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Sciatica from a Herniated DiscSciatica from a Herniated Disc Diagnosis
Most patients are devastated to learn that they have a
herniated disc.
The
nocebo
effect imparted by this diagnosis is extreme, yet the facts relating to disc herniations are not generally common knowledge. Instead, the medical mythologies surrounding herniated discs have taken control of the public’s perception of this mostly asymptomatic spinal irregularity. Doctors and complementary therapists have elevated disc pain to a catastrophic condition, when most herniations do not produce any pain or suffering at all. Even symptomatic disc conditions generally resolve in a matter of weeks and are certainly not typically the source of chronic back or neck pain. Sciatica from a Herniated Disc TreatmentOnce a patient is diagnosed, they will generally be placed into a treatment program which assumes the disc is directly responsible for the pain, even though this suspicion is often incorrect. The horrific curative statistics offered by most disc therapy options are certainly proof positive that the traditional medical management of herniated discs is both illogical and uninformed. It is no surprise that these treatments most often fail, since they are trying to cure pain which is being blamed on a completely innocent and coincidental spinal condition. Meanwhile, all along, the real source of symptoms remains undiscovered and continues to create pain and suffering from years to come…Sciatica from a Herniated Disc AdviceSome herniated discs can indeed cause severe pain and possibly even long term symptoms. However, these cases are rare and definitely provide no doubt as to the structural nature of the pain. The vast majority of diagnosed sciatica syndromes blamed on a herniated disc turn out to be misidentified ischemia syndromes and this is why they are so treatment resistant. The plethora of treatments offered to aid a herniated disc will do nothing at all to cure oxygen deprivation (especially if this process is enacted by a psychosomatic causation).If you have been diagnosed with sciatica due to a herniated disc, be very cautious about how you proceed with treatment. If a variety of conservative options fail you, do not expect that surgical interventions will fair much better. Sciatica surgery is very risky and can create real structural damage where none existed before… My advice is to exhaust all conservative measures first and be sure to learn about knowledge therapy, before even giving ANY thought to a spinal operation. 7/1/09 Revised 12/12/09
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