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My husband had a herniated disc about 40 years ago.  The popular solution 
then was back surgery, which he refused to have.  He toughed it out for 
about 20 years of occasional spasms.  He wore a body cast at one time, I did 
home traction on other occasions.  He felt that trotting endurance style 
helped strengthen his back muscles, which helped his spine.  The final 
result was that he overcame the problem and has no back pain related to the 
disc at all now.  We're both glad he avoided surgery.  His brother had 
surgery for the same sort of problem and he still has back trouble.

Barbara

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tiffany D'Virgilio" <tiffshorse@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Truman Prevatt" <tprevatt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Jody Rogers-Buttram" <dragnin100@xxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, February 08, 2006 5:40 PM
Subject: Re: [RC] I need help :((


> Don't go too crazy. I'm a nuclear medicine technologist and an x-ray  tech 
> as well. I've had a fairly large subluxation for a number of  years. If 
> the spondylolisthesis is stable, you may be fine, and just  have to deal 
> with your pain level, which many times doesn't get  better with surgery. 
> You and your doctor need to sit down and talk to  figure out what you need 
> to do. Get a second opinion, make sure the  radiologist who read your 
> films is good and read up on it. I've seen  Dr.'s who like to and do 
> recommend surgery, while others will tell  you to stave off surgery as 
> long as you can tolerate the pain. My  spondylolithesis is in my neck, but 
> isn't moving, so I just continue  to go on-I don't want to have back 
> surgery on my back or neck now,  I'm 36 and I have seen a lot really bad 
> outcomes. If it is unstable,  then you'll definitely have to look at 
> surgery. Good luck-oh, you  probably should have very much manipulation is 
> you have an unstable  vertebra, but maybe our resident DO would let you 
> know more about  chiro and Spondylolithesis.
>
> Tiffany
> > Jody Rogers-Buttram 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.
>
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