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Herniated Disc Pain
* Disc Pain Herniated Disc Pain from InjuryA recent traumatic disc injury can certainly cause acute back pain, just like any other violent episode. Discs which bulge spontaneously, due to traumatic force, are likely to hurt and might possibly create some neurological symptoms, such as sciatica or a pinched nerve. However, most of these disc conditions will “cool off” and resolve completely without any treatment. Typically, statistics show that most herniated discs will lessen in their symptoms gradually over the course of 6 to 8 weeks. Some conservative symptomatic herniated disc treatments can make this time more comfortable while the condition heals. It is unlikely that an acute disc injury will result in a chronic disc pain condition.Herniated Disc Pain from DegenerationDegenerative processes are completely normal in the human spine and rarely cause significant or lasting pain of any type. Degenerative disc disease certainly increases the chances of experiencing a bulging or ruptured disc, but also minimizes the incidence of painful symptoms from this scenario. Most bulging discs which occur from normal spinal aging are not symptomatic and often go undetected for long periods of time. It is often a shock to a patient if they are diagnosed with a herniated disc when undergoing an imaging study for an unrelated health issue. These patients often say...“That’s funny, I do not even remember hurting my back”. This is not uncommon, since most degenerative disc herniations occur naturally, painlessly and anonymously. Psychosomatic Herniated Disc PainMost chronic back pain syndromes are misdiagnosed, regardless of what the original diagnosis is. Herniated disc, degenerative disc disease, spinal stenosis, pinched nerves, foraminal stenosis …the list goes on and on…The reason for this is the inability of most doctors to recognize the common psychosomatic ischemia syndromes which are often responsible for these aches and pains. This is the same process which causes a host of other treatment resistant conditions ranging from headaches to stomach sensitivity, from ulcers to TMJ, from carpal tunnel syndrome to plantar fasciitis. Medicine has proven itself to be slightly more than useless in dealing with these varied conditions for one simple reason… It does not recognize the diversity, width and breadth of the constant mind/body interactions driving the human condition. This is why many of these conditions have reached epidemic levels in our society and continue to grow year by year… Herniated Disc Pain TreatmentsOk, so most herniated discs are not inherently painful and only a small percentage might actually cause short term pain. Many are actually misdiagnosed and might be the result of a simple ischemic process. If disc herniations are so innocent, then why do they enjoy such a fearsome reputation as a chronic treatment-resistant condition? The answer to this question lies not in the facts of disc pain, but instead in the way the condition is diagnosed and treated within the medical system.The back pain industry is an incredibly profitable aspect of medicine. Traditional and complementary care providers have carved out a very nice niche in the symptomatic treatment field. Long term symptomatic care is prescribed for many patients with disc pain, since it is so lucrative. If the patient finally rebels and demands more proactive measures to be taken to end their pain, the doctor will generally recommend surgery, which is the most common “high ticket item” in medical care. Herniated disc surgery is big business and best of all, will place the patient right back into symptomatic and rehabilitative care once it is over! WOW, that is a great business plan…Doctors who accept knowledge therapy are simply hastening their own economic ruin. Knowledge therapy is free or extremely low cost (depending on whether you go to the library or prefer to buy you own sources) and is available for each patient to use in the comfort and convenience of their own homes. This treatment demonstrates excellent permanent healing for a diverse range of pain syndromes, including many types of back pain and especially chronic herniated disc pain. So, in essence, herniated discs are vilified, along with all the other back pain
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conditions, so that a growing group of doctors can exploit the ignorance of suffering patients who believe their every word. Before I get the hate mail… I am not knocking any individual doctor or therapist. I am knocking the medical education system which trains care providers to be business people, rather than true healers, by only providing them with half the information they need to adequately treat a human being. Ignoring the mind when treating the body is a ridiculous notion and has created an army of walking wounded who are resolved to suffer endlessly. As a doctor, does this make you proud? Of course not… me neither. Herniated Disc Pain AdviceThere is a lot here to absorb. If you are a patient who has been diagnosed with a herniated disc, make sure you do some objective independent research. I am sure you will see that chronic pain is unlikely to occur from a bulging disc. I am also sure you will understand that symptomatic treatment is a horrific long term answer to chronic pain. You will surely discover that surgery offers abysmal curative results for back pain and often makes the symptoms far worse. More than anything, I hope you will finally acknowledge the interactions between the mind and body and how they work together to produce every state of health and disease.Please take the time to share your own disc pain story on our HERNIATED DISC FORUM Please subscribe to our FREE E-Zine, The Herniated Disc Newsletter. 6/11/08 Revised 12/4/09
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