had 3 fusions first 1979,1983,1985. l3,l4,l5,s1 first front way second back with harrington rods.i ...
A: Such pain is usually of muscular or neurological origin -- probably a combination in your case. ...
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| neck crunching and pain | 8/29/2009 |
Q: I'm writing on behalf of my partner, he has a weird crunching when he turns his head and a pain in ...
A: R. The crunching and pain, as well as the "strong" neck, indicate muscular contractions in the ...
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| retrolisthesis and thecal sac tapering | 8/28/2009 |
Q: I had an MRI done on my lumbar spine and I had a few questions regarding the findings and ...
A: Tamara, The part of this report that is noteworthy is the retrolisthesis of L5/S1. Generally, the ...
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| Rib injury...or pulmonary embolism? | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I am a 29 year old non smoker- for about 10 days now I've been experiencing some odd symptoms. It ...
A: Eva. Ibuprofen (pain medication) does not constitute self-help. It does nothing to the underlying ...
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| neck injury | 8/27/2009 |
Q: Is it common to have anything go wrong after 19 years from a hangmans fracture?I was injured in a ...
A: John. The answer to your question is, "yes." People commonly have symptoms related to injuries ...
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| neck, back and head pain | 8/27/2009 |
Q: I always had neck and back and head aches. Lately my aches has gotten worse. I have a dull aches in ...
A: Michaela, To be to the point, you don't need an MRI at this point. Your symptoms fit the ...
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| Rib injury...or pulmonary embolism? | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I am a 29 year old non smoker- for about 10 days now I've been experiencing some odd symptoms. It ...
A: Eva. I agree with your husband. Sounds like you have some cramped intercostal (rib) muscles. That ...
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| back and shoulder spasms | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I have been have unbearable pain in my left scapula area which then radiates to my neck and head ...
A: Bev. You got it right: you have spasms. Spasms are a reflexive action. They indicate the need to ...
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| sacroiliac syndrome | 8/24/2009 |
Q: my iliac-us and iliopsoas were tender and tested short, joint restrictions in the lumbar spine and ...
A: Kimberley, Joints move when tight muscles pull on bones, as happens when an accident triggers ...
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| pain/poor quality of life | 8/24/2009 |
Q: Mr.Gold, I have had lower back/hip pain for a very long time and have attributed that to hanging ...
A: Mike, Lack of muscle strength in the abdomen doesn't cause overcompensation in the back; it's the ...
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| need mri translated to english | 8/22/2009 |
Q: I had an mri of my cervical spine. i am experiancing pain down my back up the back of my skull and ...
A: Kristy. The significant part of this report is: c5-6 minimal posterior disc prominence with mild ...
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| neck and shoulder pain | 8/21/2009 |
Q: i was involed in a car accident head on collision, i am a meter reader the accident was not my ...
A: Kim, I can't answer what they will do; how could I? Different practitioners and therapists may use ...
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| what dos this all means for me | 8/21/2009 |
Q: can you help the MRI said this : conclusion:posterior central disc osteophyte protrusion at L4/5with ...
A: Wendy, This report indicates no neurological source of pain; your spine is in good shape, which ...
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| back pain | 8/20/2009 |
Q: I have lower back pain sometimes, seems like one of my bones around that area are like little pine ...
A: Lower back pain typically comes from musclebound (contracted) back muscles; your pain after running ...
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| Tight TFL | 8/19/2009 |
Q: i have seen your articles and the are very helpful, could i ask if you have any info on how to ...
A: Paul. Apart from seeing a practitioner, (Oxford -- http://www.hannasomatics.com/practitioners), the ...
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| Loss of strengh and muscle in shoulder and arm | 8/18/2009 |
Q: Around a year and a half ago i had a fall of around 14feet onto an edge of a pool in Nigeria. across ...
A: Philip, Injuries such as yours trigger protective muscular reflexes. Your writing indicates that ...
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| chronic lower back pain that has progressed to legs | 8/18/2009 |
Q: i injured my lower back repoing a large patient 8 months ago.i have been to numerous ...
A: Rose, You went into spasm, which due to the cringing response of pain, spread. Go to ...
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| Middle Back & Shoulder Pain | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I am 54 old woman 5'3 230 lbs, hurt 3 times at work in grocery store, shoulder & back. First ...
A: Carolyn, It seems you have muscle spasms. The ER gave you a muscle relaxant and pain med -- ...
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| SI joint/DDD/PAIN! | 8/17/2009 |
Q: I'm a 52 year old female, Type II Diabetic, Post Cervical Cancer 2001,and have bi-lateral SI joint ...
A: Lynda. The report indicates that you don't have SI joint pain, but pain in the area due to nerve ...
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| nerve root pain and paralysis | 8/16/2009 |
Q: My friend just had a C-3 to T-2 posterior laminectomy and fusion 11 days ago. After the surgery he ...
A: Lee, The reason you friend needed a laminectomy is probably the same reason as he now has nerve ...
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| Bulging disk | 8/15/2009 |
Q: Hello i have a bulging disk in my spine that have reinjured the Other day i had a tire blow out on ...
A: Carolyn, Bulging discs usually come from overcontracted back muscles, as does most back pain. That ...
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| MRI & CT Questions | 8/15/2009 |
Q: At the end of April 09 had total hysterectomy, all went well. Three days later fever, extreme lower ...
A: Gail. The part of the question I can address has to do with annular bulges of the discs and ...
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| chronic back pain | 8/6/2009 |
Q: I pulled my back at work 10 months ago,the pain was bad,i was taking pain killers for a few months ...
A: Patricia, Habituated muscular contractions commonly form with repetitive lifting; such contractions ...
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| pain/poor quality of life | 8/6/2009 |
Q: Mr.Gold, I have had lower back/hip pain for a very long time and have attributed that to hanging ...
A: Mike. Medical health professionals have little sophistication about the relationship between ...
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| degeneration of disc and herniation | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I am having back pain for the last17months and recently had mri scan which says degenerative disc ...
A: Nisha, Degenerative disc disease is misnamed; it is not a disease of the discs -- it's the ...
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| Spinal fusion and pain | 8/5/2009 |
Q: I had a spinal fusion eight years ago on the fourth and fifth and I have been in and out of PT. ...
A: Chrystal. My answer is, "none of the above." You've just discovered that surgery can't address ...
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| Fluid between spine and hip joint | 8/3/2009 |
Q: Approximately 16 years ago I had an accident and following an xray was told I compacted the discs in ...
A: Beth, I can't answer about the fluid or what surgery your physician has in mind. You'd have to ask ...
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| chronic back pain | 8/1/2009 |
Q: I had an MIR done that states disc protrusions from c3 to c6 with protruding disc most marked in the ...
A: Kylee, Disc protrusions are the common consequence of tight neck muscles, which cause disc ...
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| lower back problems | 7/31/2009 |
Q: I recently had an X-Ray and an MRI done for my lower back. My chiropractor read my X-Ray and said ...
A: Dominique: I can simplify matters for you: drugs mask and do not correct the problem, which ...
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| S1 L5 Fussion | 7/30/2009 |
Q: I had surgery 9 days ago. I am now having severe right buttock and leg pain that it is difficult to ...
A: Danielle, Sounds like your back muscles are in strong contraction. That's a reflexive response to ...
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| numbness in thigh and groin area | 7/29/2009 |
Q: I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY I GET NUMBNESS IN MY LEFT THIGH,LEFT FOOT,AND GROIN AREA I HAVE BACK PAIN ...
A: Lal, Simple answer: nerve compression. The back pain comes from tight back muscles -- tight ...
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| advise on surgery for degenerated disc | 7/28/2009 |
Q: I am a 26 years working women. I have been diagnosed with sequestrated IVDP L5-S1 by my doctor. I am ...
A: Nithya, Some microsurgery involves insertion of a needle to suck out disc fragments. It's about ...
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| thunderclap like head pains frequent all day long | 7/27/2009 |
Q: For the last 20 years I have been getting these thunder clap like head pains,, they started out ...
A: Your description fits the profile of muscular spasms in the neck and base of the head. Given that ...
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| left hip and butt pain, iliotibial maybe? | 7/27/2009 |
Q: I was completing the stretch for triathletes and runners where you lay on your back and straighten ...
A: Neumann, You've just discovered the fallacy of stretching. Muscles get tight (and appear to need ...
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| Neck injury | 7/26/2009 |
Q: My neck was injured by a flying object about 20 years ago but although it felt serious to me, ...
A: You can recover. It's not the weight of your head that's causing the problem; it's the reflexive ...
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| Neck / Back Injury | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I was the driver of a vehicle that was stopped when I was hit by a DUI driver from behind at 65mph. ...
A: Jason, Ligament damage is a red herring. The one thing in this report that has any useful meaning ...
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| bulging cervical disc and cervical spurs | 7/25/2009 |
Q: I am a 42 year old female who had my entire spine fused when I was 15 with a harrington rod ...
A: Kimberly, You ask what kind of surgery you would need -- probably because you don't know of any ...
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| MRI RESULTS | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I hurt my back on July 8th 2009 pushing a patient in a hospital bed uphill in a long hallway at the ...
A: Jackie, Your pain may have started, then, but I believe your underlying condition predates it ...
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| Cervical MRI without contrast | 7/24/2009 |
Q: I'm in constant pain and recently had the above MRI and need to know if I have a case for Workers ...
A: Leon, I can't answer your Worker's Comp question. But I will tell you this: bone spurs grow in ...
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| Headache/Neck pain from pushups | 7/23/2009 |
Q: I recently started exercising, running about 3 miles every day since last week. In the mornings, ...
A: Paul, The position you are in when the headaches start suggests muscle spasm at the back of your ...
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| Trap/Neck Pain | 7/23/2009 |
Q: Yesterday while I was doing a reverse cable fly, I felt a a popping sound followed by extreme pain ...
A: Frank, Sounds like a neck spasm with vertebral displacement and nerve impingement. Please see my ...
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| Lower back pain/leg pain. | 7/22/2009 |
Q: I've been dealing with this same back pain since Dec. '08. It started in my lower left back, now it ...
A: Amanda, Here's the key thing: the disc protrusion. The common cause of disc protrusion is ...
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| lumbar | 7/21/2009 |
Q: Three months ago I had six nerve roots surgically decompressed plus a multi-level fusion. I'm still ...
A: Steve, I can't answer the question, "Did this surgeon botch this complex surgery?" without close-up ...
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| Hamstring tightness | 7/17/2009 |
Q: I am 35 yo male. I was regular at the gym 2 months back and in great shape. I was doing some leg ...
A: Jason, To clarify your PT's words, "this is an old chronic tight hamstring problem which has got ...
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| pains of neck | 7/16/2009 |
Q: how to avoid the pains of neck
A: Wesainawad, To avoid pains of the neck, free the movements of the neck by relaxing and improving ...
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| C6 C7 ligament injury | 7/14/2009 |
Q: I went to the Dr. last week as my right hand has been going numb for about a month. The numbness ...
A: Jenny. First, some clarity on your diagnosis. A ligament injury, in itself, won't cause the nerve ...
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| bilateral sacroileitis | 7/13/2009 |
Q: I have been diagnosed with bilateral sacroileitis. What kind of exercise can I engage in? Would ...
A: Rosa, In my opinion, you should be doing exercises that specifically improve coordination and ...
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| back pain after a fall | 7/12/2009 |
Q: sir. i am staying in a hostel..last week i slipped and fell such that i fell and SAT on my buttocks ...
A: Eashwar, The hard landing triggered muscular contractions and the involved muscles are still ...
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| Confused and Discouraged | 7/11/2009 |
Q: I have been to see 2 neurosurgeons because lower back pain and nerve damage from accident I recieved ...
A: The key to getting the outcome you want is to ask the right questions. If your real question, here, ...
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| Herniations etc | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I just had a MRI done and the doctor said I have the following issues. Is there any other ...
A: Disc bulges typically come from tight spinal muscles compressing vertebrae together. In many cases, ...
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| Bulged disc in my neck | 7/10/2009 |
Q: I am 23 and I have been diagnosed with a bulged disc in my neck 9 months ago. Since that time I ...
A: Jeff, You should come to understand how you formed the bulging disc. That will answer your ...
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| Lower back horrible pain | 7/8/2009 |
Q: Ive already had t8-t9 fusion so I know a little. I littererly woke up one morning and the litte ...
A: I understand. Here it is, in brief: Injuries trigger muscular contractions; muscular contractions ...
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| Neck pain | 7/5/2009 |
Q: I have been diagnosed with a large disc bulge/ herniation behind c5/6 with cord and thecal ...
A: Your boyfriend is half-right: exercise will help, but not the kind of exercise he has in mind. You ...
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| Neck Spurs | 7/2/2009 |
Q: L4-5-6-7-are having to be replaced by surguery. Had whiplash accident in 2005, also 2007 and 2 other ...
A: Paula, Generally, bone spurs form at the attachments of tight muscles, in response to their pulls. ...
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| thoracic hernitated discs | 6/3/2009 |
Q: The findings of my MRI read as follows; A broad-based right-sided disk herniation is noted at T7-8 ...
A: Rita, In my opinion, you should neither continue injections nor seek a surgeon until you have dealt ...
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| headache due to bachache | 6/2/2009 |
Q: I have acute spinal stenosis in L4 and L5. I am currently getting PT but the pain radiates to my ...
A: Maria, Massage and/or going to the pool are not somatic exercises. For perspective, you might read ...
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| headache due to bachache | 5/31/2009 |
Q: I have acute spinal stenosis in L4 and L5. I am currently getting PT but the pain radiates to my ...
A: Maria, Prozac will do nothing to alleviate the muscular contractions that cause the pain to radiate ...
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| pain in the back of shoulder | 4/20/2009 |
Q: I am aged 35 years living in india.My blood sugar and lipids are within normal.ECG,heart and ...
A: The shoulder pain and changes in the cervical (neck) vertebrae suggest vertebral comprsesion and ...
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| Permanent Correction of Atlas Vertebra | 4/17/2009 |
Q: Is there a permanent correction for misalignment of the atlas vertebrae? I have seen every ...
A: Danielle, Bones go where muscles pull them. If your atlas keeps wandering from its centered ...
