This makes me wonder if those of us that have standing desks uses them enough, and for those that do use them heavily if it helps them out.I genuinely wonder how much of our back issues is because of poorly designed sofas and chairs.
Obviously some can be genetics or from accidents and it often arises because we just sit too damn much and we weren’t “born” to do that—we have been designed to be hunters and always be moving.
But I wonder how many of us would have these issues if our seating was just designed better. For instance, my ergonomic chair at work is great. It doesn’t cause me to tighten up the way most other seating does.
They never did much for me, but my back pain is due to a pretty substantial spinal fusion, not really structural issues like most others here. I used a standing desk a lot for several years but didn't think it did that much for me so I haven't bothered recently.This makes me wonder if those of us that have standing desks uses them enough, and for those that do use them heavily if it helps them out.
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Met with the orthopedic surgeon. I might switch orthos because this guy has the attitude that the only reason anyone could want to talk to an ortho is to get drugs. Can't stand doctors like that. As soon as he saw I was getting percocet he said "so your doctor wanted someone else to write the prescriptions for your narcotics, huh?" After that he loosened up a bit or I would have just walked out. Once he saw my films and history, etc. I am sure they get a lot of people drug-hunting, but man, have a little compassion out of the gate my dude.
Anyway, getting set up for MRI, CT and PET scans. Should be fun.
If anyone is curious here is a pic of the x-rays they took for the appointment yesterday. The curvature here was caused by the fusion they did during my tumor resection surgery, where it had pushed my spine apart on the left side which partially took, so when they did the repair surgery it already had a fused curve in my spine to the right. You can see that here.
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You can see here that they put a permanent curvature in my spine. The doctor at the time told me that would help with pain and posture as it was a more natural position for the spine than if they fused it straighter. If that is true, then damn it would have been painful if they had done it the other way.
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Interesting new contraption for x-rays I haven't seen before, like a weird telephone booth. It is called an EOS imaging system, low-dose x-ray. Although I have had enough x-rays over the years I should be the hulk by now. Here is the booth thing. You just stand inside it and hold still. No film to add into a panel or anything. Obviously it has been a while since I had an x-ray as I was unfamiliar with this thing.
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Thanks. It does look pretty gnarly like that in x-ray. The scars are pretty cool too. I like going to the beach and public pools and such and catch people staring at the scars. Gotta be a bit shocking I would imagine. Of course I can't see them and my wife is used to them, so it is funny to point it out when people are obviously staring. Or it could just be my overwhelming natural beauty, I suppose.Oh my ****ing lord, my dude. Good luck.
Holy crap that is terrifying. Im sorry bro.Met with the orthopedic surgeon. I might switch orthos because this guy has the attitude that the only reason anyone could want to talk to an ortho is to get drugs. Can't stand doctors like that. As soon as he saw I was getting percocet he said "so your doctor wanted someone else to write the prescriptions for your narcotics, huh?" After that he loosened up a bit or I would have just walked out. Once he saw my films and history, etc. I am sure they get a lot of people drug-hunting, but man, have a little compassion out of the gate my dude.
Anyway, getting set up for MRI, CT and PET scans. Should be fun.
If anyone is curious here is a pic of the x-rays they took for the appointment yesterday. The curvature here was caused by the fusion they did during my tumor resection surgery, where it had pushed my spine apart on the left side which partially took, so when they did the repair surgery it already had a fused curve in my spine to the right. You can see that here.
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You can see here that they put a permanent curvature in my spine. The doctor at the time told me that would help with pain and posture as it was a more natural position for the spine than if they fused it straighter. If that is true, then damn it would have been painful if they had done it the other way.
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Interesting new contraption for x-rays I haven't seen before, like a weird telephone booth. It is called an EOS imaging system, low-dose x-ray. Although I have had enough x-rays over the years I should be the hulk by now. Here is the booth thing. You just stand inside it and hold still. No film to add into a panel or anything. Obviously it has been a while since I had an x-ray as I was unfamiliar with this thing.
