Those of you who read my blog regularly know that I still have been having issues with my back. Thing had improved over the past few weeks, but in the morning it was always the same story. Getting up was no problem, but after about 10 minutes my back started to feel stiff. And the movement in my lower back was definitely impaired and of course it was hurting as well. nut after moving around for a couple of hours it usually gets better. Lumbago or no lumbago it wasn't supposed to take that long to heal. So today I finally had the appointment with the Orthopedist. After all if it's something worse than lumbago it is important to start it treating as soon as possible. I got off work about 1 1/2 hours early and headed to my appointment. Had to wait for about 10 minutes. I talked with the doctor about my issues. And from the symptoms he didn't think that it was a slipped disc. And I don't show any of the neurological symptoms usually associated with a slipped disc. The Orthopedist went on to examine my back with something called a spine liner. Turns out that I have a blockade on one of the vertebrae joints in my lower back. Not only is the movement if the disc joint impaired but the movement of the muscles as well. What has happened when I had my lumbago episode was, that I really crushed on of the nerves good and that lead to an inflammation. And that was still going on. And with no treatment I wouldn't have corrected itself. Every time you go to sleep and your muscle relax start to aggravate that inflammation again. So I got a manual treatment to the blockage undone and I have to take anti-inflammatory meds for about a week or so and that should take care of the problem.
I will definitely keep you guys posted on the progress.
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