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| CT scan results | 2/9/2009 |
Q: i got the results of a CT scan done and do not understand what it means... it says L3 L4 and L5 ...
A: Sharon, The results indicate bone breakdown of the lower three lumbar vertebrae and pressure on the ...
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| Arm shaking cause fractured neck?? | 2/7/2009 |
Q: I had a fall and got xrays which doctor said showed I had a fractured cervical vertebrae and ...
A: TJ. You have reflexive muscular contractions triggered by the fall and fracture. Moving your arm ...
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| neck and shoulder pain | 2/5/2009 |
Q: I got injured at work and i was taken to the clinic and evaluated and given medication for pain for ...
A: Injuries provoke a universal response: reflexive muscular contractions. It's a cringing response, ...
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| neck upper back and lower back | 2/4/2009 |
Q: was recently in a head on collision that totaled both cars. ER stated that nothing was broken. I ...
A: Juanita, Muscular reflexes are triggered by the sudden movements of motor vehicle accidents. ...
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| 8 month back pain | 2/3/2009 |
Q: I have had a very bothersome back pain since mid July 2008. It started while I was running around a ...
A: Back pain is usually of muscular origin. If your pectoral muscles are tight, they interfere with ...
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| Thoracic Subluxation and Rib Head Dysfunction | 2/2/2009 |
Q: I am from an attorney's office and we have a client who was in an MVA. Through chiro treatment she ...
A: Michelle, It's almost certainly correctible. First thing, they may call it "rib head dysfunction," ...
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| neck pain, dizziness | 2/1/2009 |
Q: I had a severe case of vertigo. Went to the emergency room and they thought it was a migraine. A day ...
A: Karl. Two words: cervicogenic dizziness "Cervicogenic" means "coming from the neck." "dizziness" ...
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| MRI results | 1/28/2009 |
Q: My MRI results find is noted as : Alignment is normal. Vertebral body heights are preserved. No ...
A: Gary, Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the bony passageways through which nerves pass. It doesn't ...
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| Pinched nerve in lower back? | 1/27/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend has been having shooting pains down his left butt and thigh for the past several ...
A: Massage may help, temporarily -- or it may trigger more spasms. Hot/cold packs may temporarily help ...
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| neck, chest muscle and sternum | 1/26/2009 |
Q: My neck is sore and when I turn it certain ways it cracks/pops and sometimes I can feel something ...
A: What you've described sounds like the effects of muscles in contraction between your ribs and in ...
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| back injury | 1/25/2009 |
Q: i have had back pain for the last 30 years, having slipped discs L4/5 when i was 26yrs old, in my ...
A: What all your doctors have missed is the role muscular contractions play in spinal alignment ...
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| sacral pain | 1/24/2009 |
Q: I need to start off by saying I have been dx with osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and have chronic ...
A: Starr. All of your symptoms, with the possible exception of osteoarthritis (and probably that, ...
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| Pinched nerve in lower back? | 1/23/2009 |
Q: My boyfriend has been having shooting pains down his left butt and thigh for the past several ...
A: Kari, It does sound like sciatica. No drugs can help with that; it usually (I'd say 'always,' but ...
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| chronic ?sciatic pain | 1/22/2009 |
Q: Gold, I'm female,34 years old.,about 1 year ago i started to have pain in my right leg.Pain was ...
A: Kira. First, read my brief article on sciatic pain at somatics.com/sciatica.htm. There is a ...
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| extruded disc after fall | 1/21/2009 |
Q: I fell at work and recent CT findings showed a unilateral inferior facet fracture and a following ...
A: Misty. Disc extrusion usually indicates disc rupture; disc protrusion indicates disc bulge. ...
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| Re: neck knots | 1/18/2009 |
Q: I found that website very interesting. The details provided for tension headaches sounds exactly ...
A: Aaron, On Somatics on the Web, page7.htm details available self-help programs. For neck tension, ...
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| Knots in neck / headaches | 1/17/2009 |
Q: Over the last couple of months, I've been having troubles with my neck. There are two knots, one ...
A: Aaron. Muscular contraction patterns form for a number of reasons, but all amount to the same ...
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| neck and back injuries from an auto acccident | 1/16/2009 |
Q: I was involved in a auto accident in 2/08 in Michigan, The person was at fault as he hit my ...
A: Kathy. Your question about compensation is outside my area of expertise. Your injury is my area of ...
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| forward head & upper thoracic hump | 1/15/2009 |
Q: slightly over weight (can't get rid of those 20 lbs which I gained over the last 3 years). In the ...
A: Anna. You are describing what is called "a dowager's hump." It's a development resulting from ...
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| Degenerative disc disease | 1/14/2009 |
Q: I recently found out that I have degenerative disc disease, although it is just in the beginner ...
A: Odette, First thing: "Degenerative Disc Disease" isn't a disease, even though it's called that. ...
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| Back pain after falling twice | 1/13/2009 |
Q: Dr. Gold, I fell down the stairs at my friends' house about 3 weeks ago and hit the middle portion ...
A: Stella, Whatever inflammation you may may have, you also have muscular contractions. Both feel ...
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| Tingling and pain | 1/5/2009 |
Q: "Hello, A little history, Last April I was in a horse riding accident, which left me in CCU for the ...
A: Marie. Migraines, pain down the arms, bulging discs, "slipped" discs, all come from the same cause: ...
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| pain,aches | 1/4/2009 |
Q: From a previous accident I had three bulging disc in my lower back,over the years I had grown ...
A: Your accident triggered protective neuro-muscular reflexes that painfully tighten muscles and pull ...
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| Back pain | 1/3/2009 |
Q: around 2 weeks ago I had a heavy landing after sliding down a rope from a 3-story height, landed ...
A: Ray. Your description sounds like back muscles and psoas muscles in spasm. The radiating pain ...
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| throbbing pain | 1/1/2009 |
Q: my problem started when i felt a little dizzy especially if i woke up after 2 hours of sleep and it ...
A: Sonata, What you describe sounds like "cervicogenic dizziness," caused by reflexive connections ...
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| Hip and Leg Spasms (start after a 3rd epidural shot) | 12/31/2008 |
Q: Lawrence, I am trying to do all I can to help my wife. She was in a car accident about a year ago ...
A: I would recommend Hanna Somatic Education. DDD is commonly a result of reflexive muscular ...
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| Neck Injury | 12/30/2008 |
Q: My car was rear ended while stopped at a redlight & the impact was very hard, my car totalled. I ...
A: Lisa, You need to check things out with a neurologist to rule out anything severe or irreversible, ...
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| tub slip whiplash injury | 12/29/2008 |
Q: I apologize in advance if there's too much info here but I'd rather that than not enough. Firstly ...
A: Justin, It simplifies down to this: Whiplash injuries provoke a protective, postural reflex that ...
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| Neck and back pain | 12/28/2008 |
Q: I have severe neck and back pain that I've been suffering with for about 3 years. No car accidents ...
A: Andre, Sounds like you have a muscle spasm ("marble sized lump") in the posterior scalene muscles ...
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| back pain | 12/27/2008 |
Q: I woke up with a back pain on the right side of my middle to upper back. What could have been the ...
A: Irina, That sounds like a typical muscle spasm. Sometimes, muscle spasms fade out; at other ...
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| MRI results | 12/26/2008 |
Q: I recently asked a question about my mri results and what the next step was for treatment. Results ...
A: Tina, My preview answer was: It means that muscles in your neck went into contraction and are ...
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| chest and back strained | 12/22/2008 |
Q: Now however i seem to have developed for no particular reason a extremely painful strained back in ...
A: Joel. I can't tell you how long the pain will last. I'm not sure, from your description, that you ...
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| Neck Surgery | 12/20/2008 |
Q: I had 4 5 and 5 6 disc replacement in the neck on Dec 1st. I am in my third week of recovery. I am ...
A: People often ask how long a muscular condition will go on (untreated) -- but it's a question that ...
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| Explanation about Cervical MRI | 12/19/2008 |
Q: I have had migraines and back pain for decades. I have tried acupunture, chiropractic, natural rx, ...
A: Jill, Headaches and back pain come from the same cause as disc bulges: excessive muscular ...
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| MRI Results | 12/18/2008 |
Q: I was just given the results of my MRI (lower back). I cannot understand the report, can you please ...
A: This is a reading of a "not very serious" condition. The disc protrusions indicate excessive ...
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| Constant headaches and cracking in back of skull | 12/17/2008 |
Q: I have been having headaches and the back of my skull has been creaking which has been getting worse ...
A: David, Now that the doctors have ruled out fracture, what's left is the neuromuscular reflexive ...
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| neck pain | 12/16/2008 |
Q: I had a car accident back in July and have had neck and shoulder spasm since after 5 month of PT ...
A: Tammy, The herniations are an effect, not the cause, of the spasms. Spasm is a common protective ...
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| piriformis muscle | 12/15/2008 |
Q: I've been having this problem for 2 months now..not sure what triggered it but i started to get a ...
A: It doesn't explain the spasms in your left buttock. That's another issue. Muscles don't cause each ...
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| piriformis muscle | 12/14/2008 |
Q: I've been having this problem for 2 months now..not sure what triggered it but i started to get a ...
A: Hi. Sciatic pain goes down the back of the leg, not the front. Sciatic pain is a nerve ...
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| L5-S1 | 12/13/2008 |
Q: I have a severely compressed disc at the L5-S1. I live with constant pain. What is the best or most ...
A: Kerry, "The best" and "the most common" are two different things. The most common: chiropractic ...
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| dizzy everytime i lie down and get up | 12/12/2008 |
Q: I underwent a open heart surgery last month. Now I am suffering from a severe pain starting on my ...
A: It's a frequent problem with open-heart surgery. To open the chest, they fold back the ribs, which ...
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| Chronic back pain and bladder function | 11/22/2008 |
Q: I am 44 years old and in March 2008 I had a lumbar decompression and discectomy on my L3-4 and L4-5 ...
A: Carlene, Disc problems of the type you describe commonly result from overcompression of discs by ...
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| bulging disc burning pain | 11/20/2008 |
Q: Hello you have been very helpful on my answer before I have bulging disc in my spine it burns I was ...
A: Carolyn, Burning pain can be muscle-fatigue ("the burn"); if nerve pain, it appears at a distance ...
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| NEck and shoulder pain | 11/19/2008 |
Q: I am a 29 year old guy,doing my PHD in DNA repair and cancer. i am from india and now am in europe. ...
A: Medication of any kind is not an effective approach to disc degeneration or disc compression. That ...
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| back pain | 11/18/2008 |
Q: Mr Gold, Almost a year ago I experienced a severe back spasm, where my muscles contracted so hard I ...
A: Ed, The clue you have given me is that you do power lifting. Sounds like you have a back spasm ...
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| Neck trouble - what gym excercise to avoid? | 11/15/2008 |
Q: After experiencing worsening pain in my left arm and eventually neck pain over a 4 month period, I ...
A: Consuelo, Avoid any exercise that causes you to build muscle tone in the muscles of the neck or ...
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| pain in lower back | 11/13/2008 |
Q: xrays showed: grade 1 L3/4 retrolisthesis of 6 mm. Also mild sclerosis of the apophyseal joints at ...
A: Lynn, That's a significant displacement. With regard to a possibly herniated disc, bring that ...
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| MRI lumbar spine | 11/12/2008 |
Q: I am hoping that you can explain the findings of my MRI scan because i am not able to understand the ...
A: Naomi, My understanding of annular disc tears is that they are a surgical situation. The pins and ...
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| neck and shoulder pain | 11/11/2008 |
Q: I was in a head on collision almost a year ago. I have since been going to physical therapy, and a ...
A: Branden, Your doc is in the dark -- almost. You've said it, yourself: you're on muscle relaxers. ...
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| whip lash injury | 11/10/2008 |
Q: 1- Mild dehydration affecting c4/5 and c5/6 discs. Disc heights are well maintained 2- Minor bulging ...
A: Tammie, The headaches with pins and needles indicate excessive muscular tension in your neck, ...
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| numbness | 11/9/2008 |
Q: i hurt my back at work im a roofer.and now i have a burning killer pain and stay numb 80 percent of ...
A: Sounds like a "lift and twist" injury -- basically, muscle spasms. If your balance is precarious ...
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| Back pain/injury | 11/8/2008 |
Q: A week ago tomorrow, Nov 8, I injured myself riding my back. I my right leg, elbow and shoulder ...
A: Theresa, I'm glad to tell you that, however painful it may be, the situation is probably not as ...
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| numbness | 11/7/2008 |
Q: i hurt my back at work im a roofer.and now i have a burning killer pain and stay numb 80 percent of ...
A: Don, I don't know what tests they are going to do to you. Nor do I know if it will ever go away, ...
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| neck grinding | 11/5/2008 |
Q: hi for the last 2 months now when i look left then right i can hear a grinding noise its like when ...
A: Andrew, Your neck muscles are so tight that vertebrae of your neck are rubbing against each other. ...
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| pain after adjustment | 11/4/2008 |
Q: My sister has for some time let her husband "adjust " her spine, by laying on the floor with arms ...
A: Gail, Without the X-rays, I'll tell you what happened: nerve impingement Your sister now has ...
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| mri results - fall | 11/2/2008 |
Q: I had a nasty fall four months ago during which I broke my shoulder. I also developed a 'dead zone' ...
A: Arf! Without knowing the particulars of your incident, it can be from the fall. Pressure on the ...
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| back pain from bulging disc | 11/1/2008 |
Q: Hello i was diagnosed with a bulging disc in my spine and neck about 6 years ago I have had ...
A: Carolyn, The bulging disc and the pain you're describing point to muscular contractions in the ...
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| Recovery time from clevical laminectomy? | 10/31/2008 |
Q: I had a clevical laminectomy C5-C6 on the Sept.24 and was wondering if the numbnes in my left arm ...
A: James, Those symptoms are typical of nerve impingement. A laminectomy doesn't take care of the ...
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| health concern | 10/29/2008 |
Q: I have been recently told after several X-rays,that i have an extra rib.I have been suffering from ...
A: Nadine, The "extra rib" explanation for pain and loss of strength of the type you describe is a ...
