Re: Disc Herniation and no physical therapy

Dear brass,

I hope I didn't mislead you with that 50/50 language. The way it was meant
to come out is the odds of physical therapy helping are the same as fusion
surgery helping. This study has been in a lot of medical "trade" magazines.
As far as one or the other, your doc should have a better idea if something
obvious appears and I don't mean just a bulging disk somewhere along the
line. Fractured vertebra maybe, but get 2 opinions who will hopefully say
similar things. But be it surgery or therapy, the odds of a good outcome,
are the same.
I hope that made more sense and apologize if I caused any confusion.

Best of luck, whatever route you go--og



"brassmonkey" <nosepicker@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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OldGoat wrote:
Dear brass monkey,

Just as with a surgery, your taking a chance on the physical therapy. If
this is pre-operative PT, you absolutely gotta try it. I cant site the
exact
study for you, but physical therapy has been shown to be every bit as
effective as fusion surgery, and the odds are still roughly 50/50. If
you're
talking post operative, it can be pretty important. They "remade" your
back
now you have to learn to use it properly. You don't stop and pick up that
quarter lying on the sidewalk the same way, or you will be paying for it
later.
So before surgery, it's an absolute must, anything to stay a good
distance
from the surgeons scalpel. Post-op you really should and slowly
understand
the abilities of your new body.
And there is absolutely no law that says you aren't entitled to pain
medications while doing PT. You"ll probably do better with a bit of pain
relief you can depend on while you learn and heal.

I wish you the best of luck, whatever you decide--og

50/50?

When arthritis is present, surgery isn't recommended. Or so the Dr
mentioned this about a cervical hernia. Lumbar hernia is there,
too.
A double whammy? Plus sciatica nerve, which indicates nerve damage?



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