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Thanks. It does look pretty gnarly like that in x-ray. The scars are pretty cool too. I like going to the beach and public pools and such and catch people staring at the scars. Gotta be a bit shocking I would imagine. Of course I can't see them and my wife is used to them, so it is funny to point it out when people are obviously staring. Or it could just be my overwhelming natural beauty, I suppose.
Another interesting thing is I, and my wife or anyone nearby if the room is quiet, can hear the metal moving in my neck when I rotate my head side to side. I can hear it through the transfer of sound through the bones, but my wife said she can hear it too as a light scraping/scratching sound. Weird.
This is supposed to be a place safe for children. It would be terrifying, trust me.My wife asked me to ask you to post pictures of your scars. She wants to see your natural beauty.
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Count your blessings. My cancer was discovered when I was 28. Tough time to go through that. But I had my own blessings as well.I couldn’t imagine being in your shoes my dude. I think the worst back pain I have experienced is a pinched nerve in my SI joint, done that a few times now. I’ve been pretty lucky with my body and health. No major issues, at least not yet. I am 35 in April.
Though it doesn’t pertain directly to your situation, I believe some newer Harvard studies suggest static stretching a total of a simple 5m a week (not even at the same time) can help improve and even maintain full ROM (Range of Motion). longer, up to 2m stretches can expand the time between stretching sessions, or less through out the week.
These static stretches can be low intensity and painless, reaching to your current ROM. Full ROM will still improve over time.
It has beneficial effects for reducing potential tumor growth. (I am unsure if they referenced the whole body or just the limbs.) More preventative maintenance then anything.
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Thanks, I will discuss with my ortho and PT.I don’t have any sort of medical degree. I do a lot of my own re-search based off of self interest. My mother was a massage therapist and taught me a lot of tissue manipulation growing up. I am currently in massage therapy school as a full time student due to graduate in January. Afterwards I will pursue my medical massage therapy certificate immediately.
Two things I personally would recommend based off of my limited education would be massages and infra red light therapy. On top of the stretching.
If your surgeon does not want the massage therapist to work around the implants(massage therapist will need written consent from your physician to massage the area) then you can still have the therapist work on surrounding muscle groups, joints and ligaments as well as eccentric muscle groups. It would promote a lot of healing on the cellular level (and scar tissue)as well as help surrounding tissues and muscles relax.
My thinking process from your symptoms would be that when you bent over you might’ve had a muscle spasm that pinched a nerve between your vertebrae muscles and one of your implants that is connected to your arm through your spine up to your brain of course.
I like infrared light therapy because it’s non invasive, non manipulative process. Helps your body by boosting natural processes
(I am no doctor please talk with your physician before proceeding with any alternative therapies for your injury and operations)
Also good luck with the pain management. Even if I have a slight back ache it affects my mood dramatically.
Probably a dumb question but have you tried marijuana for pain? Im quite certain that it would be ineffective and not make a dent in your pain with what you are dealing with but im still curious. After seeing your X-rays I figure slamming heroin into your veins probably wouldn't be sufficient. Just curiousThis is supposed to be a place safe for children. It would be terrifying, trust me.
Yeah I tried all but smoking or vaping it, including oil, sublingual, gummies, etc. I have a pretty high tolerance for such things, I am finding out, and by the time I get enough to do anything for the pain, it is too much. And CBD by itself did literally nothing at pretty much any dose. With THC it had some minor effect but only after the point I had too much. That is no ****ing fun, I can tell you that. So I gave up on that avenue.Probably a dumb question but have you tried marijuana for pain? Im quite certain that it would be ineffective and not make a dent in your pain with what you are dealing with but im still curious. After seeing your X-rays I figure slamming heroin into your veins probably wouldn't be sufficient. Just curious
I have told this story before but I will tell it again.I would be pro-marijuana for the relaxing effect to the muscles. But there are more factors to consider when ingesting certain medications.
That being said, I gifted my mother a vape battery with a cartridge to help alleviate some pain symptoms when other options fail her.