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| neck pain/tightness/swallowing issues | 10/28/2008 |
Q: 1.5 years ago, I started having problems with swallowing (followed by pretty acute neck pain). Not ...
A: Beth -- not scar tissue, but reflexive muscular contractions, triggered by your previous incidents. ...
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| Neck injury: Tingling feet/tailbone? | 10/26/2008 |
Q: Over the summer I somehow managed to injure my neck, probably while running (this is when I first ...
A: Since your symptoms abated, the answer to, "Is this consistent with with a herniated cervical disc? ...
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| upper back pain caused by poor posture? | 10/25/2008 |
Q: I have frequent upper back pain and have always had poor posture. What can I do to help this problem ...
A: Wendy. Upper back pain is usually muscle fatigue caused by a too-forward head position, which in ...
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| My back! | 10/24/2008 |
Q: I was wondering if you could help with some problems.... I fell on some stairs a couple of years ...
A: I don't know from your description, David, what it might be. I would expect a hard mass (contracted ...
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| migraines/sleep apnea due to neck injury? | 10/23/2008 |
Q: 10-22-08 I have been diagnosed with cluster migraines and undergone several means of therapy for ...
A: Tony, To the point, it is my experience that migraines and other cluster headaches are directly ...
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| MMA Training / back injury? | 10/22/2008 |
Q: I was training in jiu jitsu two days ago and at one point i was sitting straight up. My training ...
A: Too soon to say. The popping may have been the rib-heads or facet joints of the vertebrae changing ...
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| Tricep Atrophe | 10/21/2008 |
Q: Gold, at the end of July I noticed the lower half of my left tricep looked really small and my left ...
A: Steven, Nerve conduction problems are a common consequence of nerve impingement by tight neck ...
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| Chronic neck pain | 10/20/2008 |
Q: I am a patient of Migraine since my childhood. Now I am 33. Since last two years I am suffering from ...
A: Rohit. Tight neck muscles and migraine go together -- particular tight muscles at the sides of the ...
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| sever back and thigh pain with numbness | 10/18/2008 |
Q: I am 36 yrs old and my occupation for the past 19 yrs has been H.H.A.C and Construction with heavy ...
A: Jim. You say it's not bad, but in my estimation, it's bad enough to have warranted a medical exam ...
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| pain | 10/16/2008 |
Q: I have at C5/C6 moderate to severe stenosis of the right neural foramen. Can this cause neck ,arm ...
A: Diane, It can, but the more common cause of that kind of pain is nerve entrapment by contracted ...
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| pinched nerve-shoulder & arm pain | 10/14/2008 |
Q: I was trying to push something and felt something in my shoulder. That night I had a pain in my ...
A: Mary, Sounds like a nerve pinch, to me. The clicking in your neck supports that view. Usually, ...
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| neck and head pain | 10/13/2008 |
Q: I am 32 years old and suffer from one sided (right side )pressure aches. I have a lot of pain in my ...
A: Heidi, Your symptoms suggest a nerve impingement at the C4/C5 level, the result of myospasm (muscle ...
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| Recently injured back, which coincided with sudden constipation | 10/12/2008 |
Q: I'm 24 years old, and fell victim to a pretty gnarly herniated disc when I was 19 or 20 (with back, ...
A: Josh, To the point, it sounds like your psoas muscles are very contracted. They attach behind the ...
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| Back/Leg pain MRI results, and what they mean | 10/10/2008 |
Q: I have a couple questions if you can help me. I'm not sure my company Dr is really doing what is ...
A: Joey, Given work situation you described, your symptoms sound like a muscular conditioning problem: ...
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| tingling feeling | 10/8/2008 |
Q: i have been workin as a waiter for the past two years. I have this pain on my mid right side of my ...
A: Joe, Based on the little information you have given me, I reckon that you might have tight muscles ...
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| Auto Accident/RearEnded in April 2007 | 10/7/2008 |
Q: i'm a 20 yr old female 18 at the time of the accident my birthday is 5/31 In April of 2007 i was in ...
A: Ashley, You've told me the answer to yourYou have a lot of muscles in contraction in your neck and ...
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| Lower back, hip, and leg pain | 10/6/2008 |
Q: I am a 28 year old female. I began having sever lower back pain following a surgery on April 2, ...
A: Misty. Your symptoms suggest muscle spasms along the spine at the low back or in the buttocks (more ...
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| neck, shoulder, arm pain, numbness, dizzy | 10/5/2008 |
Q: I am a very athletic 44 year old male and work 8 plus hours a day on a computer. I recently ...
A: Tom, The changes noted in the MRI suggest you mahy need surgery -- but before surgery, I recommend ...
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| Low Back Spondylolysis | 10/3/2008 |
Q: I'm 25. I was wondering if you could tell the best sleeping positions and just about anything ...
A: No sleeping position will relieve back pain of the type you describe -- and do you want to have to ...
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| severe back pain because of disc bulge | 10/2/2008 |
Q: I am 40 years old. I am suffering with severe back since four years. Of late I am getting numbness ...
A: Sekharsarma, Not only is that kind of problem usually correctable without surgery, it is also ...
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| Spasms and Neck Pain | 10/1/2008 |
Q: Dir Sir, I am a 28 yr old female suffering from extreme and widely dispersed muscle spasms, nerve ...
A: I believe I can help you. The general array of symptoms and the presence of the palpable "lump" at ...
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| Numbness | 9/30/2008 |
Q: last night while standing at my counter my legs got numb and tingly (and my buttocks tingled) and i ...
A: Given your history of LBP and your use of an orthotic, I infer that you have tight low back muscles. ...
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| Back injury-- herniated discs x 2 | 9/29/2008 |
Q: ... First of all let me thank you in advance for answering my question. I have been searching for ...
A: Robyn, First, I'll say that disc injuries are not my specialty. However, I can say some things ...
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| mri of lumbosaral and thoracic spine | 9/28/2008 |
Q: Am 52 yrs old male and have been suffering from varied types of back pain ranging from middle to ...
A: The key observation is "2,paraspinal muscles spasms". Such muscle spasms cause displacement of ...
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| back and neck pain | 9/27/2008 |
Q: i landed on my neck falling from a trampoline and its been 4 1/2years and im still getting no ...
A: Sure. In your fall, the landing triggered a protective, reflexive response to tighten the muscles ...
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| Lower back pain | 9/26/2008 |
Q: I have chronic back pain. I recently had an MRI. I just talked to my doctor about the results and ...
A: Disc herniations/protrusions commonly result from overtight muscles pulling vertebrae together. The ...
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| Recurring headaches from year old car accident | 7/26/2008 |
Q: Last year, August 3rd, 2007, my mother, my cousin, and I were in a car accident, where we were rear ...
A: How can we prove what another is feeling?? Your mother's best option is to get the headaches ...
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| trapezius pain thru the neck | 6/26/2008 |
Q: I work as a CNA and I been having pain in my trapezius thru the neck it is been very painful, taken ...
A: Jenny, Muscles get tight from three major causes: injury emotional stress repetitive use ...
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| Pain in arms | 4/27/2008 |
Q: Dr, My name is Michelle. My question to you, is I have been having pain in my forearms. I thought ...
A: Since you have had medical attention, I surmise that what you have is not a medical problem. You ...
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| c1 fracture | 4/26/2008 |
Q: I have a fractured c1. Do you know someone who can fix it? the nerosergens here never had such a ...
A: Johnny, If you had a fractured C1 vertebrae, any healing that must occur should have occurred long ...
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| compression fracture | 2/27/2008 |
Q: Six weeks ago I suffered two compression fractures in my T-9 and T-11 vertebrae during rowing ...
A: Your rowing has probably caused you to become musclebound, with attendant muscle fatigue and ...
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| Can you help me? | 2/26/2008 |
Q: Good day, I would appreciate any help in proving that my current physical issues were related to ...
A: Brenda, The neck and back pain sound like they could easily be related to your injury, as ...
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| Neck pain | 12/4/2007 |
Q: Gold I am 24 year old female who is suffering with neck pain for over a year now. I have no idea ...
A: Maria. I don't think you should try nerve block or steroids until you have tried somatic education. ...
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| Interpreting MRI | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I had a serious MVA 2 years ago when a Mack truck ran a stop sign. Immediately upon consciousness I ...
A: Nancy, The MRI results are inconclusive. Simple as that. Nothing in those results conclusively ...
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| T11-T12 injury | 11/25/2007 |
Q: My back got "jarred" after a friend came and picked my up from behind. I jarred to the right while ...
A: Jackie, Therapists have a tendency to think in terms of categories of diagnosis that align with the ...
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| Neck and lower back pain | 11/23/2007 |
Q: I have fallen 3 times on my backside with a lot of force during my life, but never got it checked, ...
A: Stella, Osteo-arthritis is not a disease in its own right, but the common consequence of joint ...
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| Nerve regrowth | 11/21/2007 |
Q: I broke my neck Aug 1987. Compresses Fracture of C3 between 4 and 5. All are fused together with ...
A: Paul, It would seem so -- but that's not my area of expertise. Would I would do, if you were my ...
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| C5 | 11/19/2007 |
Q: My C5 is set in from the C4 and C6. Is there anyway that this can be realigned please. I know my ...
A: Steve, Bones go where muscles pull them. One or more displaced vertebrae usually indicates ...
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| Neck Pain | 11/18/2007 |
Q: I know whiplash is a violent movement back and forward usually from a car crash but what about too ...
A: Pat. In a word, yes. Chiropractic adjustments involve a sudden stretch to muscles attached to the ...
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| lower back pain including pain in the right leg | 11/17/2007 |
Q: I injured my back from a fall 12 years ago and I've experienced lower back pain every since, ...
A: Tawanya, Changes of spinal curvature and lower back pain point to muscular contractures reflexively ...
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| neck shoulder and arm pain | 11/14/2007 |
Q: 4,5,6,7th vertabre.I also have terrible pain across my shoulder down my left arm front and back and ...
A: Carole, Arthritis won't cause the symptoms you are experiencing. You seem to have nerve ...
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| injury resulting inchronic pain and stiffness | 11/13/2007 |
Q: About 3 years ago in Iraq,i was injured by an ied explosion about 3 feet behind me. There were no ...
A: Josiah, Rib separation or not, you sound like you've got some very tight back muscles. Shocks and ...
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| Neck tenderness / r sided headaches | 11/12/2007 |
Q: My daughter is 13. About a year ago, she developed rt sided headaches which occur daily. At that ...
A: Your daughter's tenderness and headaches sound related to muscular tensions, which cause headaches. ...
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| C1 vertebrae fracture | 11/11/2007 |
Q: Not sure if you have any experience working with people with this type of injury but, long story ...
A: Brandon, Since I don't know your doctor's rationale for avoiding contact sports, I can't address ...
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| shoulder blade pain/injury | 11/9/2007 |
Q: last 6-7 weeks, pain in my right shoulder blade.towards center of my back.cant sleep on my right ...
A: Kenneth. Doesn't sound like a shoulder blade injury; sounds like pinched nerve in your neck -- if ...
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| Impairement rating | 11/7/2007 |
Q: I just had a disk replacement last year in October. I had a blood clot due to the surgery and was in ...
A: Mike. Your questions about ratings and legalities are not within my area of expertise. But I can ...
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| "Whiplash"???? | 11/6/2007 |
Q: In March of "06" I was in a fairly minor car accident where I was rear-ended at a red light, I got ...
A: Nikki, Muscle spasms, headaches, and alignment deviations point to one thing they have in common: ...
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| Upper right back pain- diagnosed Myofascial pain | 11/4/2007 |
Q: I have had back pain since May 2005. I can't narrow down the injury to a specific day or event, but ...
A: Erik. Here's the bottom line: muscular spasms that produce the type of symptoms you're describing ...
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| Low Back Pain | 11/3/2007 |
Q: I was involved in a car accident on 11/4/06. A couple of weeks after the accident I noticed a ...
A: There's hope. The disc bulges and bruising are secondary. The primary problem are muscular ...
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| L5-S1 injury related to prostate pain? | 11/1/2007 |
Q: First I'd like to offer a little background to put my situation into perspective. Twelve years ago, ...
A: Brian. Lower back injuries usually mean lower back muscle contractions. With a head trauma, the ...
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| neck pain, arm pain, hand pain, headaches | 10/30/2007 |
Q: In 2002 I was injured in a multi car collision. My car was impacted on all sides, totaled. I had ...
A: Most of your symptoms, including change of neck curvature and disc bulges, are consistent with ...
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| The real story about my T12/L1 injury | 10/29/2007 |
Q: In 1984 while standing on a 6 foot stump I was hit with a 100 foot log around the right hip area. ...
A: Milton. What's wrong is that you have chronic Trauma Reflex activity -- muscular contractions set ...
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| T12/L1 fracture | 10/28/2007 |
Q: I fractured my T12/L1 vertaba. I have had severe pain for for 12 years, then it slowly changed to ...
A: Milton, There is a universal response to injury: we tighten up in muscles related to the injured ...
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| strained muscle | 10/5/2007 |
Q: I've been very curious about this. I started to experience soreness in my upper back, left side, ...
A: Tanya, You've just described how tension patterns form: repetitive use in poor position. We ...
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| L5-S1 L4-5 | 10/4/2007 |
Q: I was injured 8-17-05 at work and am finally getting medical treatment.I have severe pain in my ...
A: Dana: clinical somatic education Sounds like you have impingement of the sciatic nerve from ...
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| Bulging disk in neck | 10/3/2007 |
Q: I have just been for physiotherapy as I had shoulder pain, with severe pins and needles down my arm ...
A: Jackie. What you are describing are effects of muscular contractions in your neck: the pull ...
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| spondylolisthesis | 10/2/2007 |
Q: I have been having lower back pain off and on for several years. 8 weeks ago I bent over and ...
A: Nicole, Displacement of vertebral alignment, as in spondylolisthesis, commonly results from ...
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| BACK AND LEG PAIN | 9/29/2007 |
Q: 2 Years ago I had a fall at work and discovered that I have 2 protruding disc from the trauma,since ...
A: Amy, Here's what happens when we suffer an injury: muscles go into contraction from the pain or the ...
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| son has neck pain | 9/28/2007 |
Q: my son whom is in his second year of college went to work out at the college gym a couple weeks ...
