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By: HijiNKS Ensue – Geek Webcomic – Updates Monday, Wednesday and Friday » Archive » To Obscenity And Beyond

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:46:13 +0000

[...] sick? Dying? Dead? If you haven’t been following my recent health tragedies you can catch up HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. I am pleased to say that my normal back pain (due to a bulging disk) is all [...]

By: Guest

Guest — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:14:48 +0000

Actually, a good doctor will not do an MRI right away. The reason is that the initial treatment for low back pain is the same regardless of if it's a disc or a joint problem. If you've been doing research on the cost of healthcare, you'll see that unnecessary testing (such as MRIs for the initial onset of low back pain) are one of the major factors.

As for chiropractors…there are good and bad ones. The use of chiropractic care is well supported by research (google pubmed and search "low back pain treatment chiropractic" for good reviews of the current evidence). As a chiropractor I strongly encourage concurrent care with both chiropractic treatment AND physiotherapy to strengthen the core muscles (a position supported by the research). I don't know where you are geographically, but finding who is familiar with and employs the work of Stuart McGill would be a great first start.

By: hijinksensu5337

hijinksensu5337 — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 23:24:33 +0000

It doesnt really work that way (in the US at least). If you cant afford a car, you cant have one. And if you cant afford medical care, you cant have any.

By: Ank

Ank — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:32:49 +0000

Oh, my god. go get an MRI!!!!!!! This is basic human rights. Go to a hospital and demand to be taken care of. Go to a lawyer if you must. Incredible.

By: Larry the Aecerbic

Larry the Aecerbic — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 21:50:06 +0000

A thousand sympathies fellow. You may wish to consider being stabbed in the back, that is to say, acupuncture. A friend of mine tried it for his chronic back pain (result of a frozen shoulder I believe), all though their efficaciousness in the area of Vertibraphids may be somewhat limited, I have no doubt that your spine weevils will not present a problem. It really does work, and I'm fairly critical about such things.

By: hijinksensue

hijinksensue — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 22:27:59 +0000

I ve tried both of these. No dice. Still all weevil'd up.

By: Larry the Aecerbic

Larry the Aecerbic — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 20:54:30 +0000

It makes you wonder how they might cure spine weevils. Perhaps treating the back with some spine weevil predator for the organically minded, or maybe strapping on a decoy spine to the back.

By: Elim Garak

Elim Garak — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:02:53 +0000

OK, this is probably a stupid suggestion, but if the problem is in your lower back, why hang upside-down? Wouldn't hanging by the shoulders/upper body do basically the same thing – stretch the spine and releave the pressure?

The simplest way would probably be to rig up a harness on the inversion table and use it backwards.

By: asmariamoon

asmariamoon — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:12:39 +0000

Well, not all of us can be accepted into the glorious field of primatology. I was just putting that out there for the people who didn't know.

By: Mary

Mary — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:46:33 +0000

Just FYI, I thought I just had a bad back for years and it ended up being kidney problems, so if the way you're being treated just absolutely does nothing (or you have pain on your sides above your hips/ groin area) then you might want to see a regular doctor and suggest the kidney issue.