Desperate.my husband has back pain, we have no insurance. Possibly a herniated!
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Tried chiropractor, going to try acupuncture, ANY suggestions on what's WORKED?
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hanging from a bar or hanging upside down will help. you know like with your feet in those boots and then you go upside down. chiros will not help that much. it will feel better in the short term and worse later on.acupuncture may help.also stretching balls help.you know those big giant balls used for stetching.
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Get to a Chiropractor that is Advanced Profeciency Rated in the ACTIVATOR Methods Chiropractic technique.they have a web page called Activator (dotcom)
If there is a possiblity that your husband could have disc herniation exercise is the wrong thing to do. I'm afarid that this back pain has to be evaluated by a physician. Any free clinics in your area? Go online and search for free medical care. You may even have to apply for Medicaid and I hope you qualify. Best of luck to you both.
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I'm a nurse.
If it is a herniated disk, think very seriously before having surgery. They have made great strides with this surgery, but the success rate is not nearly what it should be for "going under the knife." Also the scar tissue from having the surgery may cause more problems down the road that are different from what caused you to have surgery.
As for exercises, go to webmd.com. They have the best stuff for free. Never do any exercise to the point of pain. Also may want to check out the YMCA; sometimes they offer fairly inexpensive classes/activities to help with such things. Also make the library your friend, and do a search for "back pain." If you tried chiropractor, take the time and money to have x-rays or a CAT/MRI scan so you KNOW if you have disc. I would sterr away from acupuncture myself as there are few that can do it correctly to get the relief you want.
Good luck.
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