A: Mia. I think your son provoked a muscle spasm from improper workout technique. Three weeks with ...
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| C-5 to C-7 Stenosis, Bulging Disc + trap and hand pain | 9/27/2007 |
Q: I'm a 49 year old relatively healthy female. 20 years ago I was rearended by a truck which totaled ...
A: ... what doctors are telling people ...(sigh) People have a universal response to injury: they ...
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| Cervical disc herniation | 9/24/2007 |
Q: I am a 44 year old female. My job involves heavy computer use 8 hours a day. In June I started to ...
A: I can't really answer your question about continuing PT. It depends upon the results. Some PTs are ...
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| neck pain/shoulder pain | 9/23/2007 |
Q: I am feeling a burning,aching pain on my sine right under my skull down between soulder blades and ...
A: Lisha, That kind of pain usually results from muscles in spasm. One would expect such a spasm to ...
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| Sudden Neck Pain | 9/22/2007 |
Q: I was awakened in the middle of the night last night due to a very large "pop" at the top of my neck ...
A: Your description sounds like a muscle spasm, which would also change the alignment of vertebrae and ...
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| Cervical disc herniation | 9/21/2007 |
Q: I am a 44 year old female. My job involves heavy computer use 8 hours a day. In June I started to ...
A: Janice, First thing: surgery is not the answer. Neither is Neurontin a "treatment" for the ...
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| Car Accident | 9/20/2007 |
Q: My husband was in a car accident - T-Boned by someone who ran red as he was going thru green, and ...
A: Leanne, Commonly, tingling, numbness, and back pain are related to muscle spasms reflexively ...
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| Painful scapula/back pain | 9/19/2007 |
Q: For several yrs now I've been c/o pain in my scapula. The pain would sometimes radiate down my arm ...
A: Andrea, It sounds like you are experiencing two different patterns of reflexive muscular ...
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| still having neck pain | 9/18/2007 |
Q: i had surgery on my disc t1 and 2 in december.they put plates and screw and a piece of my hip ...
A: James. Surgeries typically provoke a reflexive muscular reaction to the pain of the surgical wound ...
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| multi-level disc degeneration in the cervical and thoracic region | 9/17/2007 |
Q: what does this mean ( subject ) because i have just been diagnosis with this and also with snapping ...
A: David, It means that your back and shoulder muscles are so tight that they're pulling vertebrae ...
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| Cronic back pain | 9/15/2007 |
Q: was in an a auto accident and for the past 6 months severe chronic back pain, thoracic area. mostly ...
A: Melissa, There is a universal response to injury: we tighten up. It's a response of the nervous ...
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| Back fusion | 9/14/2007 |
Q: My husband was involved in two car accidents, neither of which was he at fault. He is due to ...
A: Expected range of motion is a question to be answered by your husband's surgeon. However, I call ...
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| Questions Regarding MRI Reports... | 9/12/2007 |
Q: MRI Reports: There is a disc protrusion/herniation at T5-T6. This is primarily a right paracentral ...
A: Interpreting MRI reports is not my specialty; however, tingling and numbness generally indicate ...
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| diffuse posterior disc bulge | 9/11/2007 |
Q: my name is Elizabeth, I am writing regarding my 43 year old mother, Ann. She has been working in ...
A: Elizabeth. If Ann has been doing repetitive tasks that involve leaning forward, she has probably ...
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| Headaches, Neck and Upper Back/Shoulder pain | 9/10/2007 |
Q: I had an accident just over two years ago whereby I was unloading a container of washing machines at ...
A: Hall, If you were my client, I would be examining you to determine if you had high muscular tension ...
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| Neck Injury | 9/9/2007 |
Q: My son (age 24) had a bicycle accident last Monday. He went over the handle bars and landed on his ...
A: As to the accuracy and motivation of the doctors' caution against turning the head, you must ask ...
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| 6 year old sons neck pops when he nodes it up and down | 9/7/2007 |
Q: My 6 year old son's neck pops every time he nods it up and down. Does any one know what might have ...
A: Rachel. That's a bit unusual, for someone his age. Usually, popping in the neck results from tight ...
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| severe back pain | 9/5/2007 |
Q: I have severe pain in my right shoulder, all day long my muscles contract, and several times every ...
A: Your problem isn't a chiropractic one, nor one that can be fixed permanently by an adjustment; it's ...
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| Balancing things out. Core vs. lower back | 9/4/2007 |
Q: Some time ago, I found out I am grossly out of balance. Physiotherapist suspected that my 'core ...
A: My original comment about the kind of exercises you do not being capable of reaching the psoas ...
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| Back injury | 9/3/2007 |
Q: I have a left shoulder injury. I have a burning sensation on the edge of my shoulder blade. It pops ...
A: Julie, What you describe sounds like more than a shoulder injury; it sounds like the aftermath of a ...
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| General Pain in Lumbar and Mid to Lower Thoracic when Laying Down, and Other Symptoms | 9/2/2007 |
Q: Hullo. Looong question. :) For some time now I have been experiencing a pain in the lumbar and mid ...
A: Emily, Your description sounds like you have a pattern of contraction along your spinal musculature ...
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| neck pain and more | 9/1/2007 |
Q: I am 9 months pregnant. The added weight to my chest has given my upper back some pain for months, ...
A: You don't need to have a herniated disc to have these symptoms; muscular contractions in your upper ...
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| Back problem | 8/31/2007 |
Q: Please help... My husband who is 28 years old is suffering terribly with the back pain and is not ...
A: Maria, The problem with sitting at a computer all day at a high level of attention and with little ...
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| lower back pain/tightness | 8/30/2007 |
Q: I am 23 155lbs. I hurt my back one day stepping out of truck. well its six months later and i've had ...
A: Keith, The problem with back spasms is that they are controlled by brain conditioning and can't be ...
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| mri results | 8/29/2007 |
Q: i was hurt at work while leaning over to pick up a 75lb oxygen concentrator. I am 42 mri results ...
A: Margaret, Lifting injuries usually involve back muscles going into spasm. That same spasm can ...
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| mega back and neck pains | 7/12/2007 |
Q: hey i had an accident on my bike bout 6 years ago as i fell straight over the handle bars at a high ...
A: Matthew, When we get injured, there is a universal response: muscles tighten up related to the ...
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| leg pain | 7/12/2007 |
Q: I fell at work 7 months ago I had surgery for a herniated disc on the right side. I am 4 months ...
A: Theo, 1: yes disc pressure on a nerve root can cause pain 2: Surgery is usually not a good answer ...
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| miserable back pain and no insurance | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I'am 22yrs old with two children,and for the last three years my back aches and throbes90% of the ...
A: I have an answer for you -- but first. . . When you see your doctor, have him PALPATE (he knows ...
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| Cervical spine pain:Headaches | 7/11/2007 |
Q: I have had headaches everyday for years. I have had sinus surgery and still my headaches are ...
A: Shelia, All those disc bulges and changes of spinal curvature point to one thing: muscular ...
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| Neck pain and dizziness | 7/10/2007 |
Q: I have been experiencing dizziness for over 2 years. Doctors have ruled out an inner ear issue. My ...
A: Mike, There is a condition called, "cervicogenic dizziness." When muscles in the neck are ...
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| please help | 7/9/2007 |
Q: my leftside neck ,shoulder hurts heat lot of heat,swelling in the shoulder its been like this for at ...
A: Annette, Your follow-up question leads me to suspect that you have a nerve plexus in your neck ...
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| please help | 7/9/2007 |
Q: my leftside neck ,shoulder hurts heat lot of heat,swelling in the shoulder its been like this for at ...
A: Annette, I need the kind of information a physical examination would reveal: what's behind the ...
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| Middle back pain only in morning while sleeping | 7/9/2007 |
Q: I am experiencing pain every morning starting around 4:00AM in my middle back on the right side of ...
A: Rose, Sounds like a muscle spasm. Rather than an injury or strain, it could have to do with a ...
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| please help | 7/8/2007 |
Q: my leftside neck ,shoulder hurts heat lot of heat,swelling in the shoulder its been like this for at ...
A: Annette, Hmmm. Swelling. That implies tissue redness and puffiness -- which could be a number of ...
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| neck/back pain-dislocated disc? | 7/7/2007 |
Q: Im a 23 year old female who has a history of back problems (due to a car accident 6 yrs ago) that ...
A: Nicole, Unforunately, there's a big missing piece in people's understanding of injures -- and it's ...
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| neck injury - bad headaches | 7/5/2007 |
Q: Just over a week ago I strained the muscles in the left side of my neck. When the incident occurred ...
A: Lindsey, Sounds like what's causing your symptoms is what you describe as having "strained the ...
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| mid back strain feels like its in front of or behind the spine | 7/3/2007 |
Q: Im 16 and for about a month now when i lean forward there is a strain in my mid back. it doesnt hurt ...
A: Sounds like you have some tight muscles that are pulling on ribs or vertebrae in a funny way. Try ...
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| neck/back pain | 6/30/2007 |
Q: Three weeks ago I was lifting in the the gym, I warmed up and stretched as I normally do. After ...
A: Sounds like possibly you contracted your neck muscles so hard that you caused vertebrae to go out of ...
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| Sciatica | 6/30/2007 |
Q: My husband was diagnosed with Sciatica two months ago. For the last three weeks, his ability to walk ...
A: Leena, The first thing is, I would advise against surgery, as it doesn't address the problem ...
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| neck & shoulder pain | 6/27/2007 |
Q: I sustained a right shoulder injury at work lifting a large pan out of the refrigerator. Having a ...
A: Yes, traction could have made things worse, brought on the tics and worsened the headaches. When ...
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| Neck and Back pain | 6/26/2007 |
Q: I am 41 and in fair shape. On Saturday April 8, 2007, I was trying to move my 23 ft boat. The pin ...
A: Sorry for the delay in responding; I haven't been getting timely notifications of questions from ...
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| back pain | 6/26/2007 |
Q: DR.GOLD I have bad muscle spams from the middle of my neck and it goes all the way to my lower ...
A: Muscles spasms occur when conditioned reflexes -- generally from injury or stress -- take over ...
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| neck & head pain | 6/25/2007 |
Q: While working out two days ago I was doing a seated leg press excruciating with 380lbs of weight. ...
A: Mehran, First piece of advice: stop doing 380 lb leg presses. You're conditioning yourself to be ...
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| neck back buttocks pain | 6/25/2007 |
Q: i was in a car accident in june, 05. a truck lost control and hit the driver's side of my car. i ...
A: Stacy, From your description, along with possible torn ligaments, you have muscles in contraction ...
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| Neck Strain, Thoracic Pain | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I had been seeing a Chiropractor for a lifting injury until he was unable to correct a problem ...
A: Sorry to hear of your situation. All lifting injuries have one thing in common: muscles in spasm. ...
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| upper back pain | 6/23/2007 |
Q: I missed a step climbing down a ladder. Fell back hard against a couple wooden steps. Have upper ...
A: Lou, You might have to wait a long time for it to heal itself. That said, healing is probably not ...
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| whiplash | 6/22/2007 |
Q: I'm at my wits end with trying to get help for a whiplash injury in a rear impact auto accident. It ...
A: Sorry to hear your situation. If you were my client, I would be checking your neck for muscular ...
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| Pregnancy, car accident and herniated dick | 6/19/2007 |
Q: I was rear-ended by an 18-wheeler carrying a 33,000 pound load when I was 36 weeks pregnant. My ...
A: Alyssa, It's common for people to go into muscular contraction in reaction to an incident of the ...
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| Neck | 6/17/2007 |
Q: When I turn my neck to my right side, it pops or cracks. This is really annoying and i am ...
A: Matthew, That's typical of people with tight neck muscles. In my practice, as a person learns to ...
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| Neck, Arm Pain | 6/15/2007 |
Q: I woke up a week ago with burning in my neck/shoulder area. I could not lift left arm higher then my ...
A: Joy, From your description, I can't be sure what the lump is; it could be muscles in contraction, ...
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| Dizziness and neck cracking | 6/15/2007 |
Q: Back in early April 2007 I had a fall. I thought I might have a concussion, but a doctor examined ...
A: Mike, Dizziness such as you describe is related to neck tension through reflexes related to eye ...
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| Cervical Question | 6/15/2007 |
Q: Gold, I am 28 years old. I sit at a computer for work, but I have since developed good posture ...
A: Bonnie, The disc protrusion is indicative of heightened neck muscular tension, as is the change of ...
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| Expertise | 6/14/2007 |
Q: Gold, I have read many of your posts, and am concerned. Your answers all mostly the same and only ...
A: Leatherman, First, I must address the tone of your public communication. Your excorciating comment ...
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| Mri results and Would this be causing all my pain and Numbness? | 6/14/2007 |
Q: My X-ray results read: There is straightening of the normal cervical curve. No bony degenerative ...
A: Kacey, The curve of the neck changes according to the tension of neck muscles. Indications are ...
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| back pain | 6/13/2007 |
Q: hey im cory, im 16 and I have random back pain. It also happens sometimes when I workout or play a ...
A: Hey, Cory, Most back problems are the result of tight back muscles. You sound like your row ...
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| Right shoulder tightness and excessive neck cracking | 3/26/2007 |
Q: Back in the beginning of January, I noticed that I was having lots of trouble with my right shoulder ...
A: Rachel, Tight muscles account for your problems. You're musclebound there and the muscles are ...
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| clicking at base of skull with head rotation | 3/24/2007 |
Q: Today while shopping I suddenly noticed a clicking sound and slight grinding feeling at the base of ...
A: Kelly, Clicking and a grinding feeling in the neck indicate moderately tight neck muscles causing ...
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| lower back pain 2 surgeries | 3/24/2007 |
Q: I fell 8 years ago and injured my back I have had pain throughtout the years but nothing i couldn't ...
A: Tricia, There are two S1 nerve roots -- left and right. The pain in your leg sounds like nerve ...
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| Somatics for a chronically locked triceps? | 3/23/2007 |
Q: My wife had a succesful operation for slipped disks in the neck part of her spine two years ago. ...
A: Thomas, Contracted muscles in the neck cause both disc problems and can cause nerve entrapment, ...
