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My mom had lower back surgury years ago, she must have been 40 or so, maybe 35, well now at 70, she is having horrible proplems above the fusion...  it is full of scar tissue and the spine is disinigrating... as I understand it, because she has no movement in that lower part of her back.. she has never been pain free, regrets the fusion...

 

for me riding is the best for my body...

 

Debbie

 

On 2/8/06, Jody Rogers-Buttram <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Ok Ridecampers:

 

  I know that we have some chiropractors out here in RC world.  So, here's the deal.  I  have been going to one, he says he can help me.  I hope so, but hasn't eased the pain yet...been over a month of 3 times a week.   My orthopedic doctor paints a much more bleak picture.  One of NO endurance riding.  I am only 40, and I told him that was not an option.  Of course he also wanted to do a major back surgery with about 6 pins/screws to hold me together.  I have spondylolisthesis of L5.  Told me that I would crawl back in one day and want that.  So, can the chiropractor help me????  Can he keep me from the surgery and still riding????  I go back to him this evening for a re-exam.

 

Jody- with lower back pain.