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I have problems with my back, and can sure be a big problem at times. I decided to try a braclet, not the magnet type. These can be purchased at a jewlery store. It is an optec braclet. You try it for one month and you should see some results. I feel so much better and even my hips are feeling better. I also have fibromylgia and it is even helping with that. You may find a difference.
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Have you tried magnets? I’ve got a magnetic back pad that works wonders! Let me know if you’d like more info!

I trust this will be a great help to you curcumin and boswelia

I’m a chiropractor, and yes chiropractic care will help you and yes medicare pays for it, i believe you just have a six and change co-pay. Its obvious that you don’t want to have surgery, so i would recommend you give it a try. I have saved hundreds of patients from surgery.

It’s sorta a case by case thing, but the place to start at would be a chiropractor.
Go see them, see what they can do.
If that does not work, try to see if you can locate a really skilled/well known Chiropractor.
If that fails, try to find an osteopath who really knows their stuff.
If that fails you essentially have two options.
#1 Be on lots of pain killers for a long long time.
#2 Go study with a Chinese/Taoist master guy that can teach you a spinal chi gung form.

The Taoist guy I know has a lot of students who have come to him after getting completely ripped apart in some sort of accident (or had something like sculliosis), and basically got their back working again, although it took a lot of work on their part for the problems to repair themselves (as opposed to him just tapping them with his finger and it going away).

So, that would be the order of approaches I’d go in.
I can’t really comment on pain killer usage, since I don’t know the specifics of your case. Damage to the spine is a really complex issues that rarely if ever stays the same in each case, so given the information I got, that would be the most sucessful path to follow.

I know some “skilled” body work people in the bay area (USA), so if that’s close by you, I can recommend you to them. If you want any further information (like say how to get ahold of the Taoist teacher), message me and I’ll try to get back to you.

Other random points;
I have heard drinking papaya juice helps.
Try to do your best to avoid getting a spinal fusion. They mess you up in a lot of ways.

Stenosis is a tough one due to the mechanical compression on to the spinal cord. Surgery is often appropriate.

Until you are ready for surgey consider Neuromuscular Therapy as a treatment alternative:

Good luck to you with your pain syndrome.

Sorry for the long reply but please hear me out as I seriously feel my personal experience will be VERY valuable to you. Many people are ignorant to the professionalism and effectiveness of chiropractors, and medical doctors don’t want to admit that chiropractic treatment can be very helpful because they want you to come to them instead (it’s all about $$$) just like their opinion of any alternative care or vitamin / herbal supplements.
I am living proof that chiropractic really helps.
I have a herniated disc in my lower back (L-5) that at one time (for over a year) sent terrible pains radiating down my leg and virtually paralyzed me to the point that I could not walk or even put any weight on my feet and legs to even stand without the help of powerful narcotic pain medications. I was told by my primary Physician that surgery was my only option, ( he is a surgeon … DUH!). You can’t be forced to submit to back surgery even by a health insurance company.
I personally know 2 people that have had back surgery and both told me to run as fast as I can if a doctor tells me to have back surgery because both of them (1 male – 1 female)say their back is just as bad if not worse than before the surgery. I have also gotten the same advice from a best friend that has been an RN for over 25 years.
I decided on my own to try a chiropractor and that was the best decision of my life. I must say it was not an overnight remedy but it gave me some temporary relief each time I went for an ‘adjustment’. Yes, I admit in most cases it was VERY temporary but unless you have experienced the pain and debilitation from a pinched nerve in your lower back you have NO idea how much even that short term relief from the crippling pain means and the relief is totally different from the relief you get from pain pills which simply mask the pain by blocking the body’s ability to send signals to the brain to notify it of the pain. After many such ‘adjustments’ where the Dr manipulated my spinal column, in addition to prescribed home stretching / excercise program, I started seeing more lasting relief. That was several years ago and to this day (knock on my wooden leg), I am virtually pain free and no longer take pain pills or go to a chiropractor for ‘adjustments’. No matter what you hear from the chiropractic non believers about there being no permanent fix for a herniated disc, they are absolutely wrong at least in my case because I have been totally free of lower back pain going on 25 years now (other than 1 or 2 short term flare ups) from doing something stupid to strain my back. The chiropractor said that the more recent Xrays show that with the regular ‘adjustments’ the bulging disc had gotten slightly smaller thus relieving the pinched nerve coming from the herniated disc area and going to my leg. True, the disc will always be herniated but just a tiny difference in the size of the herniation makes all the difference in the world. Chiropractic adjustments on a regular basis allow the disc to ‘relax’ and thereby be reduced somewhat in size. My disc problem stemmed from an on the job lifting accident and the treatments were paid for entirely by the worker’s comp. insurance company so I can’t speak about whether or not Medicare pays for chiropractic treatment (although my guess is that they DO). I do know that since my experience with my back problem most, if not all private health insurance programs have started to cover chiropractic care. This tells me that chiropractic care is loooked at in a much different light nowdays by medically knowledgeable people other than those that are directly affected by the loss of revenue (medical doctors). Keep in mind that the herniated disc was the only problem with my back unlike what you are describing so your situation may well be different. If I were you I would start by contacting Medicare and find out if your visit to a chiropractor will be allowed or not and also contact chiropractors in your area and ask if they bill medicare. If they say yes I suggest you seek out a good chiropractor and give it a try. A chiropractor will start by doing Xrays etc to determine the total problem in your specific case and take the proper approach to provide you the relief you need even though it may be only temporary in your case but with patience on your part and continued long term treatment I would hope that you achieve the same degree of relief that I did. And as far as possibly causing a stroke at some future point (as stated by another person responding here) I think that is total Hogwash! Otherwise you would hear about it every day and chiropractic care would be banned. Good luck and the key is ‘be patient’ it’s a long term process at best.