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| NECK INJURY FROM AUTO ACCIDENT | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN NOV. 06. I HAVE BEEN GOING TO P/T 3X A WEEK SINCE, MRI SHOWED 3 BLUGING ...
A: Susan, One can't predict a time-line independently of your learning to relax your neck. "Learning" ...
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| lower back pain 2 surgeries | 3/22/2007 |
Q: I fell 8 years ago and injured my back I have had pain throughtout the years but nothing i couldn't ...
A: Tricia, You had a ruptured disc. The surgery removed the disc material that was pressing on the ...
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| head numbness | 3/18/2007 |
Q: I have had about 3 instances over the past month or so where I wake up with a slight feeling of ...
A: Mike, The numbness, no. It's probably a product of the neck tension. Over time, however, problems ...
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| upper back right pain | 3/16/2007 |
Q: the pain is on right side,just below shoulder and upper lat muscle. i do lift weights, and played ...
A: Paul, Sounds like you have cramped muscles. The fatigue accounts for the weakeness. You can't ...
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| pain in traps and in neck | 3/9/2007 |
Q: i do not think i am working out unevenly, i do plenty of workouts which incoroporate me trap ...
A: For the answers to your questions, please see the article On Weight Training at ...
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| pain in traps and in neck | 3/9/2007 |
Q: and cannot figure out how it happend, or how to fix it..i am a weight lifter, and im into working ...
A: Michael, I think your first guess is the correct one: you are musclebound from your way of working ...
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| MRI results translation | 3/8/2007 |
Q: can you please tell me what this means in everyday language: There is degenerative disc disease at ...
A: In general, a disc bulge signifies the presence of excessive muscular tension in the affected area. ...
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| Tests negative???? | 3/6/2007 |
Q: I took a spill at work that I cannot remember because of a concussion I received when it happened. ...
A: It's common for muscles to go into contraction from a blow. You hit your head and your neck muscles ...
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| Lower body numbness | 2/26/2007 |
Q: For the last 5 days when I lower my chin, I feel a radiating numbness from my hip area down past my ...
A: Pinched nerves don't necessarily ease up. It's not a question of the nerves easing up, but of the ...
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| Unxplainable mid-back pain | 2/22/2007 |
Q: Here are the basic stats: Patient is in early 50s, a dancer and choreographer, who was in good ...
A: If you see a Hanna somatic educator, a breathing session (which involves free rib movement) would ...
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| Bulging Disc | 2/22/2007 |
Q: I am 18 years old about 6-2 180 pounds. About five months ago I hurt my lower back in a lifting ...
A: Matthew, This doesn't sound like an injury; it sounds like a muscle spasm (muscle(s) stuck in ...
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| can you read my MRI? | 2/17/2007 |
Q: I was injured in the military (thrown from the turret of a humvee) I am out of the military now but ...
A: John, It's pretty straight-forward. Your fall sent your neck and back muscles into spasm (fixated ...
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| back | 2/16/2007 |
Q: the other day i hurt my back playing with my kids i kinda bent over and was stuck. it has been 3 ...
A: Sounds like your psoas muscles are in spasm. This is not an injury, but a conditioning problem. As ...
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| MRI results | 2/15/2007 |
Q: Please advise; thirty year old female RN by trade has become overwhelmed with pain and inability to ...
A: Jennifer, Sounds like the stress of your job led to hypercontracted paraspinal muscles, with ...
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| Suddenly Stopping Exercise | 2/15/2007 |
Q: To your knowledge, are there any dangers in suddenly stopping a vigorous workout routine? For many ...
A: Stephen, It's rather the reverse of what you think. It's not stopping that caused the problem, but ...
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| lumber discs | 2/13/2007 |
Q: My 15 yr old daughter has been experiencing low back pain for about 2-3 months. Xray reports from ...
A: Low back pain is the common result low back muscles that are too tight and compress discs. The pain ...
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| back and leg pain | 2/12/2007 |
Q: my mri showed central soft disc protrusion that contain annular tear my family doctor has me going ...
A: A soft disc protrusion indicates muscular contractions in your back that can probably be relieved by ...
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| numbness in right hand | 2/12/2007 |
Q: For a long time at night when im under the covers my right hand just goes dead,i cant feel nothing ...
A: Bernadette, Sounds like either a circulatory condition or a pinched nerve -- the nerve either at ...
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| popping in neck after automobile accident | 2/11/2007 |
Q: my 13 year old son was involved in an automobile accident a few months ago. He is experiencing a ...
A: It's possible, but the muscular contractions that form in the neck during such an incident are ...
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| 22yr. old male with Sciatica | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I am very interested in Somatics and feel very strongly that with the right practioner I can be ...
A: Robert, Basic information on sciatica exists at somatics.com/conditions.htm. It's possible that ...
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| Post Surgery Problems | 12/20/2006 |
Q: the surgery was due to extreme pain in my left arm and I could not sit or stand due to the pain. An ...
A: The only things that would put more pressure on the nerves when you use your arms is muscles. I ...
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| can you help | 12/20/2006 |
Q: I'm writing to you for my boyfriend. He works out, lifts weights and runs on a regular basis. His ...
A: Kim, Good he stopped working out; I would have suggested that. Pinched nerves come from overtight ...
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| pain in r shoulder and in the middle of shoulder blades | 12/20/2006 |
Q: i have been having pain in my right shouler and in the middle of my shouler blades and sometimes in ...
A: Edie Benoit, Sounds like you're musclebound and sore in the involved areas, as odd as these places ...
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| shoulder & neck pain | 12/19/2006 |
Q: I was in a auto accident in September, we were hit from behind while we were sitting still. I had ...
A: Jodi, The sudden movement of the accident triggered muscle spasms. That's the pain. TIght neck ...
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| Post Surgery Problems | 12/19/2006 |
Q: After C6 and 7 surgery I have had continuos pain. But what worries me the most are two things that ...
A: The swelling in your neck is in the C6/7 area, and it may not be swelling, but muscular contractions ...
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| pain | 12/12/2006 |
Q: I was in an auto accident a couple years ago. MRI report showed at C4-5 and C5-6 mild central disc ...
A: Tina, It means that muscles in your neck went into contraction and are compressing your discs, and ...
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| C5-C6 protrussion and annular tear following car accident | 12/12/2006 |
Q: I am a 35 year old female who had a car accident back in Feb 2006, since then I have suffered ...
A: Collette, Back off the idea of surgery, for now. The symptoms indicate compressed nerves, the ...
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| headaches | 12/11/2006 |
Q: I sometimes get throbbing headaches that I think may be related to cracking my neck/back. Sometimes ...
A: Emily, The desire to crack your neck comes from the discomfort of tight neck muscles. Tight neck ...
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| Numbness in thigh | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I am 28 years old and have had no history of back pain or any back-related problems. (Occasionally ...
A: It's already gone away; what you want is for it to come back. Back pain indicates excessive ...
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| Cervical double disc fusion surgury | 11/30/2006 |
Q: I have been suffering for roughly 6 years with neck,arm/hand and shoulder blade pain,as well as ...
A: Renee, Disc bulges indicate excessive tension in back muscles. Your neck, arm and shoulder blade ...
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| strained muscle inside ribcage (back) | 11/29/2006 |
Q: I am a 45 year old form carpenter. A couple of months ago, while at work, I think that I pinched a ...
A: Deborah, Could be (and sounds like) a displaced rib head, probably pulled out of position by ...
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| anterior annular tears | 11/27/2006 |
Q: do you have any experience of anterior annular tears in the upper lumbar area causing localised ...
A: Francis, I don't have experience with anterior annular disc tears. However TOS originates from ...
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| Severe Muscle Strain? | 11/20/2006 |
Q: Dr. Gold, In May I hurt my neck...nothing that stands out happened. It was as if it came out of the ...
A: By now, you know how effective adjustments, massaging and stretching are for the muscle spasms in ...
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| Auto Accident Back Pain | 11/20/2006 |
Q: I was rear ended at about 35 mph. I was wearing my selt belt. Other than initially feeling shook ...
A: The ER people were wrong. It's not muscle strain (implying damage); it's muscle spasm (contraction ...
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| Neck strain that never heals | 11/19/2006 |
Q: Occasionally I get a strained neck muscle while sleeping. Pain on flexing of the deep muscle that ...
A: Martin, It's important to distinguish between an injury and a spasm. Injuries require time to heal ...
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| back pain ankle pain | 11/11/2006 |
Q: In Dec 2004 i fell down a man hole,my right leg went completly down the manhole my left ankle stayed ...
A: Alex, The muscular reaction to injury is universal: muscular contractions. That alone can account ...
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| herniated disc | 11/10/2006 |
Q: My name is Tina and I'm 20 years old. I got herniated disc 4 month ago while I was in the labor. I ...
A: Tina, Yes. I think the pain is from contracted (tight, fatigued) muscles. The herniation is a ...
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| back/neck/arm problem | 11/8/2006 |
Q: Pain started in right upper back w/spasm; radiated into shoulder and right lower arm. I have a ...
A: John, Since you understand that you have a muscle spasm, the question becomes, "how do you end the ...
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| back is locking up | 11/8/2006 |
Q: my back is locking up which causes me to fall. the concerning thing that the dr's can't figure out ...
A: Chris, Your car accident is why your back is locking up and why you have bulging discs; the typical ...
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| Herniated disc | 11/3/2006 |
Q: After two MRI's and two catscans, the doctors came up with different diagnosis.My symptoms began ...
A: Ronn, A herniated disc is usually a sign of muscular contractions, which compress the disc. The ...
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| constant pain | 10/31/2006 |
Q: my doctor says ive damaged my discs in my spine,ive been in constant pain for about 10 months now. I ...
A: Lisa, Disc damage is either a long-term consequence of muscular contractions in the muscles along ...
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| Problem Abs | 10/29/2006 |
Q: Am a 36 years old Indian male working in Dubai. I have been suffering from a condition since past ...
A: Kalim, The first thing is to stop opening the door that way. You've conditioned your muscles to go ...
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| tingling fingers | 10/28/2006 |
Q: When i sit upright my left hand tingles,if i tilt my head to the right ,it goes away.What could ...
A: Mo, Sound like a typical nerve impingement in your neck. If so, tight muscles are involved. You ...
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| area above the hip | 10/19/2006 |
Q: I have reduced somewhat the functional scoliosis that I did have as well as various bad posture ...
A: Sounds like your obliques are involved and possibly the iliacus muscle. But no stretching or ...
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| numbness in hands and feet. | 10/17/2006 |
Q: I was the victim of a brodside("T"boned) accident on may 2 2005 the result was minor wiplash and ...
A: Chris, You can discount the degenerative disc disease and loss of disc height; these are long-term ...
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| Neck injury | 10/15/2006 |
Q: I got into a car accident a couple of days ago, the other party was at fault, right afterwards my ...
A: Laura, Delayed soreness is common with whiplash injuries. That sounds like what you've got, ...
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| Head & neck injury | 10/13/2006 |
Q: I am doing some research for a friend. She was hit by a forklift at work 2yrs ago. Was knocked ...
A: Sherrie, The first thing is that your friend must take responsibility for her own recovery. That ...
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| back craking | 10/13/2006 |
Q:
A: Yep, you're musclebound, probably the result of how you work out. Cracking and being musclebound go ...
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| neck pain part ii | 10/12/2006 |
Q: I wrote Sunday about aggravating a neck injury from 1997. I saw a spine specialist on Tuesday, and ...
A: John, While cortizone is an anti-inflammatory, it also causes breakdown of connective tissue -- and ...
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| Disc/head pain | 10/11/2006 |
Q: Trying to keep this brief...For the past 16 months, I have had a head discomfort. It is very hard to ...
A: Ronn, Do not get a nerve block until you have tried the option I suggest. Surgery is irreversible. ...
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| Clicking in lower back | 10/11/2006 |
Q: I have clicking in L4/L5 part of my spine. I also have a broadly herniated disk there and an MRI ...
A: Could be bone-on-bone friction at facet joints or the twanging of tendons as they pass over bony ...
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| Tingling Face | 10/10/2006 |
Q: A couple of months ago, I got my first neck adjustment from a chiropracter. A few weeks later, my ...
A: The symptoms you describe are typical of contracted neck muscles. What's frightening to people is ...
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| neck,sholder and arm pain | 10/10/2006 |
Q: i have pulled a muscle in right side of neck which pain goes all down forarm sometimes to wrist most ...
A: Steve, Sounds like you have a muscle spasm. No fun, but not dangerous. Understamd your condition ...
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| Ruptured Disk | 10/10/2006 |
Q: I am a single 73 yr old female with a ruptured disk which pinched the sciatic nerve with gel loss. ...
A: Dr. Basmajian's exercises are harmless and can help with lower back pain. You should not refrain ...
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| Ruptured Disk | 10/9/2006 |
Q: I am a single 73 yr old female with a ruptured disk which pinched the sciatic nerve with gel loss. ...
A: Betty, It is my understanding that surgery for a ruptured disc involves aspirating (sucking out) ...
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| Trampoline Injury | 10/8/2006 |
Q: I'm 37 and in good health/shape. 4 months ago I was at a party and got on a friend's trampoline. ...
A: Will, They're right about one thing: it involves your musculature. But I think they're wrong ...
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| leg & back Pain | 10/8/2006 |
Q: I have this severe pain in my lower back and my left leg. The worst pain is in the left leg. It has ...
A: Diana, Sounds like muscular contractions, in this case a conditioned response, probably to a past ...
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| neck pain | 10/8/2006 |
Q: This past summer I aggravated an old neck injury from 1997. In the initial injury, I fell headfirst ...
A: John, Your doctors missed the obvious: muscular contractions -- typical of any kind of ...
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| Herniated disc | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I have been suffering with back/leg pain for the past 5 years. I was afraid to get a MRI done so my ...
A: Lisa, A more conservative (less invasive) approach is called for, first. I won't speculate on what ...
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| Neck Pain | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I'm a 50 year old man and for about 5 years now I have had painful neck stiffness on the left side ...
A: Brison, Yes -- what causes neck muscles to tighten (they don't stiffen) is your brain, the control ...
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| Pinched Nerve? | 10/5/2006 |
Q: Last night I was awakened by terrible leg pain that seemed to run from the side of my hip all the ...
