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Reply With QuoteMy hubby did a daft can-can dance to a song on the radio this morning and got shouted at for the danger to his back. I'm always telling people to bend at their knees, though to their credit I am the go to person for friends for back care advice.
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Does anyone else cring when.... they see what professional athletes and others, like in Dancing with the Stars, do to their backs?
Every time someone takes a big body slam or does repeated weird contortions with their backs, I want to scream....you don't know how sorry you are going to be in a few years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You are going to be surfing the net to try and find relief from that inevitable back pain you are setting yourselves up for
Or am I just a worry wart, an old granny like my kids always say?
Seems like I'm the main one who posts fluff on here too! Oh well, we all need a smile or a conversation to take our minds off our worries
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things. Therapy and chiropractic treatments helping immensely. Gone from being almost bedridden to near normal activities including gardening. Life is gooooood!
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... My hubby did a daft can-can dance to a song on the radio this morning and got shouted at for the danger to his back. I'm always telling people to bend at their knees, though to their credit I am the go to person for friends for back care advice.
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... HI Katie
Yes I do! I see people in the gym lifting very heavy weights And I can feel their Pain
Construction workers lifting, bending etc I try to teach them But they are young and dumb!
Young ski racers taking a 60 mph crash That puts me over the edge. Shivers and cringe
Be safe and happy
Gil
L5-S1 lam 1994
L2 to L5 DDD
L3 -L4 hern Dec 2007.
L4-L5 Annular fissure with mild central stenosis and moderate facet hypertrophy.
L5-S1 bilaterial neural foraminal narrowing with inferior effacement.
L2-L3 Right-sided neural foraminal narrowing
L3-L4 related to posterolateral hypertrophic spurs and facet hypertrophy.
C3-C4 limited DDD
15 injections Depo. P.T. 18 months 9 dose packs,
Nerve Block Injections.4 ESI S1
L5-S1 Foraminotomy 09
L4-L5 Microdiscectomy 09 ReHerniation 4-2010
Surgery 6-29-11 L4-L5-S1 Decompression Fusion L5-S1 and Coflex F implants
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... I definitely do. I'm constantly nagging on how to lift and don't lift that if it's too hard for you. My daughter likes to watch the TV show Wipeout and OMGosh it looks painful. All I'm thinking is that $50,000 prize isn't going to put a dent in your spine expenses when your messed up!
31 years old- 1/06- In wreck with 18 wheeler at 25 years old; 6/06- Head on collision on Interstate, both wrecks other drivers fault. Numerous MRI's, PT, chiropractic, acupuncture, TENS therapy, massage therapy, facet injections, epidural injections, Nerve study, Discogram, confirms pain in L4/5, IDET, decompression, Bi-lateral neurotomy L3/4/5, denied by insurance twice, in Active L clinical trial, had surgery March 17, 2009 in Miami, FL- received Active L disc at 29 years old. Pain and medication free as of October 2010!Mommy to Emma- 8 years, Ava- 6 years & had baby Eli after ADR, via c-section on March 25, 2011, completely pain free still!
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... My kids like to watch Wipeout too. That show is an orthopedic nightmare. I hurt just watching it.
I used to love to run (too painful now) but when I see someone running my first thought is,
"Ooooooh that looks like so much fun!"
My next thought is,
"Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch. Ouch"
43 yr. old female with 11 and 13 year old kids.
10+ years of chronic back pain (Severe R/L leg pain for past year)
DDD at L3L4, L4L5, L5S1
Herniations, foraminal stenosis and facet hypertrophy at all 3 levels
Type II modic changes at L5S1
Conservative measures not helpful (medication, NSAIDs, injections, PT, massage, chiro, lifestyle and ergonomic modifications)
Microdiscectomy/Laminotomy (L5S1) 12/10 - Reherniated 6 weeks later.
2-level fusion (ALIF) (L4-L5, L5-S1) 6/29/11
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... Oh good! So it's not just me being a nagasaurus
Severe compression of spinal cord, flaval ligament, etc. at C4/5 & 5/6.
Herniation and compression, at L3/4 to L5/S1 plus spondylosis at the latter level. Severe allergy to most metals.
Three level surgery in Brazil with Dr. Luiz Pimenta on March 17/2010 using non-metal appliances. L5/S1-PEEK cage, ALIF; L4/5-PEEK cage, XLIF; C5/6-NuVasive NeoDisc. Three separate approaches, two minimally invasive. Currently minor residual back pain, from SI ligament and still overdoing things
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... I do .....but wish I could do it
Re: Does anyone else cring when.... i'm the worst critic of mechanics in anything.... i also see the end result of ANY injury at work, so it's like my own problems 10x over!
i'm also the most vocal person i know saying Peyton Manning would be INSANE to return to pro football after a cervical fusion... but some do it, their competitive drive is that revved up. i say they didn't lose enough to start with.... i have lost so much of my youth, my profession, money.... that i will probably be a wimp forever. but a wimp not in pain!!!!
and even though my bad disc is gone, i still find myself cringing when i go over a bump in the car - even though it doesn't hurt anymore! i guess that'll go away w/ time....
non-surgeon MD in the US - but laid up no longer!!!
Initial injury - 2006 fall from horse - initial dx SIJD w/ nl MRI
L5/S1 discogenic pain from posterior annular tear
Biacuplasty successful but disc re-injured in MVA
M6-L implanted Oct 19th, 2011 by Dr Clavel in Barcelona
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Re: Does anyone else cring when.... I definitely cringe! My own mother who has need a double hip replacement for almost five years got screamed at a couple months ago when she thought it was necessary to do a handstand. I am not even sure how she was able to do it. I walked in the room and my sister was laughing at her. Needless to say, I wasn't laughing. AT ALL.
"Seeing is deceiving, being is believing."
~*Rhianna*~
~1st herniation at L3-L4 in 2003
~2nd herniation at L4-L5 in 2004
~L3-L4 becomes ruptured in 2007
~1st surgery in 2008: member of clinical study: DIAM interspinous spacer
~L4-L5 becomes ruptured within 6 months
~Received a two level (L3-L4, L4-L5) ADR in 2009
~Within six months, realization that ADR surgery was also a failure
~Current: awaiting approval for a two level fusion. Disabled 100%. Just turned 29 in August
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