Natural Sciatica Treatment
Posted by Jon in Spondylosis Treatment on April 15, 2012
Hi All,
A friend of mine, Roger Blain, has been suffering from sciatica for some time now. He told me about a natural cure that found in an eBook online. He says he cured!!!
Anyway, I thought I would share the link to the website for you.
Back Pain Free!
Posted by Jon in Spondylosis Treatment on February 21, 2011
It’s been a while since I added anything to this blog and I suppose it’s because I’ve been so active recently! I’ve started playing tennis again and even went water-skiing for the first time in about 15 years!! All this has come about since I signed up for the Jesse Cannone program. It’s just come to my attention (and this is the reason for the post) that they are currently offering a free trial, so I thought I’d just tell you about it. It’s worth a go!!
Spondylosis Treatment – Am I cured?
Posted by Jon in Spondylosis Treatment on October 28, 2010
UPDATE: Just a wee update to this post – I’ve been doing the Jesse Canone course now for three months and my back has improved massively. Sure I still have days when I’m not so good but I’ve come to realize that it’s usually when I’ve done too much gardening or suchlike. Anyway, I would suggest at least having a look at the free book and audio program as the ideas in there really started me off towards a huge reduction in pain.
So here I am at 63 with Spondylosis. I’m personally convinced that I could have prevented the severity of my condition and reduced the necessary spondylosis treatment had I not spend a lifetime abusing my back and being sloppy about taking the advice I received when I had the opportunity. The pain that I am suffering is derived from a degeration of the facet joints. I had injections in my lumbar facet joints when I was still in my twenties in a very nice BUPA hospital and if I’d had any sense I would have started a program of back care right there and then.
My wife, Karen, who is now close to 66 ( I know, she got a toy boy! ) is also suffering degeneration of the spine. However, her spondylosis pain comes from a degeneration of the discs rather than the spinal facet joints. We’ve both suffered from bad backs over the years and in a strange sort of way, it has helped us to understand each other better in our 39 years of marriage.
If any of you reading this are in your thirties or forties and are suffering from back pain, please please do something about it now before it’s too late. When I was 30, I didn’t even know what Spondylosis was. I do now! In redefines the word agony. And the really crappy thing is, it ain’t gonna get any better by itself. That my friends is the nature of a degenerative disease, it just keeps getting worse.
One thing that still helps me is spinal decompression, so I went online and bought my own inversion table, which for me is still the most effective spondylosis treatment. I use it every day religiously in the afternoon, and also whenever I feel my back starting to tighten up such as when I’ve been in the car for too long. They offer a really good free book called the 7 day back pain cure which is well worth a read. While you’re at it you might as well also grab a free copy of their back pain relief guide and audio program.
My Spondylosis has developed to such a point that I don’t think there is any hope that I can be completely pain free again. However, since I have been working on my muscle imbalances that it are described in the video series, I have reduce my pain by something like 75%. I have even had the odd completely pain free day which is a real luxury I can tell you!
They don’t actually mention in their information video that it can act as a spondylosis treatment. Instead they talk about spinal stenosis, sciatica and slipped disc symptoms amongst other things, which makes a lot of sense as spondylosis is just a generic term for a degenerative spinal disease.
So why have I written a short blog? I suppose it’s just to say to as many people as possible who suffer from back pain, particularly if you’re in your thirties or forties, do something about it NOW. I never imagined that I would develop such a degenerative spinal disease and it upsets me enormously to think that I could have delayed the onset of this for many more years. I really can recommend the programme from Jesse Cannone, and it is a hell of a lot cheaper than going to the physio.
So go and get the free book or back pain kit and save your spine now before you get too old like me!!
Spondylosis Treatment – Effective Back Exercises
Posted by Jon in Spondylosis Treatment on October 27, 2010
Here are some great exercises that I do as part of my spondylosis treatment.
Exercise one
One great exercise for strengthening the deep lower back muscles my physiotherapist called ‘The Crane’ – I guess he meant the bird! This is not easy and it will take some practice, but if you persevere every day, you will surely see significant improvements after around 10 days.
Stand on your left leg and stretch your right leg out behind you at about 30 degrees to the right from the line in which you’re facing. Reach out with your left hand towards the ceiling diagonally opposite your right leg. You can use your right arm for balance. Stretch your leg and arm out as far as they can go, slightly arching your back. Hold this for five seconds then, still balancing on one leg, curl your right leg up to your chest and your left elbow to meet your right knee. You should now be curled up in a ball but standing on one leg. Slowly stretch out again as far as you can go and hold for five seconds again. Repeat this five to ten times depending on how good you get at it. Then do the same on the other leg.