A: Briana, Worry, no. Act, yes. You may have had a spastic tensor fascia lata, a muscle that ...
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| cervical collars | 10/5/2006 |
Q: is there a way one can get relief from pressure points while wearing cervical collar. My daughter ...
A: Mary, Until the tissues affected by surgery heal, the collar should be used. However, the reason ...
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| BACK AND LEG PAIN | 10/3/2006 |
Q: MY DAUGHTER IS 9 YRS OLD AND SHE IS HAVING LOW BACK PAIN AND LEG PAIN THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 5 ...
A: The "knot" in your daughter's back is in fact the most significant indication of what's going on: ...
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| posible confusion | 10/3/2006 |
Q: Is it true that damaged nerve by epidural can't be fixed?My name is Tina and I am 20 years old. A ...
A: Tina, A damaged nerve can't be "fixed", but nerves sometimes regenerate (heal) by themselves. It's ...
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| posible confusion | 10/1/2006 |
Q: My name is Tina and I am 20 years old. A three months ago I gave a birth with epidural. I start to ...
A: Tina, I can't answer your question about nerve compression from a herniation being confused with a ...
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| Neck pain whip lash they said | 9/30/2006 |
Q: Answer - Scott, Whiplash injuries happen just the way you described. Muscles go into contraction ...
A: Have you read the article, as I suggested? Once you handle the muscular control issue, the pain and ...
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| Back problems causing dumbness | 9/28/2006 |
Q: two weeks ago a got a severe pain in my left side behind my ribs. less than two hours later I ...
A: Barb, Sounds like nerve impingements. Surprised that MRT and CT didn't show that. Perhaps the ...
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| back | 9/28/2006 |
Q: i was rolling a very heavy client on the bed which should have been two carers and there wasnt and ...
A: You have contracted back muscles in a state of fixation. Please see the articles on back pain at ...
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| back pain prevention | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I'm an amateur boxer from Belgium. After a training on the bags and some shadowboxing, I felt a ...
A: Here are answers, in order. 1) Embark on a program of conditioning that improves your ability to ...
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| undiagnosed back injurie | 9/28/2006 |
Q: I work on a shipping dock. While at work the product that I was lifting slipped on lotion that was ...
A: Your doctor has missed the obvious: you have back muscles in spasm, provoked by the sudden ...
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| Back/Leg Pain | 9/27/2006 |
Q: I fell down a flight of concrete stairs and have had 2 fusion surgeries (L5-S1 & L5) and also have a ...
A: Cathy, First thing, don't panic. Both injuries and surgeries provoke the same kind of ...
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| pain in middle toupper back between shoulder blades | 9/24/2006 |
Q: for about a month now ive been experiancing pain in my middle to upper back between my shoulder ...
A: Muscular contractions cause those sensations, as well as the cracking and stiffness of the neck. ...
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| C5-C6 Herniation | 8/14/2006 |
Q: What are some good exercises/stretches I can do to help with the stiffness? I sit all day at a desk ...
A: First, stop thinking in terms of stretches and think in terms of getting enough control of your neck ...
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| Arm and leg numbness with pain | 8/13/2006 |
Q: About 3 months ago I sustained a lifting injury with shooting pains from my buttocks and down my ...
A: Sounds like nerve impingements with possible disc problems, provoked by your lifting action. Muscle ...
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| Bulging L5 disc and annular tear of same disc | 8/10/2006 |
Q: I started having severe back pain in early 2002. I saw my internist, who ordered an x-ray. The x-ray ...
A: Kristen, Whereas annular disc tears cause their own problems, the additional possible problem is ...
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| Back Pain | 8/8/2006 |
Q: I have been experiencing some back pain in the middle of my back on the left side. It feels like a ...
A: Pinched nerves usually come from tight muscles. Medication can't help with tight muscles, since ...
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| lower back | 8/7/2006 |
Q: I was on a trampoline about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago. I was jumping very high with another jumper and the ...
A: A constant ache sounds like muscle tension. Try the movement pattern at somatics.com/page4.htm -- ...
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| Neck/upper back injury | 8/6/2006 |
Q: I was at a child's playbarn on thursday when I fell backwards from a low height landing on my neck ...
A: Anna, I can't be sure, from your description. Tingling down the arms could be from muscular ...
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| Shoulder/side pain/MRI | 8/5/2006 |
Q: My husband had neck surgery about 8 years ago and back surgery approximately 6 years ago. For the ...
A: The condition at L5-S1 would have nothing to do with shoulder and rib pain. Muscular contractions ...
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| Shoulder/side pain/MRI | 8/5/2006 |
Q: My husband had neck surgery about 8 years ago and back surgery approximately 6 years ago. For the ...
A: Here's the contribution of another Somatic Education provider: Mala J. Aeto: Lawrence, if the guy ...
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| headache | 8/4/2006 |
Q: I am a 17 adolescent who always experience headaches and dizziness. I also felt very tired even ...
A: Edwin, Sounds like you are beset by muscular contractions. Were you in a car or sports accident? ...
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| neck pain | 8/4/2006 |
Q: i was in a car accident over 2 years ago i have been having neck pain ever since i have been to a ...
A: Bones go where muscles pull them. Whiplash injuries set up muscular contractions in the neck. ...
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| Chronic Back Pain with nerve damage | 8/2/2006 |
Q: I have had three back surgeries at L5-S1. The first a discectomy, the other a lumbar fusion, and ...
A: Your inquiry reveals the basic flaws in surgery as an approach to back pain. There are two. 1) ...
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| BACK AND NECK | 8/2/2006 |
Q: HAD A LIFTING INJURY OVER 2 YEARS AGO INJURED BACK AND NECK MOST PAIN IS IN RT SIDE HAD MRI ON BACK ...
A: Yes. Lifting injuries typically involve back muscles going into spasm (contractions that don't let ...
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| Herniated Disk L-5 S-1 | 7/31/2006 |
Q: I am a 42 year old female. I am obese, have carpel tunnel in both hands, arthritis, Asthma, ...
A: It's unlikely surgery would help. Tingling and numbness are signs of nerve impingements, almost ...
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| no subject | 7/28/2006 |
Q: male 54 yrs. old ,not sure how this started ,either lifting weight or as the result of sitting long ...
A: The disc bulge is only one aspect of the problem and not the cause, to begin with. Being crooked is ...
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| BACK INJURY /FITNESS | 7/27/2006 |
Q: I fell down a flight of stairs a year ago and the end results are spondylolistsis L4 & L5 grade 2 ...
A: Tanya, First, understand that apart from tissue damage (ruptured disc), muscular contractions ...
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| disc bulge | 7/24/2006 |
Q: I used to be an elite athlete rowing twice a day. September 09 2005 i no longer could row, the pain ...
A: Daer Ashlyn, A disc bulge isn't an injury and therefore healing is not the issue; it's a sign that ...
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| neck and face tingling | 7/23/2006 |
Q: I have been experiencing a few strange symptoms for the past 3 months. These include tingling in ...
A: In a word, yes. Sounds like a nerve impingement. Generally, these results from entrapment of a ...
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| Past Surgery | 7/22/2006 |
Q: I have had disk removel at L5/S1 with ray cages about 7 years ago with great results, about a year ...
A: Bob, Here's the germaneWhy did you need to have the disc removed? Before you answer, go to the ...
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| Lower Back Injury | 7/22/2006 |
Q: About three weeks ago I jumped off of a 40 foot cliff into water at a lake and sustained a lower ...
A: Lyndsey, Sounds like you got shocked by the fall and have muscular contractions in your low back, ...
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| disc degeneration following a road traffic accident. | 6/19/2006 |
Q: I was in a road traffic accident in october 2005 and I was diagnosed with whiplash injuries and and ...
A: No, Nicola, you aren't losing your mind. Your medical practitioners just don't understand whiplash ...
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| neck injury - chronic pain | 6/17/2006 |
Q: I strained my neck weightlifting about 26 years ago. I was doing a hack squat, and foolishly threw ...
A: Dwight, Years ago, I had as a client an Olympic power lifter with a similar problem: neck spasms ...
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| Central disc protusion | 6/14/2006 |
Q: I just got my results of my MRI of The Cervical Spine and the following was noted, what does this ...
A: Leticia, Disc protrusions indicate excessive pressure on the discs, generally due to overtight neck ...
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| Thorasic Spine | 6/12/2006 |
Q: Around four years ago, I was in a car accident, hit from behind at a stop light. MRI's of the ...
A: Louie, I'm sorry to hear of your suffering. The key to understanding your condition has to do with ...
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| spinal cord | 6/11/2006 |
Q: Can a mild curvature in the spine cause chronic pain for an adult, especially while sitting ...
A: It's not the curvature the causes the pain, but the muscular actions that cause the curvature. ...
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| Neuralgia... Sciatica??? | 6/11/2006 |
Q: Gold, Let me give you a little bit of my history: Almost 2 years ago I was injured on a roller ...
A: It's not true that there's not much you can do for nerve pain. Actually, it's a pretty basic ...
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| Back Injury Recurrance | 6/9/2006 |
Q: I had a laminectomy of the L4-5 a few years ago. Everything worked out great and I even resumed my ...
A: Dan, In a word, no -- at least, not usually. Surgery is not an appropriate treatment for sciatica ...
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| Injury | 6/6/2006 |
Q: Yes, I would appreciate a reccomendation from you, that would be great. These muscles spasms mainly ...
A: The problem is that muscles don't relax when in resting positions unless your brain conditioning ...
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| Injury | 6/6/2006 |
Q: I beleive that I have injured my external abdominal oblique muscle on my right side. I have been ...
A: Pain does not necessarily (or with muscles) usually indicate an injury, but a state of contraction. ...
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| back pain | 6/3/2006 |
Q: Hey Lawrence, i'm a 15 year old athlete from Buffalo, NY. My back has been killing me... mostly my ...
A: Jake, Tight back muscles get sore and lead to the desire to crack your back. You need to improve ...
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| Could my dizziness be from a neck problem? | 5/30/2006 |
Q: I have had problems with dizziness for about 2 years now. I can no longer have a job. I have had a ...
A: Your subject line, Angela, is more on-point. Neck, eyes, and balance centers (inner ear) are all ...
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| Lumbar disks and sciatica | 5/28/2006 |
Q: In 2001, I had a multi injury resulting in rotator cuff tears bi-lateral, torn bladder and ...
A: I think that you have a good option available to you, other than pills or the usual medical pain ...
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| Back/Neck Injury | 5/27/2006 |
Q: I fell down a storm drain about 6 months ago. One of my legs had been hurting for quite awhile and ...
A: I wish I could be there to help. I suspect that the symptoms result from the shock to your nervous ...
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| Am I out of options.... | 5/26/2006 |
Q: I have an L5 bulging disc as a result of suden weight gain. I gained a lot of weight in a short ...
A: You have more than one option. First, we look to the reason you needed Prozac. Emotional distress ...
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| Movement of bones in neck | 5/25/2006 |
Q: I am 28 years old. I was involved in a minor accident about 7 years ago and I suffered whiplash. I ...
A: In my practice, when a person has neck trouble, we see three stages. At the worst stage, the ...
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| Annular disc tear L5/S1 | 5/24/2006 |
Q: It is very helpful. I tried to view the pages you suggested, but it requires an authorization ...
A: There should not have been an authorization password (technical glitch) and the problem has been ...
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| MRI result/head and neck pain | 5/23/2006 |
Q: I'm still confused. I have had neck pain and burning sensation since Jan.05 and torn tendon in the ...
A: In a word, yes -- but that's a bit of an oversimplification. Body posture and movement reflect ...
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| Annular disc tear L5/S1 | 5/23/2006 |
Q: The MRI shows an annular tear L5/S1 and a herniated disc L4/5. The herniation is 15 years old and ...
A: Christine, In my experience, annular tears require surgery. On the other hand, the symptoms may ...
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| MRI result/head and neck pain | 5/23/2006 |
Q: I have had neck pain in the occipital area. I usually have right neck pain which radiates down my ...
A: An array of symptoms can come from neck muscles in contracture, headaches being one of them. ...
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| thorasic/neck/shoulder pain | 5/22/2006 |
Q: I was involved in a car accident 2 years ago. I was knocked out and was taking to the ER. I suffered ...
A: Your therapists have, in my view, identified the situation: "... shifted vertabrae due to muscles ...
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| L5-S1 mild posterior disc bulge | 5/22/2006 |
Q: I just had a MRI on my LSpine. The report reads L5-S1-mild posterior disc buldge that slightly ...
A: Marybeth, It means that your back muscles are so tight that they're pulling your vertebrae too ...
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| neck pain | 5/22/2006 |
Q: I have intense pain and swelling in my neck and below the shoulder on my right side. I have a clear ...
A: You are musclebound in the involved areas. The direct solution is somatic training, whereby you ...
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| back problems | 4/28/2006 |
Q: i have suffered with back pain for a while in my lower back,i woke up 6 weeks ago with chronic pain ...
A: Your condition is a typical pattern of back spasm. Your back muscles are musclebound and the only ...
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| somatics | 4/24/2006 |
Q: Mr. Gold, BACKGROUND: About 5 years ago, I had a spinal compression injury which slightly ...
A: Bones go where muscles pull them. Stretching and chiropractic can trigger "rebound" spasms and ...
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| Neuralgia/Neurontin | 4/22/2006 |
Q: After an injury that I sustained on a roller coaster injury a few years ago, I'm still having ...
A: Your description is typical of muscular contractions the follow whiplash injuries, that, in turn, ...
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| arm and hand numbness | 4/18/2006 |
Q: I wake up many times a night with a totally numb arm and hand. The side actually switches from night ...
A: Jane, None of the conditions you cited is responsible for your symptoms; they are all secondary to ...
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| what could this mean? | 4/9/2006 |
Q: : I went and had a catscan on my brain and neck the results of brainscan was all normal but the neck ...
A: Kitty, These questions are better answered by your doctor. However, mucosal thickening shouldn't ...
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| I was wondering if throwing... | 4/8/2006 |
Q: I was wondering if throwing out a disc can be caused by the same things that cause other minor back ...
A: Jeff, You can't throw out a disc; discs are attached to (actually part of and continuous with) ...
