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feel for your son and his family! I myself am slowly recovering
from a disc with a "large protrusion". Both an osteopath
and a physician recommended surgery.
It stinks to have to crawl around, to be unable to work or sit
for any length of time, and to be unable to pick up the children
in your life. That being said, this is what I have learned...
The surgery seems to be for people who cannot take the time to
heal. It carries no guarantees, and often results in further problems
later on.
Two things about your post: First, what type of chiropractic
care is he receiving? Chiropractic can be wonderful, though with
a disc bulge physical adjustments are not a great idea. There
is a special form of chiropractic care that is done with a small
instrument, which sends frequencies along nerve pathways while
allowing the one being cared for to totally relax.(Ironically
it is called torque release.)It gets specific nerves to release,
so the pressure is taken off of the disc. (Most chiropractic care
focuses on physical adjustment of the vertebrae, to release tension
in the nerves.)
Next: Getting rid of inflammation is very important! It is the
first step to healing this injury. I used ice, homeopathic arnica,
as well as a special oil I made with St. John's wort, comfrey,
arnica tincture, and essential oil of ginger. I have also been
using MSM off and on, a strong oil of peppermint, and a tincture
called herbal adjustment topically. They come from a Quebec company
called "Pure Herbs". The oil has a lot of peppermint
essential oil in it and is deeply penetrating.
I have had some great experiences with acupuncture and massage
as well.
The most important thing here has been to honor this injury and
stay flat for as long as is needed, and walking only as much as
is comfortable each day.I find that as soon as I try to push myself
I set my healing back. That being said, it has been 5 months so
far, and I'm really improving a lot, though not yet fully recovered.
I am no longer in the acute phase of inflammation though, and
I have been able to garden a little, and sit through a movie.
Outlook is very important here too. I have had periods of time
in this process of feeling really frustrated about how I've had
to change my life for this injury. When I have been in this mindset,
the healing has been slow.
I have had other times in this process where I have felt truly
blessed to be alive and able to walk most of the time. At these
times I sometimes reflect on just how lucky I am, and how there
are so many people in the world who deal with pain and immobility
every day of their lives. Such a wonderful opportunity to understand
what that might be like for those people. I also feel appreciative
for the changes in my life, the ability to slow down, the ability
to acknowlege and accept the support of the people who care about
me. When I am feeling appreciative in any way, my healing seems
to pick up the pace.(Maybe it is phsyco-somatic, but if it works,
who cares?)
In the initial phase of this injury, as I was trying to comprehend
the idea that I may need surgery, someone said to me: "How
much time is your spine worth to you in your life?" I decided
that I would gift my spine with six months of effort to heal before
deciding whether or not to have surgery, and I'm SUPER glad that
I did.
The spine is such an important part of the body, and I think
that it is incredibly important to give it the time it needs to
heal.
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