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hypermobility

2006-12-28T22:29:18Z

Does anyone have a hypermobile L5 S1 vertibrae? If so how do you take care of it?

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Anyone still here?

2006-08-24T22:08:01Z

Is this tribe still active? I have seen no activity since I joined.

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New here

2006-04-28T02:54:25Z

Hey, just found this tribe. I am 42, and have 2 thoracic herniations that have kept me from work for 2 months now. The only thing I can think of that caused it was years of EMT/FF. It woke me from a dead sleep, and I haven't had a full nights sleep since.
I got the cortizone injections last week, but no relief. Has anyone here had this particular problem? I am told thoracic herniations are rare, and I can't find anything on the web about them, only cervical or lumbar herniations. I can't even cook for my family, or sit at a desk. This is driving me crazy. Any input would be appreciated.

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Hi....Im new

2006-03-18T17:47:01Z

Hiya, I just joined and I wanted to say hello.
My name is Jillian, Im from staten island ny, im 28 and I suffer from DDD so if anyone has any ways to make the pain feel not so bad all the time, besides popping ultrset every 4 hours, please, Im welcome to any advice.

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disk disease?

2006-03-18T17:45:34Z

I mentioned in my other post that I was in a car accident in January. Due to ex-rays that neede to be taken, I found out that I have degenerating (or degenerative?) disk disease. I am only 25 years old and do not wish to let this get the best of me. Do any of you know what I could do to prevent this from getting out of hand?

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extra L6 vertebrae

2005-11-29T21:18:59Z

I bet allot of you have never heard of this, but for those of you who have....do any of you have problems with your L6? I have a true extra L-6 and now have a torn L-4/5 due to a twisting injury and I have O degrees sway...
anyone?

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Ligament damage in the lower vertabrae area

2005-08-25T19:43:59Z

Anyone have any ideas on how to eliminate and repair & strengthen the ligament damage?

Exercises?
Creams?
Stretches?

Jay

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got any advice?

2005-07-04T20:14:41Z

In January I was in a car accident, so I was seeing a ciroprator for a while (and that helped a lot!!!). But I just got a new job that is killing me (a lot of sweeping, leaning, reaching, bending, and lifting) and my visits the the doctor are done. I don't really like to take meds (I have plenty but don't wish to go that root), so what else is there?

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Back Care Yoga in San Francisco

2005-06-24T16:29:21Z

Not so much going on in the tribe lately, but I thought I'd share a recent experience of mine. As a brief overview I've had chronic pain for about 17 years from compression fractures to three vertebrae in my neck. I've had a variety of treatments; some more helpful than others.

I found a great yoga class at the Yoga loft in San Francisco. It's not like any other yoga class I've seen. Using the Iyengar method Anne, the teacher, works with each student to adapt each pose to his or her level and injury. She's also very careful to make sure that every move you make maintains proper alignment and will not cause additional injury.

I can honestly say that just a few sessions with her did me more good than months of physical therapy. I hate to sound like a commercial, but I want to pass it on since I would have liked to have found this sooner than I did.

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Spinal Implant article

2005-03-29T04:08:21Z

Hi everybody, I have Scheurmanns Kyphosis which I made worse with 8 years of gymnastics. I was going to be a doctor but became jaded due to the fact they don't get to help people anymore. I ended up in healthcare materials management where I was challenged to find cost savings in spinal fusion hardware. To my suprise the costs were out of controll. Hopefully none of you have to have a spinal fusion, but I wanted to share with you that I am fighting the good fight and trying to keep costs under controll.
My article was just published and I wanted to share it with you.

http://www.matmanmag.com/matmanmag/jsp/articledisplay.jsp?dcrpath=MATMANMAG/PubsNewsArticleGen/data/0503MMH_Letters_Canon&domain=MATMANMAG

Hopefully I can stir things up enough to change something.

Be well and stretch those hamstrings. :)
Cody

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yay!

2004-06-24T04:12:02Z

This tribe has been so inactive for so long, i didn't even realize we had new members! Hooray!! welcome everyone! how's everyone feeling? Let's see.. my status is better than before... i just found out what the structural issues of my spine are ... something about an s-curve in my lumbar, arthritis because of my bat-wing vertebrae and my sacrum is tilted too forward for my own good. but, according to my chiro, it's not that bad! there is hope afterall! unfortunately, i found this great chiropractor as i am getting ready to move out of the santa cruz area... so, if anyone knows a good, gentle, holistic-minded chiropractor in the Los Angeles area, please refer away!
I'm curious what you all are dealing with, so please... feel free to post and let's make this an active tribe together... we can help each other walk this path to healing..... namaste!

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Damn people...

2004-06-22T19:26:51Z

i hope you're not this inactive with your backs! wassup?

so i went to the chiro on monday and didn't soak in the tubby tub tub afterwards...i think it seriously fucked me harder than if i hadn't gotten my adjustment. did i mention, March is my painiversary month? yay...where's my cookie... naw, i'll settle for a heatpad. *booHoo*

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3 strong and growing!

2004-03-09T21:55:47Z

hooray!! i feel like this tribe is finally official now with 3 members strong. I hope we can all gain something from sharing here... if there's anyone who understands what we go thru -- it's us!!

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Tip Share!

2004-03-09T08:28:11Z

Things that help my back:

Besides all the common alleviations such as heat/cold packs, massage, stretching 24-7, etc... the best thing I've done for my back is buy a can of tennis balls from the 99-cent store. Yup. tennis balls! You can position yourself with the balls right on your back (I can never explain this w/o it sounding dirty! ha!) and maneuver however your body's feel-good sensors tell you to...rolling the evil knots away. Damn bestest (and cheapest) massage you'll ever give yourself - you know exactly where you want it and how much pressure you need. heads up: It gets intense. Try it for yourself and you'll be a believer in balls! ;P

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