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| Undiagnosed problem | 4/6/2006 |
Q: I have been experiencing some right rib cage pain for about 4 months now. I first noticed the pain ...
A: Kristy, Odd that all your doctors missed the obvious: muscle spasm. It fits your descriptions. A ...
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| what could this be? | 4/1/2006 |
Q: my grandaughter layed her head back on my chest and i felt a popping stinging sensation above my ...
A: The pain is likely muscular tensions between the involved ribs, which go around to the back. Tight ...
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| What's wrong with me? | 3/7/2006 |
Q: I'm a 25 y/o female, 5'3 and 108 lbs. I've been experiencing right side pain for the last 3-4 months ...
A: Kristy, Sounds like you are feeling a very contracted psoas muscle -- contracted and sore. Your ...
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| Muscle question | 2/23/2006 |
Q: I have had a problem that has occured on the right side of my abdomen, which escallates to the right ...
A: The simple answer is to feel. Use your hand. Pressure will evoke soreness if it's a contracted ...
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| whiplash | 2/16/2006 |
Q: I was in a car accident 7 weeks ago where I was hit hard on the side passenger door by one car and ...
A: Casey, I am not an advocate of traction or especially of massage therapy, as neither improves ...
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| Symptoms related to back injuries | 2/16/2006 |
Q: My boyfriend fell down stairs and hurt his tail-bone. He ate dinner afterwards, but a little while ...
A: Well, a fall shocks a person. There's a reaction in the nervous system. If it doesn't clear up by ...
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| Back problems | 2/15/2006 |
Q: Since a couple of years I have lower back problems that coming and going.I'm 43 now and I'm training ...
A: Andreas, The sensations you describe usual come from tight muscles, incapable of relaxing due to ...
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| herniated disk | 2/12/2006 |
Q: i have a herniated disk that cause pain to my left foot,what is my options ,i take medicines arcoxia ...
A: Yes. Disc herniation (bulge) is caused by overcompression of discs by tight back muscles. The ...
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| lower back pain | 1/2/2006 |
Q: I have the following problem "When I sit down and after half an hour I get up, I cannot stand ...
A: What you have sounds like a muscular tension problem, particularly of the psoas muscles. An ...
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| I have degenerative disc disease... | 1/1/2006 |
Q: I have degenerative disc disease and multiple herniated discs, including in the cervical spine area. ...
A: First, understand the origin of degenerative disc disease and herniated discs: disc overcompression ...
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| whiplash | 12/26/2005 |
Q: I was in a car accident on Sat. morning and I think I have whiplash as a result of it. I will ...
A: Casey, The point is not whether one receives PT, but whether one restores normal muscular control ...
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| Somatics book vs Free Yourself from Back Pain | 12/19/2005 |
Q: I have had back pain since the age of 18 am now 48 and have suffered many rounds of back spasms and ...
A: In a word, yes. But keep on with and complete Thomas Hanna's somatic exercises. If you want, you ...
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| NHS treatment of slipped disc | 12/17/2005 |
Q: I am suffering from severe sciatica which I beleave is due to a slipped disc. I had a sudden ...
A: I'm going to bypass most of your questions and go to the heart of the matter. Sciatica can be ended ...
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| lumps on my back | 12/5/2005 |
Q: I recently was feeling extreme pain on my lower back. The pain was like no other pain I ever felt ...
A: Miguel, When muscles contract, they shorten and thicken; those are the lumps. Contracted muscles ...
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| Pain in Neck and Back | 12/2/2005 |
Q: I have been having pain in my neck and back for a minimum of 6 years. I am now 23 years old and at ...
A: OK. In brief, you need to retrain your control of your neck muscles, and that should be altogether ...
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| Bulged disc in neck | 10/24/2005 |
Q: I am 23 years old. About 4 years ago, I noticed this 'burning' type of pain in my back/right ...
A: Rachel, What you're describing sounds like one or more tight muscles in your neck. Tight muscles ...
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| head pain and neck pain | 10/24/2005 |
Q: I am 27 and i am female, white. I have been diagnosed with migraines and high blood pressure. For ...
A: The doctors who said you have muscle spasms are correct. If your other doctor doesn't listen to ...
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| herniated disc | 10/17/2005 |
Q: I have a herniated disk in my lower back. I have been seeing a chiropractor and his tretments have ...
A: Yes to a recommendation: First of all, understand that it's not the strengthening that is helping; ...
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| Noticed bumb right below tailbone | 9/18/2005 |
Q: I noticed a second bump about 1/4-1/2" below my tail bone. It goes down through (for lack of a ...
A: There is no second bone -- but there is a muscle, the "levator ani" (look it up). There's a ...
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| chronic neck pain | 9/18/2005 |
Q: my boyfriend can't laterally turn or flex his head to either side. It began about two weeks ago, ...
A: There's nothing you can do. He has to retrain those muscles, himself. His best bet is to see a ...
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| neck injury | 9/17/2005 |
Q: In June I was lifting an overstuffed laundry bag and felt a pain at the left side of my neck and ...
A: The likelihood that the incidents are related is high. However, you almost certainly already had ...
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| back pain (UK) | 9/4/2005 |
Q: Hope you can help. When I was 16 (now 36)I worked in a brewery and used to wash out the beer ...
A: Tony, Sounds like you are muscle-bound in your back. You need to reset the resting tonus of those ...
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| back problems | 9/4/2005 |
Q: I have a friend who's been having back and hip problems. He said it's always there. It has its good ...
A: N. Most of the symptoms you describe may originate from muscular tension and muscle fatigue -- ...
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| Surgical possibility? | 8/29/2005 |
Q: Seven years ago, I was involved in a car crash. I was at a complete stop, as was the car in front ...
A: Surgery is a crude option. Understand that discs don't just sort of ... "bulge" ... They get ...
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| arm and leg numbness/aching | 8/22/2005 |
Q: I recently began a new job where I am sitting at a desk all day. I noticed in the first week of ...
A: The feeling of limbs falling asleep is probably due to nerve impingement (probably in your neck and ...
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| neck pain | 8/22/2005 |
Q: I watch a seven month old baby 2 days a week .I notice on these days that i get a pain sometimes on ...
A: Avoiding jokes about babies being a pain in the neck, that kind of pain is usually from tight, ...
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| SI JOINT / piriformis stretch | 8/21/2005 |
Q: i am now a 38 year old male of good health except i have all kinds of problems or possibly pain ...
A: Let's cut to the core of the issue: stretching. Stretching, despite the overwhelming popular and ...
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| hip muscle spasms | 8/17/2005 |
Q: I am a 67 year old active retiree. I have recurring problems with spasms of the large muscle over ...
A: Yes, Mary, Muscle spasms occur in muscles over which you have lost some control. The reasons for ...
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| Dear Sir,
My husband had... | 7/27/2005 |
Q: My husband had two back operations to remove cartridges from discs 4/5 then again in discs 5 and 1. ...
A: If your husband is having nerve pain, then something is pressing on the nerve, somewhere along the ...
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| Back Pain | 7/24/2005 |
Q: My name is Daxton, and I am 26 years old. Firstly, and I hope this email does not turn into a ...
A: The pain and loss of function you describe correspond to excessive muscular tension in the areas of ...
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| Back pain | 7/22/2005 |
Q: I have been suffering from lower back pain in my kidney areas on both sides for about ten years now. ...
A: As to water, start with small amounts many times during the day. Without adequate water, it is very ...
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| Back pain | 7/22/2005 |
Q: I have been suffering from lower back pain in my kidney areas on both sides for about ten years now. ...
A: Your kidneys are not in your lower back area; they are in your mid-back area. Sounds like you're ...
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| neck | 7/9/2005 |
Q: Compresed disc at C5,C6.in injury in 1998. Had injection treatments in 2000. am now haveing stabing ...
A: C.J., I can't address your memory loss -- except that by observing your spelling, it makes me ...
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| BACK INJURY | 7/6/2005 |
Q: ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO, I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT AND WAS REFERRED TO A CHIROPRACTOR FOR MY LOWER BACK ...
A: See an orthopedic doctor to rule out vertebral fracture or disc tear. If your problem is strictly ...
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| Lower Back pain and Vax D | 7/5/2005 |
Q: I have lower back pain, had it now for probably 10 years, I have had some Chiropratic, and it has ...
A: I don't have information on Vax D. The method I recommend does not rely upon external devices or ...
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| defining a medical term | 7/5/2005 |
Q: could you kindly explain what the term "permanent and stationary"as it pertains to a disability.i ...
A: The term, "permanent and stationary", means that your medical practitioners believe there is nothing ...
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| Chronic Low Back Pain | 6/27/2005 |
Q: I have had chronic low back pain for 10 years. It started with my last pregnancy (#2) and worsened ...
A: The array of symptoms you describe point to pinched nerves exiting your spine at the low back. If ...
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| Low Back 5mm disk bulge | 6/26/2005 |
Q: I have experienced low back pain for 6 months now. I had twins a year ago. Eight weeks after I ...
A: Cameron, I am a yoga instructor with expertise in prenatal and postnatal fitness and yoga. I ...
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| back pain and carrying of babies | 6/24/2005 |
Q: using biomechanics to explain, can a woman with back ache in the lumbar region carry a baby on the ...
A: Akosua, On further consideration, I believe I misunderstood your question. Carrying a baby on ...
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| lower back pain | 6/24/2005 |
Q: I have a lower back injury, caused possiably by lifting or strain. However i am worried that it may ...
A: Tim, The whole thing sounds like muscular contractions and muscle fatigue (soreness). Accidents ...
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| compressed disc | 6/23/2005 |
Q: My mom had a hip replaced and now has a compressed disc that is painful. Any connnection between ...
A: Neil, The common response to injury and pain (including surgical wounds) is to cringe/tighten up. ...
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| Back pain | 6/20/2005 |
Q: 4 years ago I had surgery for an L2/3 hernation. It has left me with numbness to the left of the ...
A: Elaine, First clarification: muscles don't cause other muscles to tighten up; the brain causes ...
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| neck, back, jaw injury | 6/15/2005 |
Q: About 3 months ago, I was injured when my airbags deployed in my car. Since then, I have been ...
A: Your GP is incorrect. Dizziness is a common consequence of neck tension, as the muscles of the ...
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| spinal cord injury | 6/11/2005 |
Q: i injured my spinal cord about 3 years ago. my right leg felt like a sudden lightning bolt from my ...
A: If your paralysis went away, then you didn't injure your spinal cord. You probably had a pinched ...
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| I need to know which treatment may be best | 6/9/2005 |
Q: I have had two back surgeries, both for hearniated disk. Since my last surgery a year ago, I have ...
A: Of the two options, negative pressure is the better choice -- but neither is the best choice. The ...
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| Reptured Disk | 6/5/2005 |
Q: " I have a reptured disk in my lower back,causeing pain down my right leg.about 2 mounths ago i went ...
A: Please see the articles on back pain at somatics.com/page4.htm for detailed answers to your ...
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| Posture/pain | 6/4/2005 |
Q: I am 19 and for years now my family has yelled at me because I have a bad habit of leaning my head ...
A: Tom, That kind of posture is usually NOT the result of weak back muscles, but of overly tight ...
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| neck posture | 5/29/2005 |
Q: i am a 22 year old female ,all through grade school to college i remember being the only one ...
A: The pain has nothing to do with chocolate, but a head-forward position puts strain on the back and ...
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| Mri Results and treatment options?? | 5/13/2005 |
Q: I just recently had a lower back MRI after experiencing numbness is right foot, outside right lower ...
A: Disc herniations commonly result from overcompression. Overcompression is most commonly caused by ...
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| back pain | 5/12/2005 |
Q: About a month ago, my airbags in my car deployed unexpectedly. Since then, I have had neck ...
A: It's probably not about your jaw, but about the shock of your car's airbags inflating and the blow ...
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| Lifting injury | 5/10/2005 |
Q: I received your e-mail with the preview and will have to get instruction on how to download it, in ...
A: Until you get those muscles under control, they are likely to cause the same problems with the same ...
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| bulge of L4-L5 disc | 5/9/2005 |
Q: among the other back problenms that i have i also have a bulge of the l4-l5 disc. that is what the ...
A: You have proceeded in a most intelligent manner. There is something effective you can do. The ...
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| lower back pain | 5/8/2005 |
Q: My boyfriend has been to many specialists including an orthropedic surgeon nothing seems to help he ...
A: Michelle, Lower back pain is usually a result of tight back muscles. These muscles often relax to ...
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| Lifting injury | 5/5/2005 |
Q: I'm a female, 52, good health. Lifting rocks started my current problem. I have read your Q&As and I ...
A: The pinching usually comes from tight muscles in the area. Likewise, soreness. Thinning of the ...
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| Micro Discectomy and Laminectomy | 5/4/2005 |
Q: I had a microdiscectomy and laminectomy of the lumbar 4-5 area. I herniated the disc all the way out ...
A: Most often, herniated discs result from muscular contractions of the muscles along the spine, which ...
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| Neck discs | 4/3/2005 |
Q: Had an MRI and it showed degenerative disc disease with narrowing of spinal canal.Disc 4-5,5-6,6-7. ...
A: The multiplicity of symptoms indicates that more may be going on than spinal problems due to ...
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| lower back pain | 3/29/2005 |
Q: What type of exercises and stretches should I do to strengthen my back so that I can avoid lower ...
A: Leighton, Generally, back problems involve muscles in contraction (the back muscles being ...
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| Pinched nerve | 3/24/2005 |
Q: I've been experiencing pain & numbness in my legs for over 3 months. If surgery is necessary what ...
A: James, I can't answer the question as you have asked it; not enough information on your special ...
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| lower back injury - safe exercises | 3/24/2005 |
Q: My husband has had 8 lower back surgeries and a failed pseudo-fusion in the past 10 years. He has ...
A: Yes! First, Shari, reconsider stretching. A better approach than stretching is available: ...
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| Ibuprofin Long term Use | 3/20/2005 |
Q: I take 800 - 1600 mg of Ibuprofin daily for back and neck pain from disc issues (issues since 1984). ...
A: Dave, You're asking the wrong question. The question to ask is, "What are the long term ...
