Lumbar Herniated Disc DiagnosisLumbar Herniated Disc Diagnosis Issues
“You have a herniated disc.” This is a dreaded pronouncement for the vast majority of people and the very words strike
fear
into the hearts of every back pain sufferer.
Bulging discs
have nasty reputations as long term, treatment–resistant pain syndromes which seem to haunt patients for decades and eventually require surgery. If you take the time to detach yourself from the myths and learn the
facts about herniated discs,
you will surely see that nothing could be farther from the truth…Here are a few facts to get you headed in the right direction… * The vast majority of herniated discs are completely asymptomatic and harmless. * Herniated discs which do hurt will typically resolve without any treatment. * Acute disc concerns which are structurally based usually respond incredibly well to appropriate treatment. * Most long term disc pain complaints are not due to a particularly stubborn herniation, but instead exist because the actual source of pain has been misdiagnosed. Lumbar Herniated Disc Diagnosis ConcernsResearch has clearly shown that the majority of disc abnormalities are coincidental to any back pain which may exist. Herniated discs are incredibly common and most exist unnoticed in the spine, until an accident or injury leads to their diagnosis. The ironic part is that in many cases, the injury has created pain in surrounding soft tissues and done nothing to injure the actual spine. The herniation has been there all along. However, despite degenerative evidence left near the disc, the bulge is almost always blamed as coming from the recent “injury”. It is ridiculous! Of course, a serious injury can spontaneously herniate a disc and is likely to enact painful symptoms for 2 to 8 weeks. However, the idea of a disc creating pain which defies all treatments for decades is typically illogical.Lumbar Herniated Disc Diagnosis AdviceTypically, lower back pain treatment goes like this…The patient goes to the doctor and is diagnosed with one or more herniations. They begin a variety of conservative treatments, including drugs, physical therapy and chiropractic. Over a year or two, they feel better sometimes, but never really heal 100%. They inevitably have relapses which land them in bed for weeks on a regular basis for the next few years. Eventually they endure disc surgery and may or may not feel immediately better. However, the pain virtually always returns, in a week, a month or a year. The reasons for this disastrous, but incredibly common profile? Simple misdiagnosis. Ignorance. Medical Iatrogenesis. In some cases, purposeful deceit simply for the sake of the almighty dollar… In very few cases, the continuing pain is due to a disc which is truly THAT problematic... Lumbar Herniated Disc Diagnosis to Herniated Disc 6/1/10 Revised 7/16/11 |
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