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Herniated Disc Lower Back Pain
Herniated Disc Lower Back Pain InjurySome patients hurt their back during a definite and memorable injury. Falls, sports injuries, car accidents and work related occurrences can all cause a disc to bulge or rupture. These patients typically go to the doctor and are diagnosed with a disc injury. This is a crucial time for any patient, since it is here that their future is often determined…If the patient is frightened into believing they have been permanently altered by the event, they are likely to begin the long dark descent suffered by so many others with chronic disc pain. If they are lucky enough to have a doctor who tells them the real facts about herniated discs, they are likely to be in horrible pain for a few days and then slowly recover over the course of a month or two. Believe it or not, statistically, the patient who does not seek medical treatment has a far better chance for a complete and speedy recovery than a patient who does seek ANY TYPE of medical or chiropractic care. Herniated Disc Lower Back Pain DegenerationOther patients never hurt their backs, but either suddenly or gradually develop a painful condition. When these patients go to the doctor, there is a 90% chance that their pain will be attributed to some degenerative change in their spines. Degenerative disc disease and spinal osteoarthritis are common diagnostic contributors to back pain, but are rarely responsible for actual symptoms. DDD is a process often involved in the creation of herniated discs, but these bulges and ruptures are not typically painful. Most of the time, these herniated discs are completely asymptomatic and might exist for years without being discovered. Additionally, spinal degeneration is completely normal and universal… WE ALL HAVE IT. This makes it a very convenient scapegoat on which to blame back pain, since it will always be there to take the blame in nearly every diagnosed patient. L4/L5 and L5/S1 are the first 2 intervertebral discs to wear out in most people and this occurs by the age of 30 and often much younger… I experienced significant degenerative changes in these discs enough to deserve a diagnosis of degenerative disc disease at age 16! Imagine the emotional torture a diagnosis like that does to the young fearful mind of a 16 year old boy…It is no surprise my pain grew worse year by year…Herniated Disc Lower Back Pain AdviceRegardless of how or why you have a herniated disc, the facts remain the same. Many disc bulges are due to normal and expected spinal aging and DO NOT HURT. NOT NOW, NOT EVER. The rest are due to traumatic injury and might hurt a little or might hurt like HELL. However, they are likely to heal in a span of 6 to 8 weeks and are extremely unlikely to cause lasting chronic lower back pain. The reason why pain continues is typically because the disc is not the source of the symptoms. Maybe it was for a short time, but thereafter, the symptoms changed to an ischemic pain syndrome. This is the #1 cause of chronic back pain and the least diagnosed condition in the back pain industry. Now I bet it makes far more sense to you why the traditional treatments and surgeries offer such abysmal curative results... They are ALL directed at a mistakenly identified cause of pain… Luckily, there is plenty of objective evidence available demonstrating the real nature of spinal discs and their aging process. DO NOT BE A SHEEP TO THE SLAUGHTER! Research the real herniated discs facts for yourself and find a real cure…2/17/09 Revised 12/22/09
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