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| Cronic Back Pain | 3/16/2005 |
Q: My husband has had 3 back surgeries and now had a herniated disk and siatica. He is on high doses ...
A: Nancy, Herniated discs and sciatica typically result from contracted muscles. No surgery can ...
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| Back probs | 3/10/2005 |
Q: I have been seeing a chiropractor now for a few mths as some low left back pain started back in ...
A: Nicola, Muscles can get conditioned to stay too tight and that can cause pain and joint locking. ...
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| MRI reading | 3/1/2005 |
Q: I had an MRI done of my cervical area. The results came back as degenerative disc disease with 3 ...
A: Debbie, Bone spurs, narrowing discs, headaches and nerve symptoms arise from heightened and ...
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| muscle recovery/pain | 2/28/2005 |
Q: An injury occured on my left rotator cuff a couple years ago when im out on the driving range ...
A: Soreness and restricted movement are indications that the muscles involved are tight and fatigued. ...
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| neck/shoulder pain | 2/24/2005 |
Q: I have had pain in my shoulder area for about 3 years. I have recently been told that I have a ...
A: Pinched nerves commonly come from muscular contractions in the area of the pinch. Disc herniations, ...
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| lower back spasms | 2/20/2005 |
Q: I have recently began the first somatic lessons (loosing extensors and flexors) from Hanna's ...
A: Spasms are a sign that you haven't developed enough control of the involved muscles or that muscles ...
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| MRI Report | 2/15/2005 |
Q: I have been having almost chronic lower back pain for about 5 months. I have been going to a ...
A: Disc bulging, pain, nerve sensations (around hip bones) and scoliosis are typical consequences of ...
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| lumbar strain | 1/11/2005 |
Q: I have a lumbar strain this is the 2 time. I would like to know if a back support would help me not ...
A: Sherri, The problem with lumbar pain is generally tight muscles; those are all there is to get ...
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| BULGED DISC IN NECK W/CYST AND ARTHRITIS | 1/6/2005 |
Q: I had an MRI FOR THE FIRST TIME OF PAIN FOR 3 YEARS NOW, I was told 3 years ago that I had a Cyst in ...
A: Crissy, The cyst may require surgery, but should be relatively minor surgery. Discs bulge when put ...
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| Question about pinched nerve?? Well possile pinched nerve??!?! | 1/6/2005 |
Q: Yes, I am a white female in her mid to late 30s and for the past 2 months I have been noticing ...
A: Tammy, It does sound just like a pinched nerve in your neck, and it won't cripple you, but you ...
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| bone spur--neck | 1/5/2005 |
Q: The Somatics website looks very interesting but will take me awhile to go through it all. I now ...
A: Steve, The matter of dietary deficiency (or excess) wouldn't explain why bone spurs form WHERE they ...
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| bone spur--neck | 1/5/2005 |
Q: I had an x-ray because of neck pain. The x-ray showed I had a bone spur. Do you know what causes a ...
A: Steve, A bone spur forms at the attachment of tendon (muscle-end) to bone and forms in the ...
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| ears or neck | 1/3/2005 |
Q: ----DEAR LAWRENCE it's so hard to believe that muscles can cause so much agony and fear i guess you ...
A: The best option is to see me or a somatics practitioner proficient in dealing with that area of the ...
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| ears or neck | 1/1/2005 |
Q: need some help here have recently been having some problems with ears..nose and throat...I have had ...
A: Helen, There are muscles that run down the back of the throat and up to the eustachian tubes. ...
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| Nerve freezing | 12/31/2004 |
Q: My wife had a polar fusion in her back back in February. The original pain in her back is gone but ...
A: Can't answer about success rate, but there's another factor. It is most common for back trouble to ...
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| back pain | 12/25/2004 |
Q: "sir/madam..my age wife 40...my wife get back pain in early morning after intercourse on night..what ...
A: If your wife has back pain, it's probably because the muscles are tight and fatigued (sore). ...
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| pinched nerve | 12/23/2004 |
Q: my husband has been in pain for 2 months with a pinched nerve in the shoulder and first they said it ...
A: What you have described sounds typical of a pinched nerve. Anti-inflammatory meds are not useful, ...
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| Neck pain | 12/20/2004 |
Q: 8 months ago my 6 year old son was hanging on the back of my hatch back of my suv and brought it ...
A: The typical response to any shock or injury is to tighten up -- in this case, the muscles of your ...
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| muscular physique | 12/19/2004 |
Q: Are overdeveloped muscles permanent? If not, what is the best way to lose them?
A: Jane, One reason muscles overdevelop is that they are opposed by other muscles that are too tight. ...
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| Neck Problem | 12/16/2004 |
Q: In late Auguast 2004, I was thrown off a mule in Yosemite Park. I was airlifted to a hospital and ...
A: Joel, It's probably related to the fall -- as a whiplash injury, which sets up neck muscle tension. ...
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| Back and neck pain | 12/16/2004 |
Q: My partner has recently been diagnosed with having muscular sketetal spasms after 15 months of ...
A: There is indeed hope for your partner; there is at least one good method of alleviating muscular ...
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| neck vertabrae | 12/11/2004 |
Q: In 1991 I was in a rollover car accident, I was fine, I thought, until 2 weeks after when I started ...
A: Holly, Yes, the problem could be muscles. It's typical of whiplash injuries (and surgeries) that ...
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| Shoulder & side rib/abs with chronic pain | 12/7/2004 |
Q: For 3 years I have had a pain which is I think - in my muscles around the right ribs and this ...
A: Robert, You're describing what sounds like tight intercostal (between the ribs) muscles. Have you ...
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| Pain in Right Arm | 12/6/2004 |
Q: Last week I had a pain in my neck on the right side, what older people called a "crook in the neck", ...
A: Sonja, First of all, the technical term is "crick" in the neck. Nixon was a crook. Do you have ...
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| lower back spasms | 12/5/2004 |
Q: Husband, 65, has for over a year experienced a 'deep abdominal/lower back spasm' as soon as he goes ...
A: Your description sounds familiar. It will be necessary for your husband to learn to relax those ...
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| bulging disks | 12/3/2004 |
Q: I posted earlier in the week regarding my MRI results: IMPRESSION: 1. Broad-based central disk ...
A: It's always possible that something other than muscular tension is involved, but unlikely. Yoga, ...
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| Pinched nerve problem? | 12/1/2004 |
Q: I had a whiplash neck injury in 1995 and have had chronic pain ever since. In the past year, I have ...
A: I all sounds related to muscular tensions set up in your neck at the time of the injury. Your ...
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| MRI results | 12/1/2004 |
Q: I am a 30 year old female and have been suffering from low back pain and recently had an MRI. Could ...
A: The radiologist's report indicates that you have so much muscular tension in your back muscles that ...
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| best method for recovery from chronic pain | 11/8/2004 |
Q: I am 47 years old and have had a history of injury to my neck, 3 car accidents involving jaw and ...
A: To dispense with the quickest question, first, I can't advise you on legal recourse. Your symptoms ...
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| Stiff neck | 11/6/2004 |
Q: My husband is in severe pain caused by a stiff neck. The pain started in the top of his shoulders ...
A: Inflammation is probably not the issue. Sounds like your husband has some very contracted neck ...
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| Back pain | 11/5/2004 |
Q: I was injured on the job on July 29th of this year. I am a flight attendant and during severe ...
A: The shock of injury is often sufficient to increase the resting tension level of muscles (this is a ...
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| lower lumbar herniated and torn discs plus cervical fusion done and thoracic discs ruptured | 11/4/2004 |
Q: I had cervical fusion C4-5,C5-6,C6-7, inserting cadabor (sp?) bone etc. My surgeans admitted ...
A: Understand, first, that with spinal problems, there is almost always a muscular component to the ...
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| sciatica | 11/4/2004 |
Q: I have a herniated disc [l5 s1][i think]..have had terrible pain down right leg and back. I am now ...
A: Herniated discs are a symptom, usually, of highly contracted low back muscles. You need a ...
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| diagnosis for back/neck injury | 11/3/2004 |
Q: On July 30 2004 I fell asleep on my back with my head on the arm rest of a couch. I believe I may ...
A: The dizziness and headaches you describe are typical of neck muscle contractions which, through ...
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| myofascial pain | 11/2/2004 |
Q: i think i have myofascial pain but i am not sure. i am now a 38 year old male who has been involved ...
A: The first thing to understand is that muscles are controlled by the brain and can't be caused to ...
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| Auto accident / pain | 10/28/2004 |
Q: I was involved in a car accident and suffered injuries. I'm much better than I was but still having ...
A: Janice, Most such injuries involve muscular contractions in reaction to the shock / pain of injury. ...
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| old bones | 10/22/2004 |
Q: ------could you tell me about somatics im from australialast year i suffered from frozen ...
A: The best way to learn about somatics is to read the brief articles I have prepared to answer your ...
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| old bones | 10/22/2004 |
Q: last year i suffered from frozen shoulder...and stiffness in my left shoulder,,,,it took over 12 ...
A: The missing link in people's understanding of muscles is that muscles are controlled by the brain ...
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| chronic back spasms | 10/20/2004 |
Q: Gold--I have been searching for five YEARS for the answer to my chronic back pain. I'm 43 years ...
A: The key to ending muscle spasms is to learn better control of the involved muscles. Muscles ...
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| how? | 10/19/2004 |
Q: itseems that the muscles in the side of my throat are tightening and causing ear and jaw ...
A: A good massage therapist could check for the tension of your neck muscles -- although massage is not ...
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| CHRONIC BACK PAIN | 10/18/2004 |
Q: I HAVE HAD CHRONIC BACK PAIN FOR 11 YRS. WAS ON VIOXX, WHICH TO ME WAS A WONDER DRUG, NOW I AM ON A ...
A: Yes, Jan, You're treating with drugs a condition which, in most cases, comes from muscular tension. ...
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| I feel like no one cares about my pain | 10/18/2004 |
Q: I have had back pain for about 15 yrs. I was in a car accident when I was 16 and my back pain ...
A: Sorry to hear of your trouble. I understand your frustration. However, there is a solution. First ...
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| Bulged disc in neck | 10/18/2004 |
Q: Ive had a neck injury for about 7 years now. I woke up with it and thought i had slepy funny. I ...
A: Scott, First advice: steer clear of surgery. It's inappropriate for muscular conditions of the ...
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| Neck Pain | 10/15/2004 |
Q: I'm a 51 year old man and don't have any injuries. However, for the last 5 years I keep getting a ...
A: Your friend has the right idea, but, generally, neck muscles require more precisely patterned ...
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| neck injury | 10/14/2004 |
Q: I fell backwards off my service truck in jan 04. I was standing about 4 foot off the ground and was ...
A: First thing: The pain in your shoulders, neck and skull result from muscular contractions in ...
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| Neck injury | 10/7/2004 |
Q: My name is Cassandra, I'm 18 and I am contacting you regarding a neck injury that my father (He is ...
A: The twitching is a sign -- of a loss or deficiency of control of certain muscles in your father's ...
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| Lower back pain | 10/7/2004 |
Q: I am a 15 year old male. I have pain on my lower back sometimes when I run or move really fast. It ...
A: First thing -- there is nothing to heal as you are not injured. You have some muscles that are so ...
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| neck and back clicking | 10/6/2004 |
Q: Recently I started hearing loud clicking noise coming from my neck. People around me could hear the ...
A: The clicking is typical of people with moderately tight muscles in the neck or back. When the ...
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| check symptoms | 10/6/2004 |
Q: -------------------------Could he be having petit mal seizures? Is this caused by his medication? ...
A: Susan, Petit mal is a form of epilepsy and is not caused by drugs. Epilepsy is a neuro-electrical ...
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| trapped nerves - neck and shoulder | 10/3/2004 |
Q: I am sufferng from trapped nerves in my neck and which lead to excruciating pain in my arm and upper ...
A: The limitation of chiropractic is that it doesn't restore your ability to relax those tight neck ...
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| sciatica | 9/26/2004 |
Q: the pain started 4 days ago down my leg. went to dr., and he perscribed bextra. pain has gotten ...
A: You have just described sciatica -- a condition of nerve impingement/entrapment caused by tight ...
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| Bursitus | 9/24/2004 |
Q: My husband has had his elbow drained today. His doctor told him it is bursitus (Popeye Elbow). He IS ...
A: Bursitis is commonly associated with an excessively tight muscle, whose tight tendon passes across ...
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| Back | 9/21/2004 |
Q: Hey there. My names Hugh and Im 17. When I was over in europe i sat down on some stone steps, and ...
A: Hugh, The thing to check is whether the muscles of your back are very tight and sore. You check ...
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| Can you please tell what causes this? | 9/17/2004 |
Q: I am 50 year old female from Australia,I suffer from panic and agoraphobia since I was 21 year old ...
A: You've given me a clue about your situation with your description of your breathing. I would say ...
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| pinched nerve in back | 9/13/2004 |
Q: For the last several years, I have suffered with occasional episodes of severe pain in the right ...
A: Since you're working on better posture and movement, I would recommend you obtain self-care ...
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| Post-surgery neck pain | 9/13/2004 |
Q: Im writing for my wife, she is 37 years of age and has had two neck fusions, if Im right it was ...
A: Muscular contractions are a common aftermath of surgery; it's the body's reaction to injury. Pain ...
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| Trachea popping in neck | 9/11/2004 |
Q: Have you ever heard of this? My daughter 9 was continually popping her neck just by slightly turning ...
A: Yes, sounds like your daughter has some overtight neck muscles, the discomfort of which is prompting ...
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| results recent MRI on lumbar spinal chord area | 9/9/2004 |
Q: The MRI results show"severe" compromise of the spinal chord in L4,and L5 and moderate compromise in ...
A: From your description, I don't know that inflammation of the spinal cord is a factor in the ...
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| MRI of the lumbar spine | 9/2/2004 |
Q: Below you will find the results of a MRI that I had done. The doctor is sending me to a pain ...
A: The key findings, here, have to do with the discs between the lower three lumbar (low back) ...
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| patient with herniated disc | 8/29/2004 |
Q: I'm a naturopath and have a friend/patient who has a bulging disk. Medical doctors only recommend ...
A: Wright, There are some conditions that respond to nutritional approaches that affect body chemistry ...
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