Homeopathic Treatment for Lumbago(Backache) without any side effects or complications :-

Sudden backache due to exposure to dry, cold wind Aconite 200, 3 hourly

Due to exposure to cold; over exertion, sprains etc. worse initial movements, better continued movements Rhus Tox 200 or 1M, 3 hourly

With stiffness, worse movements and cold; better lying quietly Bryonia 200 or 1M, 6 hourly

Backache due to injury or over strain; bruised pains Arnica 200 or 1M, 3 hourly

Pricking pain,weakness and sweating; complaints worse 3-4 A.M. Kali Carb 200, 10 min (3 Doses)

In fat and flabby patients; worse while bathing and exposure to cold Calcarea Carb 200 or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses )

Pain lower back; better sleep and rest; patient desires cold open air, Pulsatilla 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Backache better by belching. Chilly patient. Aversion to family members Sepia 200 or 1M,10 min (3 Doses)

In chilly, constipated patients who lead sedentary life; irritable by nature, pain worse cold, motion, particularly turning in bed patient has to sit up and then turn in bed Nux Vomica 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Pain lower back due to constipation and piles. Better only while standing Aesculus Hip 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Backache worse damp cold and bending for long hours Dulcamara 200 or 1M 10 min (3 Doses )

Severe pain in lower back and coccyx. cannot walk erect. Pain better damp and cold, worse at night. Burning of soles Sulphur 30 or 200, 10 min (3 Doses )

Rheumatic pains back, neck, lumbesacral regions-down thighs; stiffness and contraction; spine quite sensitive; pain in scapula and right shoulder Cimicifuga 30, 3 hourly

Worse while seating,better by motion, itching and frozen feeling of toes and feet Chelidonium Majus 30, 4 hourly

Worse at night; better by movements and at daytime; sweating do not relieve the pain Mercurius Sol 30 or 200, 6 hourly

Pain lumbo-sacral region which extends to lower extremities; worse during day time, better at sea-shore and lying on abdomen Medorrhinum 200 or 1M, weekly (3 Doses)

Pain back and more in small of back which at last settle at upper part of the thigh and buttock. Patient limps and at last pain become so severe that patient is unable to walk and stand; better pressure and heat Colocynthis 200 or 1M, 10 min(3 Doses)

Pain worse at rest and during storm; better warmth and eating Rhododendron 200 or 1M, 10 min (3 Doses )

Pain deep into bones after malarial fever with excessive thirst and chill Eupatorium Perf 30 or 200, 3 hourly

Backache is better by hard pressure. Patient puts a hard thing under the back like a book or woolen plank while sitting or lying in bed Natrum Mur 30 or 200, 4 hourly

Backache due to excessive indulgence in sex Symphytum 30, 4 hourly

Backache due to nerve injury Hypericum 30 or 200, 4 hourly (6 Doses)

Violent pain in upper three dorsal vertebrae extending through scapulae; pain descending, lumber pain of nervous origin Kalmia Lat 30 or 200, 3 hourly

For more on Homeopathic Remedies for Lumbago check this article :-

Take the remedy which is similar to your symptoms. No side effects or complications if taken as directed, please do not exceed the given dosage and under any circumstances do not try to mix any remedies and avoid Chocolates, Mints, Coffee, Red Meat, Alcoholic and Carbonated drinks, Spicy Rich Food while taking any Homeopathic remedies, and keep the medicines away from direct sunlight, heat strong smells and perfumes and do not store them in the fridge.
Curing without any side effects or Complications Thats the Beauty of Homeopathic Medicine.

Take Care and God Bless you.

Chiropractic treatments have helped more than any other. I went the first time at age 11, after three months in traction, which did nothing. After the chiropractic treatment, I was playing with the dog that day. I’m 60 now, and I still go periodically. I have taken yoga, and if you do it very gently, it can be a great benefit because it will improve your posture and strengthen abdominal muscles. When I’ve periodically had severe nerve pain, acupuncture helped the most.
One of my neighbors recently had cold laser treatments from a pain specialist. He now swears by that.

Medicare does pay for chiropractic care. In fact, they pay fairly well. The chiropractic, like all providers, has a maximum they can charge, and Medicare pays almost 90% of that. (This is for chronic, long-term care. Start-up costs will be different, and I don’t have detailed info on that.)

In all cases, don’t have back surgery! I am confident that a chiropractor can help you! It will take time, but you will be happier with the end results.