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Sciatica Diagnosis
Sciatica Diagnosis ProcessA patient develops a pain or neurological symptom and goes to the doctor for help. Maybe they had an obvious accident and suffered an injury, or maybe the pain just came out of nowhere. Regardless, the pain exists...The doctor will examine the patient and might even take some tests, such as x-rays or an MRI. The doctor will then weigh the evidence and come to a diagnostic conclusion. In the vast majority of cases, some spinal abnormality will be discovered and blamed for the radiculopathy symptoms. It might be a herniated disc or what is often called degenerative disc disease. Maybe the doctor does not like the look of some spinal osteoarthritis and speculates that there is a bone spur pressing on a nerve root, enacting foraminal stenosis. This condition is also sometimes diagnosed as a pinched nerve. Maybe the discovery of spondylolisthesis or facet joint syndrome is the theoretical causation. Spinal stenosis is a common diagnosis in older patients. If somehow there is no spinal condition found, the symptoms might be attributed to sacroiliac pain or even a piriformis pain syndrome… The least fortunate patients might be diagnosed with cauda equina syndrome, which can become an immediate medical emergency. There is certainly no shortage of diagnosed conditions blamed for causing sciatic nerve pain. Trust me; this is just a very short list of some of the most common… Sciatica Diagnosis and TreatmentOk, so now you know what is wrong with your spine. You are worried, but at least you understand what is causing your pain. The doctor comes up with a treatment plan and you are sure that you will be on your way to recovery in no time. SOUND FAMILIAR? Yeah, to me too…Well, you do everything the doctor tells you, but you still have pain. You try some other recommendations from this doctor, but the pain remains and has actually gotten worse. Finally, you have endured enough and try a new doctor or maybe the doctor has had enough of you and refers you away to a colleague. SOUND FAMILIAR? Yeah, to me too… Well, after what has now become months or even years of trying everything to treat your sciatica pain, nothing has worked. What started as a moderate amount of pain has grown progressively worse and now you have extreme pain virtually everyday. Why has the pain gotten worse, especially after all these attempts at treatment? What is going on here? SOUND FAMILIAR? Yeah, to me too… Sciatica Diagnosis RealityThe most common reason for a failure of ANY treatment to resolve ANY back pain condition is not due to ANY problem with the treatment itself. Instead, the problem lies way back in time with the original diagnosis. The vast majority of chronic sciatica patients have been misdiagnosed from day one and have been on a fool’s errand ever since. It is a sad fact, but completely true. Misdiagnosed sciatica is virtually impossible to cure, since treatments are directed at a mistakenly identified source.My Sciatica DiagnosisThis was my reality, dating back to the tender age of 16. My first chiropractor blamed my pain on scoliosis and degenerative disc disease in my lumbar spine. Other doctors added to this diagnosis and eventually most were sure that the main concerns were my DDD and 2 herniated discs at L4/L5 and L5/S1. My entire young adult life was spent in agony and torment, full of painful memories and unfulfilled dreams. I wasted tens of thousands of dollars trying to ease my recurrent acute and chronic back pain and found nothing but disappointment and financial hardship.I was a mess… However, just like you, I never once questioned my diagnosis. I became enraged that the treatments did not work, but never once thought maybe they were trying to treat the wrong source… The thought just never even occurred to me. This was until I met Dr. John Sarno and discovered his Tension Myositis diagnosis. He explained that all these typical structural diagnoses basically amount to nothing but smoke and mirrors. Sure, I had herniated discs, but so what? Lots of people do and they are not normally symptomatic. Ditto for my other conditions, especially the DDD… Sciatica Diagnosis AdviceI learned that in order to fully recover from some forms of back pain, you must be able to understand the facts about sciatica. You need to recognize the inconsistencies in the diagnostic process and be able to refute the theory of structurally induced pain. Once you can do this, you WILL be pain free. FOREVER. In order to accomplish this task, you require the simple treatment known as knowledge therapy. The best part is that the treatment has no risks at all and is completely free (or very low cost). It has worked for millions including this humble author. Will it work for you? Only one way to find out…Sciatica Forum The Sciatica Pain Newsletter. 6/28/08 Revised 1/2/09
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