I usually do three sets of ten on each side. The progression to this is to do it with your eyes closed…. but this is really hard!! By doing this exercise, you are strengthening the deep intervertebral muscles that play a major part in stabilizing the spine.
Exercise two
Lie on your back with a cushion supporting your neck and your arms comfortably line by your sides. Slide your feet up towards your bottom so that your knees are bent at a little less than 90°. Your feet should be approximately hip width apart. Starting with your left knee, gently let it sink towards the floor on the left side. When you feel the right knee been pulled other to the left, allow it to follow the left knee. Once you reach the extent of this movement (take care not to overstretch) lift your right knee back up to the starting position and allow the left knee to follow. The right knee should carry on past the midpoint towards the floor on the right hand side and the left knee should follow until you reach the extent of this movement on the right side. Repeat this slowly and gently 10 to 20 times.
Exercise three
Lie on your back and your arms by your sides and your knees bent as in the previous example. Rotate your a hips downwards in order to make the hollow in your back. Rotate your hips in the opposite direction in order to make your back flat against the floor. This should in no way cause you any pain, if it does stop. Gently repeat the movement forwards and backwards around 50 times.
Exercise four
Lie on your back is in the previous examples or with both legs lying flat on the floor. Slowly and gently slide your left foot up towards your bottom until it’s about level with your other knee. Slide your foot back down until your leg is flat on the floor again and relax so that your foot rolls into its natural position. Repeat this 10 times. Repeat this another 10 times but this time tried to imagine sliding the foot up and down one toe at a time. What I mean by this is that the first time for should slide up and down with the weight over the big toe. The second time, try to imagine rolling your foot and leg out slightly so that the weight is directly over the second toe. The fifth time you do it you should be sliding along the outside edge of your foot in line with the little toe. Do the same again rolling your foot slightly inwards each time until you get back to the big toe. Repeat the whole exercise with the other leg.
Spondylosis Treatment and Spondylosis – What is it anyway?
Posted by Jon in Spondylosis Treatment on October 26, 2010
Spondylosis is a condition that involves degeneration of the spine. It could refer to degeneration in the neck ( cervical spondylosis ) or that of the lower back ( lumber spondylosis ). This can be confusing for patients as doctors tend to use the term spondylosis differently. Some doctors use it to describe back pain in which there is degeneration of the spine but no know actual cause for the back pain itself. Others will use it as an umbrella term to cover all aspects of spinal degeneration.
Degeneration of the spine is a natural condition that occurs as people age. It is more common for people over 60 to have some spinal degeneration than not. However, evidence of spondylosis on a CT or MRI scan does not necessarily mean that the patients back pain is being caused by this condition.
The problem with a diagnosis of Spondylosis is that it seems to be used as a cover-all term that does not always clearly define the root of the patient’s pain. It could be coming from a closure of the facet joints (I had facet joint injections to kill the nerves when I was in my twenties!), it could be spinal stenosis pain, which is a narrowing of the spinal canal, or even a degenerative disc disease. These are only a few of the possible causes of the patients back pain.
The treatment of these conditions varies considerably and so to say that the patient has a spondylosis or degeneration of the spine does not give the doctor or the patient any clear indication of how to to treat the pain. Normally, a more accurate diagnosis comes from a combination of looking into the patients complete medical history, extensive physical examinations and MRI, X-Ray or CT scans of the problematic are of the spine. Once arriving at a confirmed diagnosis, doctors are then able to give a more specific diagnosis of the problem that is causing the pain.
As I previously stated, spondylosis is more of a descriptive term than it is a diagnosis, and therefore spondylosis treatment will vary according to what exactly the condition is. Basically spondylosis means that the patient has back pain and degeneration of the spine regardless of what is causing the pain or exactly where the degeneration is occurring. If the degeneration is occurring in the facet joints then there is likely to be osteoporosis. If it is in the discs, then it is likely to be a degenerative disc disease. You should ask your doctor to be specific about the diagnosis ( could it be a spinal stenosis for example ) so that you can be treated accordingly.
About Me
My name is Jonathan Morgan, I am 63 years old and am married with two grown-up boys. I’ve been involved in sports all my life, particularly rugby, basketball, windsurfing and athletics. I’ve always stuggled with a bad back but now this seems to have developed into spondylosis.The treatment of spondylosis can take various forms and this blog is about my experiences in the hope they may help someone else.
